The post positions were drawn for the 14 races of the 42nd Breeders' Cup World Championships and 177 horses were entered.
Journalism
Journalism will take on nemesis Sovereignty and top 3 finishers from last year’s Classic, Sierra Leone, Fierceness, and Forever Young (JPN).
Godolphin's Kentucky Derby winner passed up the Preakness and then rolled in the slop in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
The Derby winner passed up the Preakness, which was won in rough fashion by Journalism; six others entered in final Triple Crown jewel.
The Derby and Preakness Stakes winners could come back in the 10 furlong Belmont (at Saratoga), while Sandman awaits Jim Dandy.
It looked hopeless for Journalism, the Preakness favourite, turning for home, but a brazen move by jockey Umberto Rispoli got the win.
Small field of nine will compete in the last Preakness at the current Pimlico racetrack, which will be rebuilt for 2027.
Trainer Mark Casse likes the way Sandman came out of his seventh-place finish in the sloppy-track Derby; post draw Monday night.
Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism could compete in the second jewel of the Triple Crown against a bunch of new TC faces.
Over a very sloppy track, Sovereignty, trained by Bill Mott for Godolphin, won the 151st Kentucky Derby over favoured Journalism.
The favourite looks strong in the Derby, Woodbine's favourite adopted son Mark Casse trains Sandman, and will rain soak the track?
We have been watching the Derby and Oaks horses train each morning for over a week and the handicapping has started.
The field of 20 is almost set and a number of contenders had workouts on April 19 as the Derby draws within two weeks.
There are plenty of big races to still be run leading up to the Derby, but here is an early look at point leaders.
Mike McCarthy-trained Curlin colt was impressive in California, while Sovereignty took the Fountain of Youth, Flood Zone wins Gotham.
