Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2021

United States of America

Del Mar · 05.11.21

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile

1stCornicheby Quality Road × Wasted TearsUS$1,260,000

2ndPappacap2yo by Gun Runner × PappascatUS$400,000

3rdGiant Game2yo by Giant's Causeway × Game For MoreUS$199,999

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JockeyMike E Smith

TrainerBob Baffert

OwnerSpeedway Stables LLC

BreederBart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings

PurseUS$1,999,999

To the winnerUS$1,260,000

Distance1710 metres

Winning time1m 42.50s

SurfaceDirt · Fast

Conditions2yo c/g

Runners11

Stories of this Result

Corniche

With this win, Corniche now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The two-year-old colt is by Quality Road out of Wasted Tears. The win was worth USD 1,260,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 42.50s.

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Result

11 runners · prize money to 4th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stCorniche2yo colt by Quality Road × Wasted TearsMike E SmithBob BaffertUS$1,260,000

2ndPappacap2yo colt by Gun Runner × PappascatJoe BravoMark CasseUS$400,000

3rdGiant Game2yo colt by Giant's Causeway × Game For MoreJoseph TalamoDale RomansUS$199,999

4thCommandperformance2yo gelding by Union Rags × SmittenIrad Ortiz JrTodd PletcherUS$140,000

–Double Thunder2yo gelding by Super Saver × RattataptapFlavien PratTodd Pletcher

–American Sanctuary2yo colt by American Freedom × Haven's HoneyFlorent GerouxChristophe Davis

–Barossa2yo gelding by Into Mischief × Bouquet BoothJuan HernandezBob Baffert

–Tough To Tame2yo gelding by Speightster × She'sa Tough TigerSophie DoyleChristophe Davis

–Pinehurst2yo colt by Twirling Candy × Giant WinJohn R VelazquezBob Baffert

–Jasper Great2yo colt by Arrogate × Shop AgainYuichi FukunagaH Mori

–Oviatt Class2yo colt by Bernardini × OccasionallyKent DesormeauxJ Desormeaux

Pedigree of the winner

As of race day 05.11.21

Corniche

Quality RoadSire

Wasted TearsDamby Najran

DamWasted Tears

Corniche is out of Wasted Tears (Najran), a six-time graded winner who was second in the Grade 1 Matriarch S. She is also the dam of the late stakes-placed Coffee Crush (Medaglia d'Oro).

Second damWishes and Roses

Second dam Wishes and Roses (Greinton).

Third damAnniversary Wish

Third dam Anniversary Wish (Beau's Eagle).

Next generation

Wasted Tears produced a filly by Mendelssohn in 2020.

Connections

JockeyMike E Smith

TrainerBob Baffert

OwnerSpeedway Stables LLC

BreederBart Evans & Stonehaven Steadings