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Jockey Ryan Moore aboard Haffner after winning the Juvenile Turf.

World Championships
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Results

Date: 10/30/2026

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The $1 million Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) drew a field of 12 two-year-olds (after 3 scratches) going 1 mile on the turf. Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (G1) winner and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) runner-up and Folsom Blue was sent off as the 5-2 favorite. In to challenge him included 3-1 second choice How's Al Today, winner of the Juvenile Mile at Kentucky Downs, and 7-2 third choice Haffner, winner of the Royal Lodge (G2).

Jockey Flavien Prat sent 13-2 fourth choice Avec Toi to the front first time by through fractions of 23.02, 46.80, and 1:11.05 while pressed by 19-2 Florida Bay and stalked by Haffner. Turning for home Haffner gained the lead through 7f in 1:22.96, and kept to task by Ryan Moore drew off to win by 1 3/4 lengths over late-running favorite Folsom Blues in 1:35.19. It was a nose back to pacesetter Avec Toi third.

Haffner wins the Juvenile Turf
Pgm   Horse              Jockey            Win   Place  Show
 4   Haffner              Moore               4.40   4.40  2.40
10   Folsom Blues         McMonagle                 28.60 14.80
 2   Avec Toi             Prat                             7.80

Winning Time:  1:35.19

$1 Exacta 4-10                        15.15          
$1 Trifecta 4-10-2                    89.78 
$1 Superfecta 4-10-2-12              958.80
Results chart

Left: Haffner heads to the winner's circle. Winning trainer Aidan O'Brien said, "He's improving and still growing. He's a big horse and a typical Justify. With time and as he covers more distance, he'll get even better. He had a great draw and a good position, so that was a big help. The pace was going to be honest, so that all worked very well for him. I think he'll be a classic horse next year. He'll have no problem going 10 (furlongs) and would probably go even farther. He's very classy, really."

Right: Haffner heads back to the barn. Winning jockey Ryan Moore said, "He was drawn in (four) and the speed horses were inside of me so it was very straightforward. He kept hitting the right spot. Every time I asked him he kept fending them off. I'd say the way he galloped out the mile and a quarter's not going to be a problem. And the Justifys seems like once they hit that stride they tend to sustain it."

Left: Second place finisher and beaten favorite Folsom Blues in the post parade. Trainer Joseph O'Brien said, "He ran super. I'm proud of the horse. He stepped a bit left in the gate and he was out of position, but he came home really good. We are well used to getting beat by Dad, me and (brother) Donnacha. It happens day in day out back in Ireland. Folsom Blues was a bit unlucky coming out of the gate but finished off great. I'd rather him beat us than anyone else."

Right: Third place finisher Avec Toi in the post parade. Trainer Christopher Head said, "(Flavien Prat) knew he had to come to the others because they wanted to go in front but the idea was still to dictate the race and not get into a trap. I'm very happy with what he did. At the end, he's probably missing a little bit but he's clearly a seven-furlong and mile horse and he will find his way in the next Group 1 race. Finishing the last bend, he was incredible."

Photos courtesy of Amber Chalfin of Downthestretchphotos.com.

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