Expert Pick of the Week: 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile
A superb field of seven two-year-olds will vie in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on Friday.
The race will serve as a key qualifier on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby, with the top five finishers receiving qualifying points on a 30-15-9-6-3 basis.
Spendthrift Farm’s Ted Noffey is 3-for-3 in his lifetime for trainer Todd Pletcher, with wins including a 1 1/2-length victory at Saratoga, an 8 1/2-length win in the Hopeful S. (G1), and a comfortable win in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland Race Course.
Ted Noffey trains for the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar
Author's summary: Expert pick for 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.