LEXINGTON, Ky. — Todd Pletcher knows he has a tough task come Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland, but the Hall of Fame trainer is hoping for a home-track edge.
“Hopefully, if we have any sort of advantage, it’s that both horses have run here at Keeneland,” Pletcher said after Monday’s Breeders’ Cup post position draw at Rupp Arena. “They’ve been training here at Keeneland. But Cave Rock has been super impressive.”
Indeed, Cave Rock is the 4-5 morning line favorite for the 5 p.m. race, which often declares the early front-runner for the following year’s Kentucky Derby.