Winning Ponies

NBC Sports will air coverage of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup on Friday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. EDT on NBCSN. On Saturday, programming will begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT on NBCSN before jumping to NBC from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT. We will need every angle we can get to cash some big pool tickets and in addition to your E-Z Win Forms, we will be arming you with input from two of the most respected experts we have from the world of horse racing. Dan Illman is the DRF.com Handicapping Editor and host of the Daily Racing Form News Desk. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1998 and was promoted to handicapper two years later. Illman's “Spa Babies” and “Keeneland Babies” columns are also featured on DRF.com during the Saratoga and Keeneland meets. In 2005, Illman authored the book Betting Maidens and Two-Year-Olds. We’ll see who Dan feels are the top babies to watch on the turf and the main track at Del Mar in the four Grade 1 races on Friday along with his play in the evenly-matched Breeders’ Cup Classic. Jay Privman covers the Southern