| Vineyard Haven and Sky Diva to Breeders' Cup |
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| Written by Associated Press |
| Sunday, 05 October 2008 00:01 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Vineyard Haven and Sky Diva raced to impressive stakes wins Saturday at Belmont Park to earn berths in the Breeders' Cup. Vineyard Haven, trained by Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel and partially owned Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre, fended off strong early challenges to win the Champagne by 5¾ lengths over Munnings. Sky Diva won the Frizette for fillies by 3¾ lengths over even-money favorite Persistently. The two $400,000 stakes for 2-year-olds were both Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" races. With the victories, Sky Diva is headed to the $2 million Juvenile Fillies on Oct. 24 while Vineyard Haven has a slot in the $2 million Juvenile on Oct. 25. This year's Breeders' Cup takes place over a two-day span at Santa Anita. Sky Diva, an easy winner in both starts, was ridden by Ramon Dominguez for trainer Steve Klesaris. She ran the a mile on the fast track in 1:37.40, paying $13.20 to win. Vineyard Haven has three wins in four starts. Edgar Prado was aboard as the colt paid $10.40. The time for the mile was 1:36.06. |
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