Louisville, KY. - When no rain Fell at Churchill Downs this week - Same as it's been here all fall - the chance to see the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Workforce race in the Breeders' Cup Turf evaporated. Many speculated HAD That the weeklong suggestions from the Work Force at Camp The Horse That Could Be a Ploy were scratched, But mid-morning on Saturday the horse was declared out of the BC Turf by trainer Michael beers.
"There has Been no rain and the ground is firmer please me Would like for Work Force," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. "We have absolutely no complaints, But the welfare of the horse is Paramount. Prince Khalid has Always Been a great supporter of the Breeders' Cup, and no one is more disappointed they please."
A Racing Post story before Workforce shipped Thurs Churchill last Saturday Suggested That the Work Force camp was aware of the prolonged spell of dry weather here. On Thursday, Said That the pre-shipping forecast for Louisville showed Several chances for rain, and it was assumed That Would there be "some precipitation before the Breeders' Cup races. On Tuesday, beers's assistant trainer cents the first warning signal out, saying the turf seemed too hard, and beers echoed the Concerns "when they made his first Churchill appearance on Wednesday, walking the course with a rustic Probe That They Used To Evaluate the turf condition.
Workforce's PeopleSoft lobbied steadily for Increased irrigation of the grass course, But Churchill Track Superintendent Butch Lehr has Maintained all week That the turf is in the best shape Possible Given the Drought Conditions, and Until Friday, Churchill Held Firm With Their regular Turf Maintenance Procedures watering the track 10 minutes Each night. Late Friday morning, HOWEVER, more watering was done after training ended, and there was talk during Easy Actually the Friday BC Races That the grass course seemed slick.
The turf was rated firm Friday, But after winning the Juvenile Fillies Turf, the jockey Garrett Gomez said the grass course was "soft by [American] Standards." The winning time in the Filly and Mare Turf, Race 9 is Friday, Came in at 2:17.74 for 1 3 / 8 miles, slow compared to the last two editions of the race Held at Churchill, Where The winner clocked a 2:14.55 and 2:13.07.
Midday, the 4-5 favorite owned by Abdullah, finished second in the Filly and Mare Turf, HOWEVER, and her surprising Perhaps Defeat - and sunny skies at dawn on Saturday - spurred the scratch of one of Saturday's main attractions.
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