Diverse Field Of 11 Lining Up For Joe Hirsch

By Jordan Sigmon

Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance wins the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park. Photo: Jim Safford

Since the Breeders’ Cup came to fruition in 1984, US horses have used the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1) as a springboard to Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) success, including two in the past four years. This year, a talented and diverse field of 11 has lined up to contest the “Win and You’re In” event.

Headlining the field is the multiple Grade I-winning 3-year-old, Oscar Performance. Trained by Brian Lynch and owned by Amerman Racing LLC, the son of Kitten’s Joy has… (more)