Breeders' Cup Juvenile guide: Odds, PPs, analysis

Ten of the most promising 2-year-olds in training will try their luck in the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar on Friday.

Going as the featured ninth race, the 1 1/16th-mile, main-track event drew Breeders' Futurity winner East Avenue and Champagne victor Chancer McPatrick, among other Kentucky Derby 2025 hopefuls.

Post time for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile is 7:45 p.m. EDT, and USA Network and FanDuel TV will air the race live.

Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page for downloadable PPs for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and more, courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.

We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.

Best speed figures

Looking at the pace

Even with no pace data available for foreign shippers Hill Road, Shin Believe and Ecoro Azel, the projector is calling for lively early fractions in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. 

East Avenue will get all he can handle from Jonathan's Way in the early going, while Chancer McPatrick bides his time at the back.

Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.

HRN picks

Buy the Super Screener Breeders' Cup edition now for just $57 and get horse-by-horse comments with rankings and multi-race wagering suggestions for all 14 Thoroughbred championship events, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

This year's Juvenile is loaded with potential stars of tomorrow, as Brian Zipse explains. For his Juvenile picks, as well as Matt Shifman's, check out the latest edition of HorseCenter.

If you want to know more about who to bet and who not to bet in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, then you won't want to miss Padraic Manocchio's first-to-last rankings.

J. Keeler Johnson's latest Horses to Watch column spotlights nine horses running Friday at Del Mar, including Juvenile long shot Citizen Bull.

Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa are featured in the latest edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod as they give out their best bets for Breeders' Cup weekend.

Here's the field for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1):

2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1