John Fanelli Diary: Math Wizard Didn’t Ship to California to Finish Outside Top Three
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Horses worthy of competing in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic typically have bloodlines that point to greatness, and the prices they fetched at yearling or 2-year-old sales reflected that. But the enduring beauty of the game is that top horses with unpromising pedigrees that showed little early in their careers can develop into top performers that surpass what anyone could have dreamed.