Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade I)

[bdw0617]

Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade I)
Total Purse $2,000,000
Two-Year-Olds, Colts & Geldings
1 1/16 Miles
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Post Horse Jockey Odds
1 Munnings John Velazquez 7-2
2 Gallant Son Leslie Mawing 15-1
3 Terrain Jamie Theriot 20-1
4 Square Eddie Rafael Bejarano 9-2
5 Azul Leon Joel Rosario 20-1
6 Silent Valor Edgar Prado 15-1
7 Elusive Bluff Michael Baze 15-1
8 Street Hero Alex Solis 6-1
9 Mine That Bird Chantal Sutherland 30-1
10 Pioneerof the Nile Robby Albarado 15-1
11 Midshipman Garrett Gomez 5-1
12 Bushranger (IRE) John Murtagh 6-1
13 West Side Bernie Stewart Elliott 20-1

[DDT]

I think Street Hero is the horse to beat here, and Midshipman has done that previously, so I will have these two on my ticket.

DDT

[Bill from WA]

Washington State based Gallant Son. He seems to be taking to the track.

Bill

[bdw0617]

Square Eddie could be a one and done, and i'm fine with that, but off of looking at the races, he's the most impressive. don't make this too difficult.

Munnings is the favorite. why I have no idea.. he hasn't proven he can get 2 turns, he isn't BRED to get 2 turns, and he hasn't ever ran on synthetics. he hasn't even won a grade 1 yet. he did cost 1.7 million dollars. maybe that costs for something. if he beats me he beats me, but i'm not betting him.

Street Hero, Corenet of a Baron and Midshipman are all indistinguishable. they have ran 3 times in the same race, Auel Lion actually won one, Street Hero won one, Midshipman won one.. all by less than a length. all the same horse.

Again, I'll go with Square Eddie in this one. I could see the irish horse making some noise, but he hasn't ever ran father than 6F and has never ran on turns, nor on synthetics or dirt. but he's good and that accounts for something.

Square Eddie Single here.

[ratherrapid]

got to be Gallant Son.