2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile

November 3, 2023 · Santa Anita Park · 1 1/16 miles on the dirt

Fierceness won the 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 6¼ lengths at Santa Anita Park on November 3, 2023, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Todd Pletcher. Sent off at 16.50-1, the winner covered 1 1/16 miles on fast dirt in 1:41.90.

Result

Order of finish
Fin	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Jockey / Trainer	Odds
1	Fierceness	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	John VelazquezTodd Pletcher	16.50
2	Muth	Juan Hernandez	Bob Baffert	Juan HernandezBob Baffert	2.70
3	Locked	Jose Ortiz	Todd Pletcher	Jose OrtizTodd Pletcher	2.30 fav
4	Timberlake	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	Florent GerouxBrad Cox	3.20
5	Prince of Monaco	Flavien Prat	Bob Baffert	Flavien PratBob Baffert	5.20
6	General Partner	Manuel Franco	Chad Brown	Manuel FrancoChad Brown	19.30
7	Cuban Thunder (IRE)	Tiago Pereira	Adrian Murray	Tiago PereiraAdrian Murray	63.60
8	Wine Me Up	Ramon Vazquez	Bob Baffert	Ramon VazquezBob Baffert	22.80
9	Noted	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd Pletcher	15.90

Winner: Fierceness

Pedigree: City of Light — Nonna Bella, by Stay Thirsty
Description: Bay Colt, foaled Mar 28, 2021 in Kentucky
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
Owner: Repole Stable
Breeder: Repole Stable, Inc.

Race details

Race: FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (Grade 1)
Distance: 1 1/16 miles
Surface: Dirt
Track condition: Fast
Weather: Clear
Purse: $2,000,000
Fractions: 23.25 · 47.02 · 1:10.86 · 1:35.59
Final time: 1:41.90
Field: 9 starters

Mutuel payoffs ($2)
Horse	Win	Place	Show
Fierceness	$35.00	$12.80	$8.20
Muth		$4.80	$3.20
Locked			$2.80

Source: official Equibase chart (race 8 on the card).

Result

Winner: Fierceness

Race details

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