Horse Racing Picks: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022 Preview, Odds & Pick

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile takes place on Friday, November 4, 2022. It offers a first look at potential runners for the Kentucky Derby 2023. Cave Rock is the favorite.

Bob Baffert's Cave Rock is the favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is a prep race for the Kentucky Derby. No horse has won both races since Nyquist won the opening Triple Crown race in 2016.

Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas are the most successful trainers in the history of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022. Bafert will record a fifth winner in 2021 with Corniche.

The trends of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile are important to look at. Last year was the first time in the previous three editions that the favorite was not the winner. US-trained runners have won the race in nine of the last ten years. Bob Baffert has won three of last 10 Breeder”s Cup races.

Corniche won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022. American trainers have won this race in nine of the previous ten years. Bob Baffert has won three of those races.

Cave Rock is a hot favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022. Bob Baffert is looking for a second straight win in the race. Cave Rock won the G1 American Pharoah by five and a quarter lengths from National Treasure.

Todd Pletcher's Forte won the G1 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in early October. It was his second straight victory in Grade 1 company.

Loggins is a contender in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022. Brad Cox won the Juveniles two years ago with Essential Quality. Loggins was beaten by a neck by Forte in G1 Breeder”s Futurity at Keeneland last month.

There are two horses in the betting that could be worth further examination if declared. Curly Jack, for trainer Thomas Amoss, recently won the G3 Iroquois at Churchill Downs. Arabian Lion, sired by Triple Crown winner Justify, won at Santa Anita at the start of October over seven furlongs.

I am happy to take on Cave Rock at the current prices. Forte looks to be a solid contender. Arabian Lion may be one to side with on an each-way bet.

Horse Racing Picks: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2022 Preview, Odds & Pick. Free Horse Racing Pick: Forte (+400), Arabian Lion (+2000).