Breeders' Cup Classic Preview: Fierceness, City of Troy, Forever Young, Sierra Leone, Highland Falls

[@richardmays6755]

Sierra is going to get them all

[@JarrodHorak]

It would be nice if Sierra Leone finally got pace to chase. He continues to get faster and is more professional as well.

[@ccahill2322]

@richardmays6755, If it's not slop day, and City of Troy runs you can forget all the possibles. C.O.T is a horse of a "different colour." You will learn that if he runs. I hope he runs, instead, in the Prix de la Arc Trioumph. Better race for better quality horses. Less prize money but "Money can't buy you love, Or life.

[@JarrodHorak]

@@ccahill2322 City of Troy's trainer Aidan O'Brien has always wanted to win the BC Classic and I am glad he is targeting the main event at Del Mar in the fall. His presence makes the race a whole lot more interesting. It was fun to watch City of Troy break from the gate and dust his four overmatched workmates at Southwell last week.

[@CharlesTurk-d8o]

Thank you

[@user-wm7mp2fl1p]

City of Troy will be coming to destroy all on Breeders Cup Classic Day Fierceness can only win if he has things his way at the top of the stretch once he is opposed atop the head of the stretch he back peddles Forever Young needs to improve to be a danger the horse of Troy is just too much to handle end of story

[@JarrodHorak]

City of Troy is very talented and is a major contender if he handles the dirt oval at Del Mar. Fierceness probably won't have everything his own way in a deep BC field. We will find out if Forever Young has progressed since the spring when he preps for the BC Classic in October.

[@user-wm7mp2fl1p]

@@JarrodHorak Well said Sir !!!!!!!!

[@KevinOtis-yj8fh]

Sierra leone no good mystic Dan beat him and then he came outside in the KD and one pace City of troy is a turf horse come again jarrod

[@JarrodHorak]

The Kentucky Derby was over four months ago and the 3-year-olds have grown up, matured, and are faster now. As for City of Troy, we will see if he handles dirt. If he does, he is a strong BC Clasic contender.

[@KevinOtis-yj8fh]

Horse better Horse sometimes they run fast on slow racing is more than pace rating hope you learn know Sierra leone can't beat Fierceness because you think that they are going to go fast and Sierra leone is gonna close on win not so because the jockeys are not a fool to not give them self a chance

[@KevinOtis-yj8fh]

You can't run race in your head like that most of the time it doesn't work

[@JarrodHorak]

@@KevinOtis-yj8fh We will just have to see how the BC Classic plays out on Nov. 2. My video was a preview of the 1 1/4 miles profile at Del Mar and some recaps of recent BC Classic prep races. This video was not intended to pick the winner of the BC Classic at this very early date, and it would be foolish to make such a prediction this far out from the big event. As for Fierceness and Sierra Leone, I am fully aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and they are just two possible entrants in a race likely to have up to 14 runners including multiple international runners. In regards to your comments on riders, jockeys are human and can make mistakes just like us handicappers.

[@JarrodHorak]

@@KevinOtis-yj8fh Everyone has their own handicapping methods and we each know whats works best for us. After the field is set following the post position draw, I always run the race in my head based on all of the data available at that time, and that is just one of many handicapping tools I use before making any final decisions. It is okay if you do not do that. I am sure you have your own handicapping principles that work for you.