Betting With, and Against, Precise in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

Two-time Group 1 heroine #13 Precise (6-5) will lead a deep and classy field of two-year-old ladies postward in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Del Mar on Friday.

Trained by Aidan O’Brien, the chestnut daughter of Starspangledbanner was second in a six-furlong debut in Ireland but has reeled off four wins in succession, topped by tallies in the Moyglare Stud (G1) at The Curragh two back, which preceded a romp in the Fillies Mile (G1) at Newmarket last time out.

Precise – With

• $2 Trifecta: 13 with 1,3,9 with 1,3,6,9,12 ($24)
• 10-cent Superfecta: 13 with 1,3,6,9,12 with 1,3,6,9,12 with ALL ($20)

Precise – Against

• 50-cent Trifecta: 1,3,9 with 1,3,6,9,12,13 with 1,3,6,9,12,13 ($30)
• 10-cent Superfecta: 1,3,9 with 1,3,9,13 with 1,3,9,13 with ALL ($18)

Precise has combined her decent tactical speed with a fine turn of foot leading up to this affair, and she seems to be the type that can handle any type of course or surface, as well. She is a May foal with further development in her, and it seems that her best effort will make it quite difficult for her foes if she receives a good journey from the outside under Christophe Soumillon.

Eight of the last 10 winners of this race have been based in the U. S., so it seems wise to consider the domestic contenders. Trainer Brendan Walsh has been on a fine run as of late and will saddle Jessamine S. (G2) victress #3 Imaginationthelady (10-1). By the streaking Not This Time, the $300,000 yearling has done little wrong to date in winning from on the front end, and also from off the pace, and she could easily move forward while making her third lifetime run. The versatile lass has to be given a chance with Dettori taking the reins.

Todd Pletcher’s #9 Time to Dream (8-1) suffered her first setback in the Jessamine when a good third at short odds and wouldn’t be a surprise in this tilt. Also by Not This Time, the pricey yearling buy was awesome in her P. G. Johnson S. romp two back and will appreciate an honest pace in the race to aid her closing burst. The $750,000 bay will be doing her best work late under regular pilot Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Live Oak homebred #1 Ultimate Love (8-1) is spotless from a trio of wins while facing lesser, and she has done so by a combined 13 1/2 lengths while yet to be remotely challenged. Trained by Michael Trombetta, the Curlin filly has improved her Brisnet Speed rating in each run to date and rates an obvious chance with John Velazquez in the stirrups.

European invader #12 Pacific Mission (15-1) and Japanese traveler #6 Switch in Love (20-1) will also get included in the deep affair.