Preview & Trifecta - Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Medaglia d'Oro Colt Aims For Juvenile
Undefeated Bolt d'Oro brings an impressive list of accomplishments and will be racing under 10-time Breeders' Cup winner Corey Nakatani who is expected to face-off with Gr.1 Champagne Stakes’ winner Firenze Fire. Trained by Jason Servis, Firenze Fire has won three of his four starts and bounced back from a fourth-place finish in the Gr.1 Hopeful Stakes to post a half-length win over Good Magic in the Champagne. Trained by Chad Brown, maiden Good Magic also is entered in the Juvenile.
Carolyn Wilson's undefeated champion will be one to watch closely. The Tabulator must have thought the racing business was an easy game when he made his career debut at Arlington Park. He faced just two horses that day in the 4 ½-furlong race when four other entrants scratched. After battling one of those challengers early, he sailed clear to win by nine lengths. Since then he has managed to claim every single race he was entered.
US Navy Flag boasts a blue-blooded pedigree that includes his three-year-old full sister Roly Poly, a pre-entrant in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf and the Mile after winning a trio of Group 1 races in Europe this season. "They're amazingly similar," their jockey Ryan Moore said after US Navy Flag won the Dewhurst. He brings an impressive winning streak and great form.
Zayat Stables-owned Solomini will be an exciting one to watch develop, as he looks to close the gap between him and Bolt d’Oro in just his third career start. A $270,000 Keeneland September 2016 purchase as a yearling, the Kentucky-bred has the World Championships in his blood. He is a son of 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin and his mother is a half-sister to the Baffert-trained 2008 Juvenile winner Midshipman.
Dallas Stewart-trained Givemeaminit has won one of his three starts. He may not win this one but should be good to watch. Each year, Albaugh Family Stable and 3-time Breeders' Cup winner trainer Dale Romans get one placing closer to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. They were third in 2015 with Brody’s Cause and second last year with Not This Time. Free Drop Billy and Hollywood Star carry their hopes this year. The stable tends to christen their horses with names relating to family and friends. The colt’s name reflects golf terminology of allowing a player to move the ball from a specific area without penalty before swinging. Stable chairman Dennis Albaugh’s golf buddy Bill Collins has a penchant for free drops, hence the name.
Last year’s Juvenile cup winner, Classic Empire went onto to win the Arkansas Derby. But after star-crossed racing career the son of Pioneer of the Nile, is already slated for retirement at Coolmore's Ashford Stud.
Gate |
Horse Name |
Age |
Origin |
Pedigree |
Trainer |
Owner |
Jockey |
Race Form |
1 |
U S Navy Flag |
2 |
USA |
War Front-Misty For Me(Galileo) |
Aidan O'Brien |
Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor |
Ryan Moore |
10 Starts, 4 Wins |
2 |
Solomini |
2 |
USA |
Curlin-Surf Song(Storm Cat) |
Bob Baffert |
Zayat Stables, LLC |
Flavien Prat |
2 Starts, 1 Wins |
3 |
Firenze Fire |
2 |
USA |
Poseidon'S Warrior-My Every Wish(Langfuhr) |
Jason Servis |
Mr. Amore Stable |
Irad Ortiz, Jr. |
4 Starts, 3 Wins |
4 |
Givemeaminit |
2 |
USA |
Star Guitar-Powerful Nation(Turkoman) |
Dallas Stewart |
Valene Farms LLC |
Javier Castellano |
3 Starts, 0 Wins |
5 |
Free Drop Billy |
2 |
USA |
Union Rags-Trensa(Giants Causeway) |
Dale Romans |
Albaugh Family Stables LLC |
Robby Albarado |
4 Starts, 2 Wins |
6 |
Good Magic |
2 |
USA |
Curlin-Glinda The Good(Hard Spun) |
Chad Brown |
e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables LLC |
Jose Ortiz |
2 Starts, 0 Wins |
7 |
The Tabulator |
2 |
USA |
Dialed In-Fly To The Stars(Giants Causeway) |
Larry Rivelli |
Carolyn Wilson |
Jose Valdivia, Jr. |
3 Starts, 3 Wins |
8 |
Bahamian |
2 |
USA |
Freedom Child-Final Humor(Distorted Humor) |
Simon Callaghan |
Reddam Racing LLC |
Mario Gutierrez |
3 Starts, 0 Wins |
9 |
Hazit |
2 |
USA |
War Front-Rumor(Indian Charlie) |
Todd Pletcher |
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Magnier, M., Tabor, M. and Smith, D. |
John Velazquez |
2 Starts, 1 Wins |
10 |
Golden Dragon |
2 |
USA |
Skipshot-La Belle Marquet(Marquetry) |
Mikhail Yanakov |
Olympia Star, Inc. |
Evin Roman |
4 Starts, 2 Wins |
11 |
Bolt d'Oro |
2 |
USA |
Medaglia D'Oro-Globe Trot(A.P. Indy) |
Mick Ruis |
Ruis Racing LLC |
Corey Nakatani |
3 Starts, 3 Wins |
12 |
Hollywood Star |
2 |
USA |
Malibu Moon-Hollywood Story(Wild Rush) |
Dale Romans |
Albaugh Family Stables LLC |
Joel Rosario |
3 Starts, 1 Wins |
Trifecta:
1) Bolt d'Oro
2) The Tabulator
3) Solomini