Scandalous Act, Bon Accord ship west for BC

Scandalous Act, heroine of the Florida Stallion Stakes Series for fillies, and

Calder Turf Dash Stakes winner Bon Accord loaded on a van early Sunday morning

at Calder to begin their journey west to run in the Breeders' Cup World Championships at

Santa Anita Park November 1-2.

The Gilbert G. Campbell-bred and -owned Scandalous Act will be running

outside of her Calder

for the first time in the Breeders'

Cup Juvenile Fillies, which is scheduled as the first Breeders' Cup race on the

Saturday card.

Trainer Kathleen O'Connell hopes that Scandalous Act's demeanor will help

prevent any travel jitters she may experience leaving her home track for the

Breeders' Cup.

"I have always said the best thing about her is her mind," O'Connell

asserted. "I am

counting on it even more for this experience, especially since the furthest she

has ever traveled is from Ocala to Miami. We are taking a lot of giant steps all

at once, but if I had to pick one horse in my barn to handle it all it would be

her because she has been nothing but class, just total class to work with."

Scandalous Act heads into the Breeders' Cup on a three-race winning streak after

easily sweeping the Florida Stallion Stakes Series for fillies. She dominated

the six-furlong Desert Vixen division in July by 7 1/2 lengths before

cruising to victory by 8 3/4 lengths in the seven-furlong

Susan's Girl division in August. Last-out she rolled home in the 1 1/16-mile My Dear

Girl division by 5 3/4 lengths on October 12.

Unlike Scandalous Act, the Gelfenstein Farm-owned Bon Accord has traveled

outside of Florida to race previously when he ventured to Lexington, Kentucky,

for the Bourbon Stakes three weeks ago at Keeneland. He finished third in

that 1 1/16-mile off-the-turf event.

"Thank God everything is under control," Sano stated. "He has already traveled to

Keeneland, and the horse took all of the trip fine, and I think for this trip he

is going to be the same way. We have the most comfortable transportation for the

horse.

"He is feeling good. We are without worry that we are going to have a good

role for the benefit of the horse and for our racetrack (Calder). It is

something very special. It is a very special feeling to reach that gold to run

in the Breeders' Cup."

Bon Accord drew ahead to score his first career stakes victory in his first

attempt by 1 3/4 lengths in the five-furlong Calder Turf Dash

Stakes in August. He broke his maiden first time out by 1 1/4 lengths in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race at Calder in

June before suffering his only career off-the-board finish when seventh in a 5

1/2-furlong allowance on the dirt at Gulfstream next out in August.

Scandalous Act worked four furlongs this Friday morning at Calder, covering

the distance in :51 4/5 with Eduardo Nunez aboard, while Bon Accord logged five

furlongs in 1:05 2/5 with Pedro Monterrey aboard Saturday morning at

the Miami Gardens, Florida, venue. Both horses worked after the renovation break on their respective days

in their only works for the Breeders' Cup since their most recent races.