Key contenders in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies key contenders
Marty McGeeNov 02, 2017
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies key contenders
The Classic is always the main event at the Breeders' Cup, but it's especially true this year. We've seen stars of the game like American Pharoah, Zenyatta, and Curlin dominate this race in past runnings, but rarely does the Classic attract a list of headliners that is as talented and fast as the group that's been assembled here.
TimeformUS Chief Figuremaker Craig Milkowski flagged this as one of the Breeders’ Cup races most likely to feature a pace meltdown. Indeed, there is plenty of speed signed on for this race. The front-running types will all be looking to get forward early position before heading into the clubhouse turn, which comes up very quickly going a mile at Del Mar.
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I was talking last weekend to a friend of long standing, an outstanding handicapper and avid racing historian, about the Breeders' Cup. Almost immediately, the conversation turned to Arrogate, of whom we were of similar minds.
The Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and the Breeders' Cup Mile are two races that appear most likely to be hotly contested and fast early. Closers usually take the worst of it in horse racing, but these races could be exceptions.
The early pick five (races 1-5) at Del Mar Friday has its own intrigue before the Breeders’ Cup feeding frenzy begins. It also provides an opportunity to bolster your bankroll for the championship races.
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The Distaff may have drawn the smallest field of the 13 Breeders’ Cup races that will be run over this two-day period, but it’s hardly lacking in quality.