Sometimes you just look at a horse and you know. That’s it. In the horse racing business, one must often trust their gut instinct. In 2010, Dean Reeves was reviewing a race and his instinct told him to invest not in the horse who won but in the horse who came in second. That horse was Mucho Macho Man, who had a very exciting career and won the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic in a dramatic photo finish.

The 38th running of the $6 million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic set for Saturday at Del Mar drew a field of nine, including 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Me