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<h1>MORE THAN LOOKS TAKES FANDUEL BREEDERS’ CUP MILE</h1>DEL MAR, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2024) – Victory Racing Partners’ More Than Looks ($15.80), last early in the field of 10, rallied strongly in the stretch to post a 3 ¼-length victory over Johannes to win the 41st running of the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) Presented by PDJF for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. Trained by Cherie DeVaux and ridden by Jose Ortiz, More Than Looks completed the mile over a firm turf course in 1:32.65. It is the first Breeders’ Cup victory for DeVaux and the sixth for Ortiz. Goliad led the field through fractions of :22.73, :45.90 and 1:08.89 while receiving light pressure from Ten Happy Rose (JPN) and Geoglyph (JPN). Heading into the far turn, Ortiz moved More Than Looks off the inside and began picking off horses. Swinging into the stretch six wide but in the clear, More Than Looks quickly overtook the field and coasted to victory. Johannes held off favored Notable Speech (GB) by a head to hold second. More Than Looks is a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred son of More Than Ready out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Ladies’ Privilege. The victory was worth $1,040,000 to $1,870,715 with a record of 11-5-3-1.

Early in his career, the most notable thing about Carl Spackler (IRE) was his name. Think Bill Murray's role as the madcap groundskeeper in "Caddyshack" -- a tough image to forget and one no horse should have to live up to. Fortunately, the equine Carl Spackler quickly showed more than enough talent to push his namesake down the list of attributes, well below his impressive accomplishments. A son of Lope de Vega (IRE), Carl Spackler kicked off his career at Gulfstream Park in January 2023, He finished second in his debut, a head behind the talented Far Bridge, then won the next time out -- by 8 3/4 lengths as the 1-5 favorite. Clearly, the word was out about the speedy chestnut colt. Trainer Chad Brown was sufficiently impressed to enter Carl Spackler next in the American Turf Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day only to have his charge tire late in the 1 1/16-mile race and finish eighth. For all that, he was beaten only 4 1/2 lengths and better results were in the offing. After a three-month break, Brown brought Carl Spackler back in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2) and he returned to his winning ways with a 2 1/4-length score going 1 mile on the Saratoga grass. That was followed by a 3 1/2-length win in the Saranac Stakes (G3) as Carl Spackler kicked clear late while going 1 1/16 miles. That was it for the year. A win in the Opening Verse Stakes at Churchill Downs on Derby weekend got the 2024 campaign going in the right direction but a flat effort in the Poker Stakes (G3) back at Saratoga on June 8 produced only a fifth-place finish going a mile. Making the most of the Saratoga meeting, he followed that with a hard-fought victory over Talk of the Nation in the Kelso Stakes (G3) and earned a "Win and You're In" spot in the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) with an authoritative score over another top field in the FanDuel Fourstardave Handicap (G1) Aug. 11. Carl Spackler added another Grade 1 victory on Oct. 5 at Keeneland when he posted a front-running 1-length triumph in the Coolmore Turf Mile.

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Carl Spackler (IRE) - Contender - 2024