2009 BC MARATHON... Man of Iron & John Murtagh ($14.80)

Juvenile Fillies Turf... #10 Tapitsfly & Robbie Albarado ($21.60)

Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)
#8 SHE BE WILD & Julien Leparoux ($16.80)

From the balcony...
beautiful fillies head out to the race track.

SHE BE WILD


...speaking of beautiful fillies,
I shared a moment with Miss Bo Dereck!


AND THEY'RE OFF...






SHE BE WILD after the win...

Winning Jockey: JULIEN LEPAROUX

Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1)
Won by #6 MIDDAY (GB) & Thomas Queally ($6.60)

Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1)
Won by #7 INFORMED DECISION & Julien Leparoux ($8.80)

Here's a look at the field...
#1 Free Flying Soul and #2 Sara Louise


#3 Game Face & #4 Only green


#5 Silver Swallow & #6 Evita Argentina


#7 Informed Decision & #8 Seventh Street


...and the favorite: #9 Ventura

Winning jockey, JULIEN LEPAROUX signs autographs after the race.

Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1)
Won by # 2 LIFE IS SWEET & Garrett Gomez ($18.20)


Here's the field as they head out to the track...
#1 Careless Jewel


#2 LIFE IS SWEET


#3 Mushka


#4 Lethal Heat


#5 Proviso


#6 Cocoa Beach


#7 Music Note (missed the shot)

#8 Rainbow View

Who would you rather
have dinner with
after a day @ the races...
BO or SARGE?

Worst Ride Of The Day goes to...
ROBERT (what a knucklehead) LANDRY aboard Careless Jewel.


...and the Most Excuses Award goes to Kent Desormeaux aboard Mushka.

Kent rattled off at least 5 excuses as he walk by after the race.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
as the sun sets on Day 1 of the 2009 Breeders' Cup!

Great pictures Dell.......Is that Steven Tyler (aerosmith) in the first picture with Bo Derek?

Thanks for sharing, Dell. Great stuff.

LL