Sometimes, in assessing stakes races, it is best to look at the history of the race and see if there is a dominant factor in that history.
This weekend’s racing features both the Champagne Stakes and the Miss Grillo Stakes, two Win and You’re In races for the Breeders’ Cup (coverage begins Saturday at 4 pm ET on NBC).
For both races, you need to look no further than the “winning trainer” column, which provides some unavoidable facts: All observations and handicapping of these two races must begin with these facts.
Is there something that makes horses from these barns better than others? Not necessarily. But history tells us that these two barns have high-quality and expensive horses and they tend to get them to peak at this time of year.
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