Betty's Critters - & History Views

 Found to be feverish this morning, Hit the Road, who was scheduled to break from gate 8 in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Mile Turf race (with a purse of $2 million), has been scratched.   Real Appeal (GER) is the 4-year-old bay colt who profits from Hit the Road's fever.  Real Appeal(GER) will now start from gate 14, wearing saddle cloth 15; the colt is by Sidestep (AUS) and out of Runaway Sparkle (GB).

 The early betting favorite in today's Breeder's Cup Juvenile, Jack Christopher, has been scratched due to a skin problem.  There were no colts on a "wait list" for this race, so there there will be 10 entries.    In tomorrow's $4 million guaranteed Breeders' Cup Turf, two horses are out due to leg problems - both Domestic Spending and United have been scratched.  That means that Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) and Channel Maker are in race (from the "wait list").  The two scratches were in posts 2 and 3; so everyone beginning with post 4 will shift two spaces to the left; Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) will break from gate 13, Channel Maker from gate 14.    Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) is a 3-year-old bay or dark brown colt, sired by Galileo (IRE) and out of Alta Anna (FR); he will carry 122 pounds in the 1 1/2 mile race.    Channel Maker is a 7-year-old chestnut gelding, who was bred in Ontario, Canada.  Sired by English Channel, and out of In Return, he will...