Photos: Breeders’ Cup Day 1 at Santa Anita Park

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Jockey Frankie Dettori rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horse racing fans wearing colorful clothes and hats walk the grounds during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand celebrates after riding Big Evs to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand (4) riding Big Evs wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand (4) riding Big Evs wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand (4) riding Big Evs wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Tom Marquand rides Big Evs, right, to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand (4) riding Big Evs wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Tom Marquand rides Big Evs, center, to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand celebrates after riding Big Evs to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Tom Marquand celebrates atop Big Evs after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand celebrates after riding Big Evs to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Michael Appleby, trainer of Big Evs looks on after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Tom Marquand celebrates atop Big Evs after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Tom Marquand, second from left, poses with owners Rachael Teasdale, left, and Paul Teasdale, second from right, and trainer Michael Appleby, right, after riding Big Evs to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horse racing fans make their way to the grandstands during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • A woman wearing a colorful hat looks on during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Hornblowers alert the audience to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

  • Horses come out of the gate during the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat, right, riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat, sixth from right, riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Flavien Prat rides Hard To Justify, left, on his way to winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Fans cheer on horses during the Golden State Juvenile Fillies prior to the Breeders’ Cup on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

  • Flavien Prat rides Hard To Justify to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat, right, riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Flavien Prat rides Hard To Justify, left, on his way to winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Flavien Prat riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Flavien Prat celebrates as he rides Hard To Justify, front, after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race in front of John Velazquez riding She Feels Pretty, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Flavien Prat, left, celebrates with members of the owner group Wise Racing after riding Hard To Justify to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Horse racing fans wearing colorful clothes and hats pose for a photo during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horse racing fans make their way to the grandstands during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, riding Just FYI, celebrates after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, rides Just FYI to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck ahead of jockey Flavien Prat riding Jody’s Pride on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado (12) riding Just FYI won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, riding Just FYI wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck ahead of jockey Flavien Prat riding Jody’s Pride on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, riding Just FYI wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck ahead of jockey Flavien Prat riding Jody’s Pride on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Junior Alvarado rides Just FYI, center, to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, riding Just FYI wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck ahead of jockey Flavien Prat riding Jody’s Pride on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Junior Alvarado rides Just FYI, center, to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, right, riding Just FYI wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck ahead of jockey Flavien Prat riding Jody’s Pride on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Junior Alvarado touches his hand to his lips as he rides Just FYI after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, riding Just FYI, celebrates after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, riding Just FYI, celebrates after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Junior Alvarado, riding Just FYI, celebrates after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race by a neck on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • George Krikorian, owner of Just FYI, holds the trophy as he stands alongside jockey Junior Alvarado and others after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Jockeys and their horses make their way to the track during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horse racing fans wearing colorful clothes and hats walk the grounds during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori (8) riding Unquestionable wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori, right, rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori, third from right, riding Unquestionable wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori (8) rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori rides Endlessly to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

  • Jockey Frankie Dettori rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horse racing fans wearing colorful clothes and hats are part of the scene during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • A horse racing fan takes photos as horses enter the track for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

  • A outrider waits for the jockeys during the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Carla Estrada and Scarlett Estrada watch as horses make their way to the track before a race at the Breeders’ Cup on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

  • Horses leaves the starting gate in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horses gallop down the track in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • John Velazquez rides Fierceness, center, on his way to winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey John Velazquez, right, rides Fierceness to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths in the excellent time of 1:41.90 for the mile and a sixteenth. It’s the fastest Breeders’ Cup Juvenile since 2008. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • John Velazquez rides Fierceness, center, on his way to winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey John Velazquez rides Fierceness to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths in the excellent time of 1:41.90 for the mile and a sixteenth. It’s the fastest Breeders’ Cup Juvenile since 2008. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Horses gallop down the track in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • John Velazquez rides Fierceness to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Jockey John Velazquez rides Fierceness to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Fierceness won by 6¾ lengths in the excellent time of 1:41.90 for the mile and a sixteenth. It’s the fastest Breeders’ Cup Juvenile since 2008. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • John Velazquez celebrates as he rides Fierceness after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • John Velazquez celebrates as he rides Fierceness after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Jockey John Velazquez riding Fierceness looks on after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

  • Jockey John Velazquez, in orange and blue, jokes with owner Mike Repole of Repole Stables after riding Fierceness to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Jockey John Velazquez, in orange and blue, poses alongside owner Mike Repole of Repole Stables after riding Fierceness to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • John Velazquez sits atop Fierceness as he poses with members of the owner group Repole Stable after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • A woman wears a hat at the Breeders’ Cup horse races Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Jockey Hector I. Berrios rides Dreamfyre to an early lead during the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

  • Horses leave the gates during the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Ryan Moore rides Unquestionable to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Ryan Moore rides Unquestionable to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

  • Ryan Moore celebrates atop Unquestionable after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf horse race Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • A woman looks on during the Breeders’ Cup horse races Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • Horses bolt from the starting gate in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

  • People arrive for the Breeders’ Cup horse races Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

  • A general view of the scene at the 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • A general view of the final turn during the Golden Mile race prior to the Breeders’ Cup on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

  • An equine ambulance sits on the track after an injury to the horse Bus Buzz in the 10th horse race on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Beth Harris)

  • A woman wears a hat as she watches the Breeders’ Cup horse races Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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The two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships got underway with a Future Stars Friday card that featured five races for 2-year-old horses at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.

Big Evs kicked off the day’s five races for 2-year-olds with a half-length victory over Valiant Force in the $1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint, Fierceness shook off a bad outing last month to win the $2 million Juvenile, Unquestionable won the $1 million Juvenile Turf and Just FYI upset Tamara and extended her unbeaten streak to three with a 7-1 win in the $2 million Juvenile Fillies.

Trainer Chad Brown continued his dominance of the $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf with his sixth win in the race as 9-1 shot Hard to Justify dug in for a half-length victory over Ireland-bred Porta Fortuna. It was Brown’s 17th Cup win.

Friday’s on-track attendance was 43,377.

Racing resumes Saturday with nine more Breeders’ Cup races, including the $6 million Classic. For the consensus picks for those races, click here.

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