Horse Racing News by Jack Shinar

This year's $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies doesn't figure to be one of the more intriguing betting races during the 2012 World Championships at Santa Anita Park, but it will feature one of the best East vs. West confrontations.

Lucy's Bob Boy left odds-on pick Russell Road and the rest behind on the final turn en route to an eight-length romp in the $450,000 West Virginia Breeders' Classic at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Oct. 20.

Russell Road will try to overcome a two-month layoff as he aims for his third victory in the West Virginia Breeders' Classic as the 2-1 morning line favorite on the night of Oct. 20 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

Balance the Books captured the $150,000 Bourbon Stakes as the 4-5 favorite after much bumping in the stretch run of the 1 1/16-mile test of 2-year-olds on the Keeneland turf Oct. 7.

Undefeated Shanghai Bobby, the only stakes winner in this year's $400,000 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds, shook loose of pacesetter Goldencents rounding the bend and romped to victory Oct. 6 at Belmont Park.

John Oxley's Spring in the Air closed with a huge run from mid-pack to win the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades by a length at Keeneland Oct. 5, punching her ticket to the Breeders' Cup.

Game On Dude maintained his perfect record at Santa Anita Park with a smooth victory in the $250,000 Awesome Again Stakes.

Love and Pride, good enough to beat champion Royal Delta in her previous start, had little trouble dispatching her rivals in the $250,000 Zenyatta Stakes, going gate to wire at Santa Anita Park Sept. 29.

Undefeated Executiveprivilege stamped herself as the likely favorite for this year's Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with a smashing victory in the $250,000 Chandelier Stakes.

Though he came up half a length shy in the Pacific Classic last time out, Game On Dude should be back in his comfort zone as he goes for a repeat in the $250,000 Awesome Again Stakes Sept. 29 at Santa Anita Park.