all in Breeders' Cup

My colleague at America’s Best Racing, Mike Curry, has long regarded 2-year-old filly races as some of the most difficult to handicap, even after these youngsters get a race or two under their belts. His reasoning is sound – more so than colts at this stage, freshman fillies seem to take unpredictable leaps in maturity from start to start, and it’s often difficult to pinpoint which ones will flip the switch when faced with trying something new such as racing around two turns for the first time.

A terrific field has turned out for Friday’s $2 million Grade 1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by TAA at Del Mar. The most prestigious dirt race of the year for 2-year-old colts and geldings has drawn every Grade 1 winner in the division, along with a couple of Grade 3 winners and a trio of international raiders.

When Cody Dorman was diagnosed with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that limited his development and left him unable to walk or talk, his parents worried about the quality of life he would lead.

A terrific field is expected to start in the $4 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Nov. 2 at Del Mar. Horses who last raced in the United States, England, France, Ireland, Germany, and Japan are among the pre-entrants.

Just as any NFL team needs a reliable quarterback if it wants to win a Super Bowl, so too do the connections of the best racehorses in training need the services of a top-notch jockey if they’re aiming to win a race like the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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