City Of Light Wins Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Umer Jamshaid Published November 04, 2018 | 02:06 AM
Los Angeles, Nov 3 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Nov, 2018 ) :City of Light powered to victory in the Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs on Saturday as favored Catalina Cruiser failed to fire, leaving trainer John Sadler still seeking a first Breeders' Cup win.
City of Light, with Javier Castellano aboard, emerged with the lead from a four-horse scramble in the first quarter of a mile and fended off the challenge of Firenze Fire on the far turn before pulling away to a 2 3/4-length victory over Seeking the Soul in the $1 million race.
Seeking the Soul, trained by Dallas Stewart and ridden by Brian Hernandez, rallied from the back of the field to finish 2 1/2 lengths in front of the D.
Wayne Lukas-trained Bravazo.
"I had a good trip," Castellano said. "I let him break out of the gate a little bit with speed. He set the pace, and it worked out great for me today." Catalina Cruiser, the previously unbeaten favorite trained by Sadler, never kicked into gear and finished sixth in the 10-horse field.
"He ran just fine, but he just didn't run his 'A' race," said Catalina Cruiser's jockey Drayden Van Dyke. "I think that's about all I can say."Sadler, who has now come up empty in 43 Breeders' Cup races, sends out favorite Accelerate in the marquee event of the two-day, $30 million festival later Saturday -- the $6 million Classic.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
SC orders end of encroachments in Karachi
Nazish Jahangir denies viral screenshots, calls them fake
Govt likely to hike electricity price once again
Bismah Maroof announces immediate retirement from international cricket
Malala expresses unwavering support for Gaza people
Selection committee dissolved over Pakistan women cricket team's poor performanc ..
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz in police uniform at Chung police center
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 25 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 25 April 2024
Mired in crisis, Boeing reports another loss
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
Austrian ski great Hirscher to make comeback under Dutch flag
More Stories From World
-
Chinese defense minister to attend SCO meeting in Kazakhstan
6 seconds ago -
China-Bangladesh to hold joint military exercise in May
10 minutes ago -
Residents protest as Venice launches five-euro entry fee
20 minutes ago -
Portugal marks 50 years of democracy with far right on rise
40 minutes ago -
Pakistan envoy visits TomatoWorld in Netherlands
50 minutes ago -
Chinese defense minister to attend SCO meeting in Kazakhstan
50 minutes ago
-
China, Pakistan should engage in greater counter-terrorism cooperation to combat hostile forces: Khu ..
50 minutes ago -
Scottish leader scraps coalition deal with Greens
50 minutes ago -
Macron, in key speech, warns that Europe 'is mortal'
50 minutes ago -
China continues to battle flood in Pearl River basin
1 hour ago -
Death toll from Tanzania's flash floods rises to 155: PM
1 hour ago -
Iron ore futures close higher
1 hour ago