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The paddock at Del Mar was packed on Monday with owners, trainers and racing officials. The drinks were flowing and the hors d’oeuvres nearby. The reason? They were drawing post positions for the 14 Breeders’ Cup races that will be held Friday and Saturday.

NBC’s Britney Eurton and Nick Luck moved through all the races efficiently. When it came time for the Juvenile for 2-year-old males, Eurton concluded by saying the winner of this race would be the Kentucky Derby favorite.

Favorite yes, winner, not likely.

In 41 runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, which is the ninth race on Friday’s card, only two horses have been able to pull off the Juvenile-Kentucky Derby double. Stre

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