Breeders' Cup action gets underway at Keeneland on Friday

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 29 Oct, 12:20 · Archive

The Breeders' Cup opens with juvenile races at Keeneland in Kentucky on Friday evening, followed by champion races on Saturday.

The Breeders' Cup gets underway on Friday evening at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, with a card featuring five juvenile Grade Ones. Saturday's action will see nine Grade One races for older champions.

In the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf on Friday, Sun Goddess is expected to start as a short-priced favourite. Libertango, trained by George Boughey, is favoured on UK betting sites after winning the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Group 2 Lowther at York, before running well against Sun Goddess in the Group 1 Cheveley Park last month.

Across the juvenile races, other contenders include Domestic Agenda, an unbeaten American Pharoah filly trained by Chad Brown who impressed when winning a Grade Two at Belmont Park. In the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Aidan O'Brien fields four runners, with Great Barrier Reef and Haffner among them.

Notable Speech, trained by Charlie Appleby, is expected to compete in the Grade One Breeders' Cup Mile on Friday, seeking to repeat his victory in the race 12 months ago. The horse has previously won the Grade One Woodbine Mile in Canada and has experience of Keeneland.

How it is being reported

• Breeders’ Cup tips: Best bets and odds for Friday at KeenelandRacing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has four selections from Stateside, as the Breeders' Cup gets underway at KeenelandIndependent Sport · 29 Oct, 12:07
• Speech set for Notable Breeders’ Cup doubleWITH the domestic jumps action difficult to weigh up this weekend, I’m looking across the pond to hunt out a few ante-post picks from the Breeders’ Cup. The two-day extravaganza from Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky kicks off on Friday evening with a card for the juveniles before Saturday night’s action sees the older champions crowned. [...]City AM · 27 Oct, 17:01
• Haff a few quid on Agenda to land a blow at KeenelandAHEAD of the nine Grade One contests at Keeneland on Saturday, Friday’s card features five juvenile Grade Ones, with a couple of ante-post opportunities worth considering. In the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf (8.15pm), Sun Goddess looks sure to start a short-priced favourite. Aside from her defeat at Royal Ascot, she has carried all before [...]City AM · 27 Oct, 17:01

In this story: Keeneland · Lexington · Kentucky · George Boughey · Charlie Appleby · Aidan O'Brien · Chad Brown

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