PHOTOS: Breeders' Cup Day 1 at Santa Anita Park
The two-day Thoroughbred World Championships got underway with a Future Stars Friday card that featured five races for 2-year-old horses at the Arcadia track.
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The two-day Thoroughbred World Championships got underway with a Future Stars Friday card that featured five races for 2-year-old horses at the Arcadia track.
Comments from the connection of winning and losing horses on the Future Stars Friday program at the 40th Breeders' Cup
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.
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.
ARCADIA, Calif. — Roundup of Friday’s races at the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park: