Racecards
16:05 Keeneland (USA)
14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) (Dirt)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 110y
- Going: Fast
- Surface: Dirt
- US$2,000,000 added
- Winner: US$1,260,000
- 2nd: US$400,000
- 3rd: US$200,000
- 4th: US$140,001
Verdict
SONGBIRD will likely head the betting and deservedly so. She has yet to be tested in winning all three starts to date, including a couple of Grade 1 events on the west coast, and overcoming a wide draw looks the biggest challenge Jerry Hollendorfer's filly faces in this. Rachel's Valentina is also unbeaten but even she will need to show further progress to match the selection after picking up the Grade 1 Spinaway at Saratoga last month when beating Tap To It a length. Nickname won a Grade 1 at Belmont in good style but was behind Rachel's Valentina in a maiden race earlier while Land Over Sea and Right There have got nowhere near the selection so far. Dothraki Queen beat Bold Quality in a Grade 2 at Parx earlier but came up short at this level last time.
Formwatch
Land Over Sea (USA) 19-2 (8-10) Loomed 3/16,2nd best, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Songbird (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep.
Tap To It (USA) 2-1fav (8-6) 2p trn,5w upr,shy late, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Rachel's Valentina (8-6) at Saratoga 7f stks (1) fst in Sep.
Right There (USA) 22-1 (8-10) Off bit slow,rank, 3rd of 9, 14 1/4l behind Songbird (8-10) at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep.
Ma Can Do It (USA) 22-1 (8-6) Tracked, bid, hung, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Gomo (8-6) at Keeneland 1m stks fst in Oct.
Forever Darling (USA) 15-2 (8-8) Led past 1/16,gamely, won at Santa Anita 6f mdn fst in Sep beating C. C. Zipp (8-8) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Bold Quality (USA) 11-2fav (8-6) Steady 1/4,bmpd rival, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Dothraki Queen (8-6) at Churchill Downs 1m stks fst in Sep.
Nickname (USA) 5-1 (8-8) 4w upper, edged clear, won at Belmont Park 1m stks fst in Oct beating Nemoralia (8-8) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Dothraki Queen (USA) 16-5fav (8-6) Angled in, willingly, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Gomo (8-6) at Keeneland 1m stks fst in Oct.
Rachel's Valentina (USA) 7-4fav (8-6) Pocket,4w 5/16,out lte, won at Saratoga 7f stks (1) fst in Sep beating Tap To It (8-6) by 1l, 6 ran.
Songbird (USA) 1-5fav (8-10) Clear, ridden out, won at Santa Anita 1m stks fst in Sep beating Land Over Sea (8-10) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.