The showdown between undefeated colts East Avenue and
Chancer McPatrick highlighted Monday’s draw for the five Breeders’ Cup 2024 races
that will be run for 2-year-olds Friday at Del Mar.

The two colts who have combined for a 5-for-5 record and
three Grade 1 wins were drawn into the field for the $2 million Juvenile. East Avenue got the rail gate and was assigned 5-2 odds as the morning-line favorite. Chancer McPatrick got the outside post in the field of 10 and was installed as the 3-1 second choice.

Entries were taken Monday for all 14 Breeders’ Cup races.
Nine other championships will be staged Saturday, including the $7 million
Classic.

Race 6, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, 5 furlongs,
turf

Group 3 winner Big Mojo, trained by England-based Mick
Appleby, is part of a deep field for this race. He finished second by just a
neck last month in a five-furlong, Group 2 race at Doncaster. He lost to
Aesterius, who also won a Group 3 stakes Sept. 1 at ParisLongchamp. Ecoro Sieg
comes from Japan with a 2-for-2 record, winning by open lengths in a pair of
six-furlong races.

Race 7, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, 1 1/16 miles

Godolphin homebred Immersive, a daughter of Nyquist who is
trained by Brad Cox, is 3-for-3 with Grade 1 victories already in the Spinaway
and Alcibiades. Scottish Lassie was a maiden-breaking, nine-length winner Oct.
5 in the one-mile Frizette (G1). American Bikini, an American Pharoah filly,
comes from Japan with wins in maiden and handicap races and stretches past
seven furlongs for the first time.

Race 8, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, 1 mile, turf

Lake Victoria tries to run her record to 5-for-5 for
Coolmore and trainer Aidan O’Brien. The Frankel filly had two Group 1 victories
13 days apart last month, finishing first by 1 1/4 lengths in the seven-furlong
Moyglare Stud at the Curragh and then by three lengths in the six-furlong
Cheveley Park at Newmarket. This will be her first time going longer than seven
furlongs.

Race 9, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles

Godolphin homebred East Avenue has raced twice and been to
the winner’s circle twice. The Medaglia d’Oro colt trained by Brendan Walsh
finished first by eight lengths in his Ellis Park debut and then won by 5 1/4
lengths going two turns in the 1 1/16-mile Breeders’ Futurity (G1) this month
at Keeneland. Chancer McPatrick comes into the race with a 3-for-3 record for
trainer Chad Brown. After breaking his maiden at Saratoga, the McKinzie colt
won the Hopeful (G1) by a half-length and the Champagne (G1) by 2 3/4 on Oct.
5. This race will be his first time going two turns.

Race 10, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, 1 mile, turf

Based in England, New Century already has a North America victory
to his credit. The Andrew Balding-trained Kameko colt won the Summer Stakes
(G1) going one mile last month at Woodbine. Aomori City, trained in England by
Charlie Appleby, is a Grade 2-winning Oasis Dream colt who finished fourth last
out in the Vincent O’Brien National (G1) at the Curragh. Coolmore’s Henri
Matisse was a close second in that race before trying the soft turf at
ParisLongchamp only to finish fifth in the Prix Lagardère (G1). Both Aomori
City and Henri Matisse will stretch to a mile for the first time.