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It's easy to see why five-time Grade I winner She Feels Pretty has become a fan favorite. She's remarkably consistent, gutsy, and she has a goat best friend named Mickey. Enrique Miranda, an assistant trainer for Cherie DeVaux, is the star filly's main exercise rider and can attest: to know She Feels Pretty is to love her. He shares more about the filly in this episode Breeders' Cup Connections.

In this episode of Breeders' Cup Breakthrough, we catch up with trainer Ger Lyons. After scoring in last year's GI Juvenile Turf Sprint with Magnum Force (Mehmas), the successful Meath-based trainer is hoping to get back to the same race this year with Lady Iman (Starman), who makes her next start in Friday's G2 Flying Childers Stakes.

Medallion Racing Partnerships operates at the highest level of racing, with 25% of their starts coming in Grade 1 races and 63% in Graded and Group races. Now, they're taking ownership one step further, with custom trips and experiences for their owners in international destinations. We tagged along on a recent visit to Deauville, France, where the partners saw the D Day Beaches, toured cider farms, drove sulkies on Utah Beach, and more.

The stallions at Airdrie Stud have been represented by three TDN Rising Stars in Saratoga. Intricate Spirit, by Complexity, won on the turf for Miguel Clement. In the Chad Brown barn, Rising Stars include Ornellaia, by Girvin, and Deep Learning, by Cairo Prince. Here the two trainers tell us what's in store for the promising youngsters.

Dating back to her childhood, Emma-Jayne Wilson always wanted to go fast and be the best. This led her to a career as a jockey, where she has earned championship titles and broken records over her many years of riding in Canada. We sit down with the trailblazer to talk about the ups and downs of her career and the source of her success.

Phil Bauer says that Rigney Racing's Delightful Claire showed promise from the start, and while she was third on debut, she followed that effort with an eye-popping win in Saratoga. The daughter of Spendthrift sire Thousand Words was named a TDN Rising Star and Bauer said the options are endless for where the filly could wind up next, noting that he "hasn't gotten to the bottom of her yet."

Miguel Clement has many memories of the conversations he had with his father about Deterministic (Liam's Map). In Christophe's book, a good horse could perform well across different surfaces and distances, and he always believed Deterministic fit that description. Over the past two years, Deterministic has proven him right, checking both those boxes for the Clement racing stable and serving as a steady presence through a poignant period of change following Christophe's passing in May.

For trainer Kevin Attard, his first win at the Breeders' Cup with 2024 Filly and Mare Turf victress Moira was more than just a career milestone. It was the reflection of a special bond he shared with a talented horse and the pride he felt in representing his country on the world stage.

Curtain Call was an impressive winner and a TDN Rising Star for West Point Thoroughbreds in his second career start. Now, the son of Tiz the Law is pointing for the GI Hopeful Stakes. Terry Finley tells us more.

Jake Launchbury and Tom Howell recently set up LH Equites, a business that specialises in stalls work with racehorses but also provides help with a range of behavioural issues. With a number of trainers on their books in a short space of time we caught up with the team.

The ITM Barrier Trials have grown in popularity over the years by not only providing an education for unraced horses but also proving a valuable resource for selling horses abroad. After Brian Sheerin's article we went along to the first trial of the year to find out more.

Wedding Toast raced to multiple Grade I victories in the Godolphin blue. Now, her daughter Good Cheer is the undefeated morning-line favorite in the 2025 GI Kentucky Oaks.