The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ... In thoroughbred horse-racing, a colt is defined as a male horse less than five years old; in harness racing a colt is a male horse less than four years old. ... A gelding is a castrated animal—specifically, a castrated male horse. ...
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The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States but sometimes in Canada. ...
External link
Official Breeders' Cup website (http://www.ntra.com/bc_index.asp)
The prevailing wisdom is that the Juvenile is too hard on a young horse and, perhaps too long, and that the resulting ordeal will beat up a horse to the point that they won't be the same six months later for the Kentucky Derby.
Juvenile winners are typically fast, precocious horses with some speed who are ahead of the pack.
The Breeders' CupJuvenile is worth $1.5 million, $500,000, by the way, more than the Kentucky Derby, and victory in it all but assures you a 2-year-old championship.
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