Breeders' Cup Connections short from Writers' Room

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00:00The TDN Breeders' Cup Connection series tells the stories, guys, of the bond between Breeders'

00:05Cup contenders and people who work with them behind the scenes.

00:09Each week, up until now, to the Breeders' Cup, we'll highlight a piece from the series.

00:15And Katie Petruniak has been doing these, and she's been doing a terrific job.

00:20This week, we have my old mucker, a fellow countryman, Lee Vickers, as one of the guys

00:26we're going to be talking about.

00:27He started out as a jockey in England before moving to the U.S. to work for trainer Christoph

00:32Clement.

00:33This year, he is the exercise rider for Breeders' Cup turf hopeful, Farbridge.

00:40He's got his quirks.

00:41He's a quirky character, but he's all heart and he's got a serious engine.

00:46But he is an incredible horse, and we adore him.

00:51We just found him unlucky in some of his races.

00:53Poor trips, I think.

00:54I think he got a bit unlucky.

00:55And the other day, everything went right, and he showed to everyone that he's a top-class

01:00individual.

01:01Farbridge, measured time, Farbridge will not be denied, all the way in the Resorts World

01:09Casino Sword Dancer.

01:11I feel incredibly lucky to be in the industry.

01:15It's a labor of love, but it has taken me all around the world, introduced me to some

01:19lovely people, great teams, great horses.