Show Notes
Nick, coming to you from the barn area at Keeneland before dawn on the second morning of Breeders’ Cup week. First, Miguel Clement walks Nick through his team of five, led by Deterministic, who takes on Notable Speech in the Mile, while his wife Acacia gives her take on the Sovereignty v Forever Young showdown in the Classic. Keeneland’s Gatewood Bell hopes Scarlett Begonia can repeat his family’s 50-1 Juvenile Fillies success with Epitome in 1987, Mikey Sheehy looks ahead to his first Breeders’ Cup ride on Hell Of A Spin, and Brad Cox explains why Further Ado goes for the Dirt Mile. Timeform’s Dan Barber runs the rule over Enable’s son Entrust, Michelle Yu tells the story behind Domain Expansion’s jockey, Aidan O’Brien and Matt Chapman drop by, Brian Taylor, who manages the shipping of the European horses, describes why it wasn’t a totally straightforward journey and Maddy O'Meara updates on Andrew Balding’s team, led by Blue Bolt.
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