Selections for Breeders’ Cup Friday

[Wandering Eyes]

TDN's Senior Editor Steve Sherack reveals his selections for the 'Future Stars Friday' Breeders' Cup card.

Race 3: Alw–#11 Marsalis (6-5)
Have been sky high on Marsalis since his debut second (Second Chances Series) and subsequent 'Rising Star' win earlier this year. The layoff was, of course, a cause for concern, but he ran a huge one off the bench racing on a hot pace and finishing second behind big-figure repeat winner Run Classic. Take what they give you and let's get 'Future Stars Friday' started with a winner.

Race 6: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint–#2 Love Reigns (Ire) (4-1)
Wesley Ward will lead over a serious filly in Love Reigns (Ire) while seeking a fourth straight win in the Juvenile Turf Sprint. There's obviously a ton of speed in here. But it feels like you still want to be able to sit close and have that necessary burst when it matters. And she does. She's drawn inside just like in her two previous wins, including a freakish debut score over this course in the spring. Will be hammering home exactas/trifectas with intriguing turnbacks #9 Sharp Aza Tack (15-1) and #7 Oxymore (8-1).

Race 7: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies–#7 Chop Chop (4-1)
In a race where the pace held together extremely well, Chop Chop came from a mile out of it after a slow start to just miss by a nose over this same course and distance while making her dirt debut in the GI Darley Alcibiades S. A major player here–especially with a better break–at hopefully a higher offering than her morning-line quote.

Race 8: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf–#4 Free Look (5-1)
Third on debut with an impossible trip, Free Look unleashed an eye-catching turn of foot to graduate with authority for Chad Brown at Saratoga. The dynamics of the GII Miss Grillo S., featuring only six horses and run over a yielding going, certainly didn't do her any favors, getting forced into a stalking trip from second. Drawn well on the inside here, she should get every chance to sit and kick. Fellow impressive Saratoga graduate #13 Xigera (8-1) interests me for underneath at a nice number despite the high draw.

Race 10: GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf–#4 Silver Knott (GB) (3-1) & #6 Andthewinneris (5-1)
Big field, plenty of speed signed on and the stage will be set for a showdown. The Charlie Appleby-trained Silver Knott (GB) is drawn well on the inside and well deserving of top billing off his visually impressive G3 Solario win and narrow victory in a key renewal of the G3 Autumn S. Spectacular GII Bourbon S. hero Andthewinneris, meanwhile, is two-for-two at Keeneland and couldn't have been any more impressive when allowed to drop back and make one big run. An exacta box with those two is the play for me.

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