Emphatic, a daughter of Nyquist , took command in the stretch of the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and held off a late charge from favorite Miss Monica. She delivers the first Breeders' Cup World Championships win for trainer Brendan Walsh. The filly owned by Gainesway Stable and Andrew Rosen remains undefeated in four career starts. She paid $7.92 for a $2 win wager.
Third-place Manuka Honey finished 8 1/4 lengths behind runner-up Miss Monica.
The Juvenile Fillies is the first major Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifying race that awards 2027 Kentucky Oaks (G1) points to the top four finishers on a 30-15-9-6-3 scale.
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