Breeders Cup 2012 Juvenile Turf

Saturday action is underway as George Vancouver wins the Juvenile Turf. It was 3 USA breds finishing 1-2-3 on this Turf race but all 3 were grandsons of the little Dancer. George Vancouver had to squeeze through a tight hole to take the victory.

1) George Vancouver (USA) great grandson x3
2) Noble Tune (USA) great great grandson
3) Balance the Books (USA) great great great grandson x3

images from Getty
video of the race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/juvenile-turf

Breeders Cup 2012 Ladies Classic

It was a classy mare Royal Delta winning the Ladies Classic for the second year in a row making jockey Mike Smith the winningest jockey in Breeders Cup history - he said he just stayed out of her way. That's the last race for Friday and the Northern Dancer grandkids were a perfect 18 for 18 in top 3 finishes today.

I was thinking of you today - Ted Beare - wish you were here for it bud.

1) Royal Delta (USA) great great granddaughter x2
2) My Miss Aurelia (USA) great great great granddaughter
3) Include Me Out (USA) great great granddaughter x2

images from Getty and AP

Video of race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/ladies-classic

Breeders Cup 2012 Fillies and Mare Turf

Typically in the 2 million dollar Filly and Mare Turf it was the International breds coming to the forefront with the French bred Zagora taking home the top prize and the Canadian bred Marketing Mix finishing second. The top 3 again were all granddaughters of Northern Dancer.

1) Zagora (FR) great great granddaughter x3
2) Marketing Mix (CAN) great great granddaughter x3
3) The Fugue (GB) great granddaughter x3

images from getty

Video of race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/filly-mare-turf

Breeders Cup 2012 Gray Goose Juvenile Fillies

Beholder was finally able to beat the undefeated Executiveprivilege in the 2 million dollar Gray Goose Juvenile Fillies and as expected the top 3 were all granddaughters of our Dancer.

1) Beholder (USA) great great great granddaughter x3
2) Executiveprivilege (USA) great great granddaughter x4
3) Dreaming of Julia (USA) great great great great granddaughter

Image from getty

Video of race from BC

http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/grey-goose-juvenile-fillies

Breeders Cup 2012 Juvenile Fillies Turf

We are starting to see the International flavour of the Bredders Cup races with French bred Flotilla winning the Juvenile Fillies Turf followed by the Irish bred Watsdachances. It was another 1-2-3 finish for the International Northern Dancer grandkids.

1) Flotilla (FR) great great great great granddaughter x2
2) Watsdachances (IRE) great great great granddaughter x2
3) Summer of Fun (USA) great great granddaughter

images from Getty

Video of race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/juvenile-fillies-turf

Breeders Cup 2012 Marathon

They go from one extreme to the other. The Sprint was just 3/4 mile for 2 year-olds and next up the Marathon 1-3/4 mile featuring older horses. The winner is the oldest ever to win a Breeders Cup Race - it's the 9 year-old Argentinian bred Calidoscopio. The one common theme between these first 2 races - top 3 once again are all descendants of the Dancer.

1) Calidoscopio (ARG) great great grandson
2) Grassy (USA) great grandson
3) Atigun (USA) great great great grandson

Image from Getty

video of race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/marathon

Breeders Cup 2012 Juvenile Sprint

They're off and racing in this year's Breeders Cup. In the Juvenile Sprint it was a 1-2-3 finish for descendants of Northern Dancer.

1) Hightail (USA) great great grandson
2) Merit Man (USA) great grandson
3) Sweet Shirley Mae (USA) great granddaughter

Image from Getty

Video of race from BC
http://www.breederscup.com/results/2012/juvenile-sprint

Dunaden wins $2.5M Caulfield Cup

It was a stunning come from behind victory for last year's Melbourne Cup winner as he won carrying top weight and leaving from barrier 18. The French bred was 3rd from last with 500 meters to go when Craig Williams wound him up to pass the field in a yellow blur. Will he be able to repeat in Melbourne on the first Tuesday in November? It was a another 1-2-3 international finish for Northern Dancer descendants bred in three different countries.

1) Dunaden (FR) great great great grandson (x2)
2) Alcopop (AUS) great great great grandson (x2)
3) Lights of Heaven (NZ) great great granddaughter

Images from Getty
Watch the exciting video of the race http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=potHTg4DZ5E

Camelot denied Triple Crown by outsider Encke

Camelot just had too much ground to make up in the stretch and ran into some heavy traffic to finish second behind Encke in this year's St Leger Stakes at Doncaster. Michelangelo was third - all 3 were great grandsons of Northern Dancer.

Encke - great great grandson x3
Camelot - great grandson x3
Michelangelo - great grandson x2

image from Alan Crowhurst Getty Images

video of race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37TedwNa4fg

Queen's Plate 2012 - Strait of Dover

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He lead from start to finish to take this year's running of the $1M Plate. It was a pair of fillies in second and third and of course all 3 were great grandkids of our 1964 Queen's Plate winner Northern Dancer.

1) Strait of Dover - great grandson x2
2) Irish Mission - great great granddaughter x2
3) Dixie Strike - great granddaughter x2

photo from Michel Burns photography and Bloodhorse

Video of Race
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/horseracing/video/#id=2249783814