McPeek eyes end to his Breeders' Cup drought

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kenny McPeek is 0 for 29 in the Breeders’ Cup, but so what? The late Bobby Frankel, one of the greatest trainers in history, was 0 for 38 before winning the 2001 BC Sprint with Squirtle Squirt.

“We’ve led horses over there and they’ve run big but just got beat,” said McPeek, who has five seconds and eight thirds in BC competitions. “Will it be our turn this year? Hopefully, yes.”

Besides longshot Signalman in the Juvenile, McPeek has a major contender for the Juvenile Fillies in Restless Rider, a sharp last-out winner of the Grade 1 Alcibiades at Keeneland.

:: BREEDERS’ CUP 2018: Pre-entries, odds, comments, and more

“She’s doing just fantastic,” he said. “She was professional as usual in her last breeze and went great. She’s all teed up.”

McPeek, a trainer since 1985, has accumulated more than $78.5 million in stable earnings and has sent out the winners of more than 1,600 races, including 83 graded stakes.