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Juvenile Turf Take your pick. Morning-line favorite Bittel Road and second choice Coronet of a Baron have a slight edge on paper, but this is a wide-open contest. Bittel Road, trained by Todd Pletcher, is undefeated in three starts but his speed figures are nothing staggering compared to these. He'll hope for a hot pace to close from. Coronet of ...

Marathon Earlier in the week I was leaning towards Delightful Kiss, who enters in good form and has consecutive grade III wins over synthetic surfaces. His bullet work at Golden Gate Oct. 12 confirms the 4-year-old gelding is as good as he has ever been for Pete Anderson. As the week has gone on, however, I am feeling the Euros more, especially ...

With 14 races to get through in this year's Breeders' Cup there isn't much time for long introductions. There is a lot of information to sort through and it can get overwhelming. So let's get right into the Friday races. Filly and Mare Sprint Between Dearest Trickski, Dream Rush, Indyanne and Indian Blessing there is a ton of early pace in this ...

  Pro-Ride, Pro-Ride and more Pro-Ride. Considering it was installed only about two months ago and this will be the first Breeders' Cup held on a synthetic surface, it is all anyone here at Santa Anita is talking about. How will some of the traditional dirt horses handle the Pro-Ride? Will it even the playing field for the Euros, especially ...

Does it feel like Christmas morning to anyone? Breeders' Cup pre-entry day is upon us and for your convenience, below you will find the complete list of all 14 races. Next Tuesday, the final fields with post positions will be released. As always, there were a number of surprises. I was most looking forward to seeing which Europeans were going ...

  With less than two weeks to go until the World Championships, now is a good time to look at some of the top contenders in each division. Obviously, there will be plenty of surprises when the pre-entries come out Thursday, so this is just a rough draft, if you will. Right now, the biggest question marks are which Europeans will ...

On Thursday, the Breeders' Cup Legends Tour, featuring Hall of Fame jockeys Pat Day, Laffit Pincay Jr., and Jorge Velasquez (who filled in for Angel Cordero Jr.), made their way to Keeneland. If you were unaware, the jockeys are in the midst of multi-city tour to promote the Breeders' Cup, which celebrates its 25th anniversary at Santa Anita Park ...

One of the great things about the Breeders' Cup is the feel-good stories surrounding the connections of the horses. As with all sports, these compelling stories are what draw us in. They make us root for our favorite athletes. Although Stardom Bound will certainly not be an underdog in the Juvenile Fillies - more likely, she'll be the favorite - ...

We're coming into the home stretch...just three weeks until the Breeders' Cup. I don't know about any of you, but it looks to me like we're going to have some of the most competitive fields in recent memory. All of the races will be anticipated with great excitement, but I am especially looking forward to the Juvenile Fillies, Filly ...

Well, race fans...it looks like we're going to get our wish. After all the talking, hoping, and back-and-forth between Jess Jackson and Mike Iavarone, the showdown of the year is now very likely. Curlin vs. Big Brown. For all the marbles. After Curlin's record-breaking victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Jess Jackson confirmed that Curlin would ...