Juvenile

POST: 1:20 P.M. Sixth of eight-race Breeders’ Cup card at Santa Anita.

CONDITIONS: For 2-year-old colts and geldings.

DISTANCE: 1 1/16 MILES on the main track.

PURSE: $1.5 MILLION. First place: $780,000. Second place: $300,000. Third place: $180,000. Fourth place: $85,500. Fifth place: $45,000.

THE FIELD

*--* PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer Owner Odds 1 Race Glory C. 122 Wayne Lukas Robert & Beverly 6-1 Velasquez Lewis 2 Ation Day David 122 Richard Diamond A Racing 20-1 Flores Mandella 3 Outrage Victor 122 Michael Bull Stick Stables 30-1 Espinoza Puhich 4 CONSECRATE Pat 122 Bob Baffert James McIngvale 15-1 Valenzuela 5 MAMBO TRAIN Edgar Prado 122 Marcelo Everest Stables 50-1 Polanco 6 TIGER HUNT Pat Day 122 Elliott Team Valor Stables 5-1 Walden 7 MINISTER Alex Solis 122 Richard Diamond A Racing 8-1 ERIC Mandella 8 SIPHONIZER Julie Krone 122 Richard B. Wayne Hughes 12-1 Mandella 9 CAPITANO Jose 122 Thomas Bell Vicken 12-1 Valdivia Meguerditchian 10 CHAPEL John 122 Todd Tabor & Smith 8-1 ROYAL Velazquez Pletcher 11 RELAXED Pat Smullen 122 Dermot Weld Moyglare Farm 20-1 GESTURE 12 CUVEE Jerry 122 Steve Ron Winchell 8-5 Bailey Asmussen

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Note: PP (post position) number in first column will also be the horse’s saddlecloth number

HOW TIMES HANDICAPPER BOB MIESZERSKI SEES THE JUVENILE UNFOLDING

START

A winner of four of his five starts, CUVEE was right with the lead from the break in his big Futurity victory at Belmont Park and he should come out running under Jerry Bailey, along with CAPITANO, CHAPEL ROYAL and RACE FOR GLORY, the California-bred stretching out for the first time for trainer Wayne Lukas. Lurking behind should be the Richard Mandella-trained duo of SIPHONIZER and MINISTER ERIC, along with the Irish unknown RELAXED GESTURE and CONSECRATE. The others figure to trail.

AT THE HALF-MILE POLE

CUVEE should continue to show the way with CAPITANO, MINISTER ERIC and SIPHONIZER positioned. RACE FOR GLORY could be starting to struggle, along with the overrated CONSECRATE. CHAPEL ROYAL should be a factor, but for how long? He has given every indication that sprinting is his preferred game. The back runners with a chance, especially TIGER HUNT, who finished well for second in the Lane’s End Futurity at Keeneland, will be waiting for their cues.

AT THE QUARTER POLE

CUVEE, who has won his four races by an average of 7 1/2 lengths, will be in front, but he could find the stretch taxing in his first try around two turns. CAPITANO, something of an overachiever, will be prominent, and so will the Mandella duo of MINISTER ERIC, who should relish more ground, and SIPHONIZER. TIGER HUNT will be starting to hit his best stride and ACTION THIS DAY, the third Mandella entry and a longshot, should also be mounting a rally from behind.

FINISH

In what may be the most wide-open race on the card, and diluted because of the absence of such youngsters as RULER’S COURT, BIRDSTONE and EUROSILVER, MINISTER ERIC could spring a mild surprise in what should be a close finish. The Old Trieste colt has improved with racing and seems the type who will do better around two turns. CUVEE could save the place on his class, and TIGER HUNT will finish strongly and seems a definite colt to watch heading into 2004.

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

The First Four

1. MINISTER ERIC 2. CUVEE 3. TIGER HUNT 4. CAPITANO

The Rest

5. Siphonizer 6. Action This Day 7. Chapel Royal 8. Race for Glory 9. Consecrate

10. Relaxed Gesture 11. That’s An Outrage 12. Mambo Train

JUVENILE WINNERS

*--* Year Track Horse Jockey Win Margin $2 Payoff 1984 Hollywood Park CHIEF’S CROWN Don MacBeth 3/4 length $3.40* 1985 Aqueduct TASSO Laffit Nose $13.20 Pincay Jr. 1986 Santa Anita CAPOTE Laffit 1 1/4 lengths $6.80* Pincay Jr. 1987 Hollywood Park SUCCESS EXPRESS Jose Santos 1 3/4 lengths $10.20 1988 Churchill Downs IS IT TRUE Laffit 1 1/4 lengths $20.40 Pincay Jr. 1989 Gulfstream Park RHYTHM Craig 2 lengths $7.20 Perret 1990 Belmont Park FLY SO FREE Jose Santos 3 lengths $4.80* 1991 Churchill Downs ARAZI Patrick 5 lengths $6.20* Valenzuela 1992 Gulfstream Park GILDED TIME Chris 3/4 length $6.00* McCarron 1993 Santa Anita BROCCO Gary 5 lengths $8.00 Stevens 1994 Churchill Downs TIMBER COUNTRY Pat Day 2 lengths $6.80* 1995 Belmont Park UNBRIDED’S SONG Mike Smith Neck $12.40 1996 Woodbine BOSTON HARBOUR Jerry Neck $6.80 Bailey 1997 Hollywood Park FAVORITE TRICK Pat Day 5 1/2 lengths $4.40* 1998 Churchill Downs ANSWER LIVELY Jerry Head $7.40* Bailey 1999 Gulfstream Park ANEES Gary 2 1/2 lengths $62.60 Stevens 2000 Churchill Downs MACHO UNO Jerry Nose $14.60 Bailey 2001 Belmont Park JOHANNESBURG Michael 1 1/4 lengths $16.40 Kinane 2002 Arlington Park VINDICATION Mike Smith 2 3/4 lengths $10.20 * As favorite

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THROUGH THE YEARS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM EACH BREEDERS’ CUP

* 1997 at Hollywood Park: Jenine Sahadi and Corey Nakatani teamed to win the Sprint for a second consecutive year with 16-1 outsider Elmhurst on a card that featured several record performances. Countess Diana won the Juvenile Fillies in a record 1:42.11, Spinning World equaled the course and Breeders’ Cup record in the Mile, Favorite Trick won the Juvenile -- and, subsequently, horse of the year -- in a record 1:41.47 and Skip Away, who had been supplemented for $480,000, won the Classic in a Breeders’ Cup best 1:59.16 for the 1 1/4 miles.

* 1998 at Churchill Downs: Michael Dickinson’s work with Da Hoss may have been the best training job in Breeders’ Cup history. Two years after his first victory in the Mile, the 6-year-old did it again, winning by a head at 11-1 over 15-1 longshot Hawksley Hill. The gelded son of Gone West was able to win even though he had sat out all of 1997 with an injury and had started only once -- less than a month before -- in 1998. Gary Stevens won the Juvenile Fillies with Silverbulletday and the Distaff with Escena, but had to settle for second behind Awesome Again with Silver Charm in the Classic.