The world championship of racing has finally arrived. For analysis on each of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races as they’re released, click the corresponding link below. Each race has my full, horse-by-horse analysis along with at least one guest’s take on the race. This list will be updated as the weekend rolls along. Best of luck to everyone as they prepare for some of the hardest handicapping days of the calendar year.
Month: November 2020
Breeders’ Cup Analysis: Juvenile Fillies Turf w/ Guests Jill Rice and Gillian Russo
This is yet another stout field of turf runners, but in this case, the American contingent may have the edge. Like so many other Breeders’ Cup races, however, finding the winner is nearly impossible due to the field size and talent on display. It’s as potentially profitable as it is frustrating.
Jill Rice and Gil Russo will be joining me as guests after their mixed success on Travers Day. Jill has continued on as an elite copy editor on The Observer, while Gil has continued to sharpen her satire skills while also running The Observer’s website as Online Editor.
Breeders’ Cup Analysis: Juvenile Fillies w/ Guests Juliana Burke and Kristina Stevanovic
This year’s Juvenile Fillies race has the smallest field in this year’s Breeders’ Cup, but it doesn’t lack at all in terms of competition. Many of these fillies are better than their male counterparts in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, although this race still retains its entrants because very few trainers want to try against Jackie’s Warrior. This is a compact field representing the top dirt fillies from Kentucky, New York and California, which should make for a very interesting race.
Breeders’ Cup Analysis: Juvenile Turf w/ Guest Maggie McNamara
This year’s Juvenile Turf one of the most difficult races I’ve ever handicapped. In a 14-horse field, there are very few runners that I didn’t view as a legitimate contender. It’s a race that will inevitably fall through the cracks on such a big racing weekend, but those that remember it will be the ones that cash massive tickets.
My guest for this race is Maggie McNamara, the Assistant Sports and Health Editor for The Fordham Observer. She’s the only person I’ve ever allowed to co-write an article with me, and her prospects as a future editor on the newspaper continue to rise with time. However, her favorite movie is Cars 2, which will inevitably hold her back in all facets of life.
Breeders’ Cup Analysis: Juvenile Turf Sprint w/ Guests Esmé Bleecker-Adams and Grace Getman
On this momentous race weekend, the Breeders’ Cup will commence with a characteristically difficult juvenile turf race. 14 of the best juveniles from around the country will be competing for turf supremacy, and they’ll be moving through lightning quick fractions to do it. It’s an exciting and potentially profitable race.
My guests for this race are Grace Getman and Esmé Bleecker-Adams, both of which will be returning after providing guest analysis for Travers Day. Since then, Grace has become a force of nature as the Social Media Editor for The Fordham Observer, while Esmé has continued in her Observer role of “doing everything at all times.” Neither had the fortune to win on Travers Day, but neither are at all deterred by that unfortunate loss.