Study Guide: 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies

Oct 31, 2024 J. Keeler Johnson/TwinSpires.com

The best two-year-old dirt fillies in the United States will square off against a pair of formidable challengers from Japan in Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar.

In addition to its rich purse, the Juvenile Fillies awards Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualification points on a 30-15-9-6-3 basis to the top five finishers.

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Planning to bet the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies? We’re here to help with an easy bet recommendation and a horse-by-horse analysis of the field:

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Easy Bet

 

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Analysis

 

Vodka With a Twist

Start(s): 5
Wins: 2
Place: 2
Show: 0

Owner: Medallion Racing, Omar Aldabbagh, William Strauss, BlackRidge Stables, and Schwing Thoroughbreds
Breeder: Pillar Property Services
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

Top Speed Rating: (93) when finishing second in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) at Del Mar.
Total Earnings: $299,320

Sire: Thousand Words
Dam: Bourbon and a Kiss
Color: Dark bay/brown

Vodka With a Twist has shown fine form sprinting, finishing second in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and Sorrento (G3). But she’s yet to race farther than seven furlongs, so stretching out in distance for the Breeders’ Cup is a question mark.

Snowyte

Start(s): 2
Wins: 0
Place: 2
Show: 0

Owner: Pine Racing Stables, Don Alberto Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, and R. A. Hill Stable
Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation
Trainer: Danny Gargan
Jockey: Luis Saez

Top Speed Rating: (86) when finishing second in her debut at Saratoga.
Total Earnings: $100,000

Sire: Good Magic
Dam: Snow Fall
Color: Bay

Snowyte might be a 0-for-2 maiden, but she’s run well against tough competition, finishing second in the Frizette (G1) on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. It’s worth noting seven of the last 13 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winners prepped in the Frizette.

Immersive

Start(s): 3
Wins: 3
Place: 0
Show: 0

Owner: Godolphin
Breeder: Godolphin
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manny Franco

Top Speed Rating: (91) when winning the Spinaway (G1) at Saratoga.
Total Earnings: $582,700

Sire: Nyquist
Dam: Gap Year
Color: Bay

Immersive is undefeated in three starts, most notably winning the Spinaway (G1) and Alcibiades (G1). In the latter race, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifier, Immersive prevailed by 1 1/4 lengths despite racing wide over an inside-favoring track. She has every chance to keep her unbeaten record intact at Del Mar.

La Cara

Start(s): 5
Wins: 2
Place: 1
Show: 0

Owner: Tracy Farmer
Breeder: Tracy Farmer
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.

Top Speed Rating: (91) when breaking her maiden at Saratoga.
Total Earnings: $258,520

Sire: Street Sense
Dam: Cara Caterina
Color: Bay

La Cara lost her first three starts but has since won two straight, including the one-mile Pocahontas (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. She’s won setting the pace and when rallying from behind, so La Cara brings a versatile and improving profile into the Juvenile Fillies.

Quickick

Start(s): 3
Wins: 1
Place: 1
Show: 1

Owner: Greg Tramontin
Breeder: Gainesway Thoroughbreds and Whisper Hill Farm
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Jockey: Dylan Davis

Top Speed Rating: (90) when breaking her maiden at Saratoga.
Total Earnings: $184,000

Sire: McKinzie
Dam: Graeme Six
Color: Bay

Quickick broke her maiden at Saratoga over a strong field that included Snowyte and Scottish Lassie, then finished second with a wide run down the homestretch of the Alcibiades. Never out of the top three in a trio of starts, Quickick consistently holds her own against tough competition and can’t be counted out of the mix for a top-four finish in the Juvenile Fillies.

Otomena Shacho

Start(s): 3
Wins: 1
Place: 1
Show: 1

Owner: Miki House H.K. Service
Breeder: Sather Family
Trainer: Hideyuki Mori
Jockey: Yuga Kawada

Top Speed Rating: N/A
Total Earnings: $59,062

Sire: Speightstown
Dam: Mylady Curlin
Color: Dark bay/brown

The first of two shippers from Japan is Otomena Shacho. She was beaten seven lengths by compatriot American Bikini in a July maiden race, but subsequently returned to win a different maiden race in the fast time of 1:10.7, breaking a juvenile track record. Otomena Shacho is progressing in the right direction and may outrun her 20-1 morning-line odds at the Breeders’ Cup.

Non Compliant

Start(s): 2
Wins: 2
Place: 0
Show: 0

Owner: Georgia Antley Hunt, Jeff Giglio, and John L. Rogitz
Breeder: Ashview Farm and Old Oak Farm
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Juan Hernandez

Top Speed Rating: (96) when winning her debut at Del Mar.
Total Earnings: $165,000

Sire: Tiz the Law
Dam: Sensitively
Color: Bay

Non Compliant has scratched from the Juvenile Fillies.

Nooni

Start(s): 4
Wins: 2
Place: 1
Show: 0

Owner: Zedan Racing Stables
Breeder: Ocala Stud, Joseph M. O’Farrell III, David O’Farrell, et al.
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Flavien Prat

Top Speed Rating: (95) when winning the Sorrento (G3) at Del Mar.
Total Earnings: $168,400

Sire: Win Win Win
Dam: Unanimity
Color: Bay

Sorrento (G3) winner Nooni has an abundance of early speed, which she used to finish a pacesetting second in the Oak Leaf (G2) last time out. But her past performances suggest distances shorter than 1 1/16 miles might be ideal for this daughter of Grade 1-winning sprinter Win Win Win.

American Bikini

Start(s): 3
Wins: 2
Place: 1
Show: 0

Owner: Silk Racing
Breeder: Northern Racing
Trainer: Takashi Saito
Jockey: Ryan Moore

Top Speed Rating: N/A
Total Earnings: $120,452

Sire: American Pharoah
Dam: Paris Bikini
Color: Dark bay/brown

The second Japanese raider is American Bikini. The daughter of 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has set or equaled two juvenile track records in Japan and exits a decisive victory over males in the Yamaboshi Sho. There’s a lot of talent here, and American Bikini has a strong chance to win the Juvenile Fillies in her U.S. debut.

Scottish Lassie

Start(s): 2
Wins: 1
Place: 0
Show: 1

Owner: Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photos Finish, Corms Racing Stable, and Jorge R. Abreu
Breeder: Winchester Farm
Trainer: Jorge Abreu
Jockey: Jose Lezcano

Top Speed Rating: (92) when winning the Frizette (G1) at Aqueduct.
Total Earnings: $232,000

Sire: McKinzie
Dam: Bodebabe
Color: Dark bay/brown

Scottish Lassie might be the strongest of the American fillies after trouncing the Frizette by nine lengths with a 92 Brisnet Speed rating. As mentioned previously, the Frizette is a pivotal prep race for the Juvenile Fillies, producing seven of the last 13 Breeders’ Cup winners. Scottish Lassie has tactical speed and figures to work out a favorable trip from her outside draw, so her status as the 5-2 morning-line favorite is well deserved.