Meet the Contenders: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2025
Explora winning the Oak Leaf (G2) at Santa Anita (Photo by Benoit Photo)
October 28th, 2025
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents the opportunity to perform well.
Iron Orchard wins the Frizette at Aqueduct. (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
#1 Iron Orchard ***
Pro: Remained unbeaten after wide rally in Frizette (G1).
Con: Didnβt meet the better eastern fillies at Aqueduct; this will be tougher.
Bottle of Rouge upset stablemate Explora in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) (Photo by Benoit Photo)
#2 Bottle of Rouge ****
Pro: Surprised Explora in Del Mar Debutante (G1) and sure to love added distance.
Con: Debutante winner has not captured this race, too, in a decade.
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#3 Meaning **
Pro: Owns blue blood pedigree and won when heavily favored in debut.
Con: Has a lot of improvement to show stepping up in class and distance.
Percy's Bar finished ahead of Tommy Jo in the Alcibiades (G1) but was demoted to second (Photo by Coady Media)
#4 Percyβs Bar *****
Pro: Demoted from first to second in Alcibiades (G1), though perhaps best that day.
Con: No threat to Tommy Jo at Saratoga; perhaps behind her in fairly run race.
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Tommy Jo wins the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
#5 Tommy Jo ****
Pro: Easily won Spinaway (G1) and then Alcibiades via DQ when below best.
Con: Trust in her ability to rebound from Keeneland comes with short price.
TwinSpires
#6 La Ville Lumiere **
Pro: Crashed tri in Oak Leaf (G2) after modest stakes debut at Del Mar.
Con: Lone win was on grass, a surface she might fancy more.
Explora winning the Oak Leaf (G2) at Santa Anita (Photo by Benoit Photo)
#7 Explora *****
Pro: Odds-on choice in each start; 2-for-3 after dominant Oak Leaf triumph.
Con: Barn last struck gold in this race way back in 2007.
TwinSpires
#8 Super Corredora **
Pro: Won for fun routing for the first time.
Con: Has plenty of ground to make up on the likes of Bottle of Rouge, La Wally.
TwinSpires
#9 La Wally ***
Pro: Graduated on debut and both interim stakes tries were respectable.
Con: Well held by both Bottle of Rouge and Explora; must quicken.
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