Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

2 year olds. On dirt. Cue often-misguided early Derby buzz.

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	ML Odds
1.	Take Charge Indy	James Graham	Patrick B. Byrne	30-1
Looked very tired in his last race (and I say this as a fan of his dam, Take Charge Lady).
2.	Dullahan	Kent Desormeaux	Dale L. Romans	8-1
Half to Mine That Bird tries the dirt. Looked good on turf, but will his form translate?
3.	Crusade	Julien Leparoux	Aidan P. O’Brien	12-1
European invader also a dirt debutant.
4.	Drill	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	8-1
Still learning, but worth keeping an eye on.
5.	Hansen	Ramon Dominguez	Michael J. Maker	10-1
Undefeated in two starts and generating some buzz.
6.	Prospective	Luis Contreras	Mark E. Casse	30-1
Won two out of three at Woodbine.
7.	Creative Cause	Joel Rosario	Mike Harrington	7-2
Looks bred for turf, but seems to love the dirt. Impressive Norfolk winner.
8.	Speightscity	Corey Nakatani	Gary Contessa	20-1
Big step up in class, but they are all only 2.
9.	Alpha	Garrett Gomez	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	15-1
Second to Union Rags in the Champagne.
10.	Union Rags	Javier Castellano	Michael R. Matz	2-1
Undefeated buzz horse looks a strong favorite here.
11.	Daddy Long Legs	Ryan Moore	Aidan P. O’Brien	12-1
Another European horse, but with a very American pedigree.
12.	Fort Loudon	Luis Gerardo	Stanley Gold	20-1
Very experienced, but another taking a jump up in class.
13.	Optimizer	Robby Albarado	D. Wayne Lukas	15-1
Another who looks like he could go for either turf or dirt.

Predictions: Union Rags, Dullahan, Creative Cause, Alpha
Longshot: Prospective