Breeders’ Cup Classic: No Justify, But Bob Baffert Returns With Talented Duo

Kevin Martin
The big story from the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday is the horse that won’t be there. Justify, the 2018 Triple Crown winner, won’t run in the marquee event of Breeders’ Cup weekend. Less than two months after sweeping the triumvirate of races for 3-year-olds, Justify’s owners sent him to stud duty because of an injury. While his absence removes some luster from this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, it remains a race pack