Breeders' Cup 2017 expert picks for Friday's races at Del Mar
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We're here to help you hit it big on Breeders' Cup 2017 bets, starting with Friday's four races at Del Mar.
Horse Racing Nation gathered selections from 15 contributors coast to coast for a day of racing capped by the $2 million Distaff.
The panel (alphabetical order, last name): Bryan Brinkmeyer, Jeffrey Byrnes, Nick Costa, Candice Curtis, Chip Gehrke, Jarrod Horak, Casey Laughter, Jonathan Lintner, Jasen Mangrum, Olivia Newman, Christine Oser, Laura Pugh, Matt Shifman, Ashley Tamulonis and Brian Zipse.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (5:25 p.m. ET)
| Brinkmeyer | Byrnes | Costa | Curtis | Gehrke |
| #10 September | #12 Dixie Moon | #2 Happily | #9 Fatale Bere | #11 Rushing Fall |
| Horak | Laughter | Lintner | Mangrum | Newman |
| #8 Significant Form | #11 Rushing Fall | #11 Rushing Fall | #11 Rushing Fall | #11 Rushing Fall |
| Oser | Pugh | Shifman | Tamulonis | Zipse |
| #2 Happily | #7 Capla Temptress | #11 Rushing Fall | #2 Happily | #11 Rushing Fall |
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (6:05 p.m. ET)
| Brinkmeyer | Byrnes | Costa | Curtis | Gehrke |
| #8 Accelerate | #3 Sharp Azteca | #3 Sharp Azteca | #10 Practical Joke | #10 Practical Joke |
| Horak | Laughter | Lintner | Mangrum | Newman |
| #9 Battle of Midway | #10 Practical Joke | #5 Awesome Slew | #8 Accelerate | #10 Practical Joke |
| Oser | Pugh | Shifman | Tamulonis | Zipse |
| #6 Mor Spirit | #6 Mor Spirit | #10 Practical Joke | #6 Mor Spirit | #5 Awesome Slew |
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (6:50 p.m. ET)
| Brinkmeyer | Byrnes | Costa | Curtis | Gehrke |
| #2 Untamed Domain | #7 James Garfield | #6 Masar | #14 Rajasinghe | #10 Flameaway |
| Horak | Laughter | Lintner | Mangrum | Newman |
| #1 Mendellsohn | #1 Mendellsohn | #7 James Garfield | #8 Voting Control | #11 Snapper Sinclair |
| Oser | Pugh | Shifman | Tamulonis | Zipse |
| #12 Hemp Hemp Hurray | #10 Flameaway | #9 Encumbered | #6 Masar | #11 Snapper Sinclair |
Breeders' Cup Distaff (7:35 p.m. ET)
| Brinkmeyer | Byrnes | Costa | Curtis | Gehrke |
| #4 Abel Tasman | #2 Stellar Wind | #5 Elate | #2 Stellar Wind | #6 Forever Unbridled |
| Horak | Laughter | Lintner | Mangrum | Newman |
| #5 Elate | #5 Elate | #5 Elate | #5 Elate | #5 Elate |
| Oser | Pugh | Shifman | Tamulonis | Zipse |
| #5 Elate | #5 Elate | #5 Elate | #2 Stellar Wind | #2 Stellar Wind |
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