Spendthrift Farm’s Ted Noffey ($3.60) lived up to his heavily backed favoritism by posting a 1-length victory over Mr. A.P. to win the 42nd running of the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) Friday afternoon at Del Mar for 2-year-olds.
Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John Velazquez, Ted Noffey covered the mile and a sixteenth over a fast track in 1:42.25. The victory is the 16th overall for Pletcher and fifth in the Juvenile and for Velazquez it is his 22nd World Championships victory and third in the Juvenile, all on Pletcher-trained horses.
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The race figured to be a two-horse duel between undefeated Ted Noffey and the undefeated Brant and that is how it played out early on. Brant led the field of six through fractions of :23.46, :46.99 and 1:10.82 with Ted Noffey tracking just to his outside.
Approaching the head of the stretch, Ted Noffey drew on even terms and then pushed past in upper stretch only to have Brant battle back in the final eighth. In deep stretch, Ted Noffey put Brant away as Mr. A.P., who had been third all the way around, got past Brant to get second by a half-length.
Brant held third by a neck over stablemate Litmus Test with Intrepido and Comport completing the order of finish.
Ted Noffey is a Kentucky-bred son of Into Mischief out of the Old Fashioned mare Streak of Luck. Now a three-time Grade 1 winner from four starts, the victory was worth $1,040,000 and increased his earnings to $1,658,763.
2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Replay
Gstaad Takes Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf
Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor’s Gstaad (GB) ($4.40) rallied from off the pace to post a three-quarter-length victory over longshot Stark Contrast to win the 18th running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Del Mar Friday afternoon for 2-year-olds to wrap up Future Stars Friday at the 42nd World Championships.
Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, Gstaad completed the mile on a firm turf course in 1:34.93. The victory makes O’Brien the winningest trainer in World Championships history with 21, eight of which have come in the Juvenile Turf. It is the second Breeders’ Cup victory for Soumillon.
Exiting post 14 a step slow behind the field, Gstaad was angled to the inside and into midpack as Outfielder set fractions of :22.20 and :46.52 while being tracked by Hey Nay Nay (IRE). On the far turn, Gstaad began picking off horse with a wide, sweeping move that propelled him to the front by midstretch.
Stark Contrast was a clear second, 2 ¼ lengths in front of North Coast (IRE) with Street Beast another 1 ¼ lengths back in fourth.
The victory was worth $520,000 and increased Gstaad’s earnings to $993,157 with a record 6-3-3-0. Gstaad is a son of Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of the Exceed And Excel (AUS) mare Mosa Mine (GB).
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Replay
Cy Fair Beats Boys in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Swinbank Stables, Medallion Racing and Joey Platts etal.’s Cy Fair ($12) roared past pacesetting Schwarzenegger in the upper stretch en route to a three-quarter-length victory over a fast-closing Brussels (GB) to win the eighth running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) for 2-year-olds to kick off the 42nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Friday afternoon.
Trained by George Weaver and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., Cy Fair covered the 5 furlongs on a firm turf course in :56.02. It is the first Breeders’ Cup victory for Weaver and 21st for Ortiz and his fourth in this race.
Cy Fair becomes the second filly to win the race, joining Twilight Gleaming (IRE) in 2021 at Del Mar.
Schwarzenegger opened a clear down the backstretch with Cy Fair tracking in second. Cy Fair began to close in on the turn before hitting the front in upper stretch and building enough cushion to turn back any challengers.
Cy Fair is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Not This Time out of the Arch mare Remarqued. The victory was worth $520,000 and increased Cy Fair’s earnings to $780,205 with a record of 4-3-1-0.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Replay
Ballentina Gets Rail Trip to Victory in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing et al.’s Balantina (IRE) ($43.20) found running room along the rail to post a 1 ¼-length victory over Pacific Mission (GB) to win the 18th running of the $1 million John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) for 2-year-olds on Friday afternoon at Del Mar.
Trained by Donnacha O’Brien and ridden by Oisin Murphy, Balantina completed the mile on a firm turf course in 1:35.07. It is the first Breeders’ Cup victory for O’Brien and the second for Murphy.
Switch in Love (JPN) set a blistering pace of :22.33 and :45.96 and maintained the lead going into the far turn when Ground Support challenged to her outside and Balantina began picking off horses from the back of the pack. Ground Support opened up in the stretch only to have Balantina roar past her on the inside and draw clear for the victory.
Pascific Mission rallied late to get second by a head over Ground Support.
The victory was worth $520,000 and increased her earnings to $572,440 with a record of 6-2-1-1. Balantina is a daughter of Ten Sovereigns (IRE) out of the Montjeu (IRE) mare Balankiyla (FR).
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Replay
Super Corredora Upset Winner of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
West Point Thoroughbreds, Robert C. Gardiner and Spartan Equine Racing et al.’s Super Corredora ($19.60) rocketed to the front shortly after the start and held off a late bid from favored Explora to post a three-quarter-length victory in the 42nd running of the $2 million NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) Friday afternoon at Del Mar for 2-year-old fillies.
Trained by John Sadler and ridden by Hector Berrios, Super Corredora completed the 1 1/16 miles over a fast track in 1:43.71. It is the first Breeders’ Cup victory for Berrios and the fourth for Sadler.
Super Corredora outraced Explora and La Wally to the first turn and set fractions of :22.42 and :45.63 while maintaining a clear advantage. She maintained that edge into the stretch and had enough to hold off Explora with Percy’s Bar another 3 lengths back in third.
Making her stakes debut, Super Corredora is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Gun Runner out of the Super Saver mare Super Simple. The victory was worth $1,040,000 and improved Super Corredora’s earnings to $1,093,600 with a record of 4-2-1-0.
