DRF.com handicapping editor Dan Illman, author of "Betting Maidens and 2-Year-Olds," takes an in-depth approach to juvenile racing every year at Saratoga and Keeneland in his DRF Plus columns, Spa Babies and Keeneland Babies. Welcome to Breeders' Cup Babies. I'll give out the skinny on the 2-year-olds scheduled to compete in the World Championships. Breeders' Cup Juvenile [ Juvenile Fillies | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Juvenile Turf ] BIONDETTI (Bernardini - Lyphard's Delta, by Lyphard) Trainer: Mahmood Al Zarooni Foaled May 6, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $350,000 as a yearling (Fasig-Tipton Summer, July 2009)...Three-quarter brother to Grade 1 turf winner INDY FIVE HUNDRED (12-3-1-1, $244,510, 1-3 in main track route, unraced in wet) and multiple Grade 3 turf winner DELTA PRINCESS (30-11-6-2, $740,918, 0-1 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner (8-6-1-0, $3,060,480, 6-7 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Dam was a Group 2 winner on turf in England (12-4-2-0, $151,642, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam a full sister to Grade 3 route winner PROUD DEBONAIR (24-7-5-4, $303,836, 5-19 in main track routes, 0-8 in wet)...Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed turf performer FATAL CHARM (14-2-5-1, $37,020, 0-4 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Showed a willingness to rate and finish when winning the Group 1 Gran Criterium in Italy, the same race that Godolphin used to successfully prep Vale of York to an upset score in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile...Acts on both synthetic and turf...Unproven on dirt. BOYS AT TOSCONOVA (Officer - Little Bonnet, by Coronado's Quest) Trainer: Richard Dutrow Jr. Foaled February 21, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $25,000 as a weanling (Keeneland, November 2008)...Sold for $35,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Sire was a Grade 1 route winner (9-6-1-1, $804,090, 1-4 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam was a stakes-placed router (14-3-2-4, $143,716, 3-12 in main track routes, 1-3 in wet)...Second dam is multiple Grade 3 winner VALID BONNET (23-7-5-3, $387,484, 4-13 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Purchased privately following runner-up effort in Grade 3 Kentucky Juvenile on career debut at Churchill Downs...Earned triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure when going gate-to-wire over speed-favoring Belmont track in maiden win...Confidently-ridden when winning the Grade 1 Hopeful on September 6 at Saratoga, tracking the pace from the outside before commencing a three wide bid on the turn. Drew off late without feeling the sting of the whip...Tries two turns for the first time in the Breeders' Cup, but has enough pedigree to get the trip...Looms a logical contender. JAYCITO (Victory Gallop - Night Edition, by Ascot Knight) Trainer: Mike Mitchell Foaled January 29, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $110,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner (16-9-5-0, $3,005,895, 7-13 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Dam was multiple stakes-placed (32-3-5-7, $274,014, 2-18 in main track routes, 0-2 in wet)...Dam a half-sister to stakes-winner G S T BLUES (34-3-3-4, $131,797, 1-18 in main track routes, 0-3 in wet)...Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed SWEET MARIE (12-0-2-5, $39,190, 0-7 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Gave a courageous and impressive performance in winning his maiden in the Grade 1 Norfolk Stakes over cushion track...Prompted the pace while four wide over a track that seemed to favor closers, and was extremely game in the stretch despite losing ground throughout. J. B.'S THUNDER (Thunder Gulch - Rebridled Dreams, by Unbridled's Song) Trainer: Albert Stall Jr. Foaled February 6, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $42,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner (16-9-2-2, $2,915,086, 8-13 in main track routes, 0-2 in wet)...Dam was a stakes-winner (20-4-1-1, $134,663, 3-9 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam a half-brother to stakes-placed sprinter STORMIN BRIGADE (14-2-4-1, $56,881, 0-1 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Hasn't been headed in two career starts...Went gate-to-wire over speed-favoring Saratoga turf course to win career debut at 7-1 odds...May have been aided by speed-biased polytrack on October 9 when winning the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland...Will probably have to go faster in the early portion of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile if he is to secure the lead, and may have to prove his mettle from off the pace. J P'S GUSTO (Successful Appeal - Call Her Magic, by Caller I.D.) Trainer: David Hofmans Foaled April 28, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $52,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Half-brother to stakes-placed KID MAJIC (11-2-2-4, $47,910, 0-1 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Full brother to Grade 2-placed sprinter MAGIC APPEAL (5-1-2-1, $79,100, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Sire was a multiple Grade 2 winner (22-8-2-4, $654,681, 1-9 in main track routes, 0-2 in wet)...Dam was a multiple stakes-winner (14-8-2-0, $195,013, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Third dam is multiple stakes-placed DREAM HARDER (37-6-7-4, $55,594)...Looked very good winning the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity at seven furlongs as he was involved in a speed duel over the closer-friendly surface before dispatching his pace foe en route to a facile score...Did not break well when the beaten favorite in the Grade 1 Norfolk and was again involved in the pace over a closer-friendly track. Seemed tired in the final furlong when switching back to his wrong lead and failed to contain Jaycito's late surge...Questionable at this distance. MURJAN (Officer - Miss Jeanne Cat, by Tabasco Cat) Trainer: Darrin Miller Foaled March 21, 2008 in Kentucky...$9,000 RNA as a weanling (Keeneland, November 2008)...Sire was a Grade 1 route winner (9-6-1-1, $804,090, 1-4 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam was a stakes-winning sprinter (5-2-0-0, $52,754, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam a half-sister to Grade 3-placed router WELL SAID (10-3-2-2, $128,060, 3-10 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet) and Grade 3 sprint winner SILENT VALOR (10-2-1-0, $144,480, 0-2 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Won first two starts sprinting in Peru by a combined 26 1/4 lengths...Saved ground throughout in Group 1 Polla de Potrillos at a mile in most recent outing, and gave a sustained rally to get up in the final strides...Takes a big step up in class, and still has some distance questions to answer. RIVETING REASON (Fusaichi Pegasus - Love and Marry, by Known Fact) Trainer: Myong Kwon Cho Foaled April 10, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $25,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Half-brother to stakes-placed sprinter BANG BANG BANG (28-8-7-4, $220,198, 0-1 in main track routes, 1-2 in wet)...Sire was a Grade 1 route winner (9-6-2-0, $1,994,400, 5-7 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Dam was a winner on turf (11-3-2-1, $117,140, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam a half-sister to Grade 2 turf winner DIADELLA (20-6-5-2, $563,274, unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet) and multiple stakes-winner EL KINGDOM (9-3-0-2, $92,080, 3-5 in main track routes, 3-4 in wet)...Finished behind both Jaycito and J P'S Gusto on two occasions in Southern California and is still a maiden...Has a tendency to pull coming out of the gate, and has not gained ground from the stretch call to the wire in his last three starts. ROGUE ROMANCE (Smarty Jones - Lovington, by Afleet) Trainer: Kenneth McPeek Foaled March 16, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $65,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Half-brother to Grade 3 sprint winner SAVORTHETIME (32-11-8-6, $605,356, 0-1 in main track routes, 0-3 in wet), multiple stakes-placed INDY MOOD FOR LUV (12-3-2-3, $134,365, 1-4 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet), and Grade 2-placed router TIZBIG (23-2-4-3, $134,500, 1-14 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner (9-8-1-0, $7,613,155, 6-7 in main track routes, 2-2 in wet)...Dam was a winner (19-3-3-3, $86,545, 2-7 in main track routes, 2-3 in wet)...Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed MISS PINE TOP AZ. (16-1-1-2, $15,640, 1-3 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet), and multiple stakes-winning sprinter TIMELESS LOVE (28-5-4-3, $179,448, 0-3 in main track routes, 1-5 in wet)...According to the "Keeneland Clocker Report" for October 23, Rogue Romance worked "together with Harlan’s Ruby, both finished with plenty of horse and galloped out 1:10/4." Harlan's Ruby is a juvenile filly that finished second in the Grade 1 Alcibiades at Keeneland, and is entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies...May be more effective on grass. STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini - Marozia, by Storm Bird) Trainer: Todd Pletcher Foaled March 29, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $160,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Sold for $500,000 as a juvenile (Fasig-Tipton, February 2010)...Worked 1 furlong in 10.4 prior to the February auction...Half-brother to Grade 3 route winner ANDROMEDA'S HERO (25-4-2-8, $836,961, 3-22 in main track routes, 0-2 in wet) and stakes-winning router SUPERFLY (15-1-3-4, $187,944, 1-7 in main track routes, 0-2 in wet)...Sire was a multiple Grade 1 route winner (8-6-1-0, $3,060,480, 6-7 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Dam was a winner on turf in England (9-1-2-1, $10,367, 1-1 in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Dam is a half-sister to stakes-winning turf performer TIME CHANGES (4-2-1-1, $46,442. unraced in main track routes, unraced in wet)...Ran well when second in career debut as he tracked the pace inside over a speed-favoring track before angling three wide at the quarter-pole...Scored easily as the odds-on favorite second-out at Saratoga...Broke slowly, then rushed to make the front in the Grade 1 Hopeful, but was no match for Boys At Tosconova...Yet to go two turns, but bred to handle the distance. UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie - Playa Maya, by Arch) Trainer: Todd Pletcher Foaled March 10, 2008 in Kentucky...Sold for $160,000 as a weanling (Keeneland, November 2008)...Sold for $220,000 as a yearling (Keeneland, September 2009)...Sire was a Grade 1 route winner (5-4-0-1, $616,120, 2-3 in main track routes, 1-1 in wet)...Dam was multiple stakes-placed (6-3-1-2, $81,921, 1-3 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Female family of Grade 3 route winner WOODS OF WINDSOR (18-2-7-2, $197,132, 2-6 in main track routes, 0-1 in wet)...Arguably the most impressive juvenile winner of the boutique Saratoga summer meeting as he earned a 102 Beyer going gate-to-wire over a speed-friendly surface in his debut on August 28. Backed that race up with another good-looking win in the one-mile, Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont...Talented, but has questions to answer, namely two turns and pace...He's fast, but may have to sit off another rival early.