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Repole Stable's homebred City of Light colt Fierceness, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has a pedigree deep in quality.
The 16-1 longshot, who suffered a 20-length defeat in the Champagne Stakes nearly a month ago, cruises to a 6¾-length victory to give Pletcher his 15th Breeders’ Cup victory and become the 2024 Kentucky Derby favorite.
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favorite and then nothing. Now, he’s pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever. Fierceness won the $2 million Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa […]
Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favorite and then nothing. Now, he's pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever.
Fierceness has won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita. As a result, the 2-year-old colt is the winter favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby. Trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole won the Juvenile last year with Forte. Pletcher earned his 15th Cup victory, while John Velazquez notched his 20th, which is second among jockeys on the career list. Fierceness ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.90 and paid $35 to win at 16-1 odds. Friday was opening day of the 40th Breeders' Cup, with five races for 2-year-olds.