It was the perfect ending for the 2-year-old colt with the imperfect name.
It’s well-known by now that Spendthrift Farm’s four-legged Ted Noffey received his name following an innocent typo of the name of the farm’s manager, Ned Toffey.
And, of course, what has happened since then makes perfect sense.
What do you do with a champion filly who won her title for her performances on turf at age 2? Why, you run her on dirt, too, of course, and in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, the World Championships’ signature contest for fillies and mares, no less.
The $7 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday at Del Mar could be one of the most competitive Classics in history, even after the scratch of Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets winn
