Quality Road Odds 2009 Breeders' Cup: The colt that got most of the attention during the Triple Crown buzz in the springtime could salvage his sophomore season with a strong showing in the Classic for trainer Todd Pletcher. He galloped 1 ¼m on the main track Thursday morning. “I think he’s coming up to the race really well,” said Pletcher, who took over the training of the Elusive Quality colt after a quarter-crack in his right front hoof sidelined plans for the Kentucky Derby. “He’s had a good series of prep races, and I thought he galloped over the track really well this morning.” The 2009 Breeders' Cup Betting Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have Quality Road at 12-1 odds to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Bio: Owner: Edward P. Evans, Breeder: Edward P. Evans, Sire (Sire’s Sire, Dam): Elusive Quality (Gone West, Touch of Greatness), Dam (Dam’s Sire, Dam): Kobla (Strawberry Road (AUS), Winglet), Age: 3.
John Velazquez, winning jockey recently on Quality Road: “He didn’t leave the gate very good. I had to put him into the race a little bit, and once I got him going and got him where I was happy with him, I didn’t want to move too soon or wait too long. On the other hand, I had to watch for Javier’s horse coming from behind. He did real good. I’m sure he got a lot out of the race. We’ll have to see how he comes back and what they want to do next time.”
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