There are rivalries and then there are Rivalries.On Friday, the sport will get one of its last opportunities to see two of the great champions of our or any time on display in the $421,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace at The Meadowlands, race seven on a 13-race card. With the $50,000 supplemental entry of Wiggle It Jiggleit necessary to make the event possible, the 2015 Horse of the Year will meet newly crowned world champion Always B Miki on the mile track stage.While Wiggle It Jiggleit has been spanning the North American globe for much of the year, Always B Miki has put together a more purposeful campaign that most recently included a victory in the Allerage at The Red Mile in a record-shattering 1:46 clocking.While all things are certainly not equal, there are great similarities between the two titans that will face off on Friday. Though Always B Miki is a year older than his 4-year-old rival, the two have almost the exact racing experience. Always B Miki makes his 52nd career start while Wiggle It Jiggleit will race for the 51st time competitively.Theres enormous respect between the two camps that has come as the two warriors have met and battled in some of the most epic events this sport has witnessed in the last few decades.I think my horse is just a little bit tougher, said Jimmy Takter when asked to compare the two. I think Wiggle It Jiggleit has been the healthier of the two and thats allowed him to race more often.Whats unbelievable is that Always B Miki actually warmed up better on Friday [October 21] than he did before the race in Kentucky [when he paced in 1:46].Soundness is always a concern in a sport that asks so much of its equine talent and two years ago at the end of his 3-year-old season Always B Miki, then a supplement to the Breeders Crown at The Meadowlands, suffered an injury that kept him out of the race and out of action for a considerable time. Takter was given the horse to train and purchased an interest, but even so the comeback has been a long one.This year its Wiggle It Jiggleit on the supplemental side of the equation as owner George Teague wrestled with the idea prior to his victory in the $250,000 Invitational win at Yonkers on October 15. The wrestling match ended rather quickly after Wiggle It Jiggleit dominated his rivals and added another $125,000 to the ever-growing bank account of the son of Mr Wiggles.As in all rivalries, those on the outside often point to the youth of driver MontrellTeague behind Wiggle It Jiggleit versus the experience and Hall of Fame credentials of David Miller piloting Always B Miki. For the most part the two have driven exceptionally well against each other, employing sound logic and strategy to give their horses the best opportunity.Takter was in fact critical of Millers strategy the last time Always B Miki raced against Wiggle It Jiggleit in the Dayton Pacing Derby on September 30. I had no idea what he was thinking, said Takter about Millers decision to come up slowly without cover and provide the perfect tow for his rival.Afterwards David told me that every time he chose to go at an accelerated clip to the three quarters Always B Miki beat Wiggle It Jiggleit and every time they went slower Wiggle It Jiggleit won, said Takter, suggesting that lking forward we shouldnt expect a slow pace and a sprint home on Friday.As with any horses that can pace in 1:47 or better, fractions are always a consideration. This year Always B Miki has paced past the three quarters in 1:22 or better 10 times in his 16 starts. More impressive is that hes broken the 1:20 mark on 4 occasions this year winning each time hes gassed the competition.Without doubt, Wiggle It Jiggleit has enough speed to track and defeat Always B Miki. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two comes on half-mile tracks where Always B Miki has been a no-show and Wiggle It Jiggleit has shown that sub-1:22 three-quarter speed. Overall, Wiggle It Jiggleits has 20 races of his 50 with a 1:22 or better three quarter clocking while Always B Miki totaled 18, with just 8 of those coming prior to his 5-year-old season.What has made the 2016 rivalry between Always B Miki and Wiggle It Jiggleit so special has a lot to do with the people behind the horses. While each horse has unique abilities, it was up to each team to keep them honed and ready for battle. That each has reached Fridays race in incredible condition is a testament to the care they receive.The consistency and excellence of both horses pretty much assures those in attendance and those watching on television another epic confrontation. 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A new-lk 23-strong squad will compete at the Oregon Convention Center in the last global event before the Rio Olympics in August.The British team are shorn of a host of star names, with the likes of Mo Farah, who will compete at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff the following weekend, Jessica Ennis-Hill, who has an Achilles problem, and Greg Rutherford, a late withdrawal due to injury and illness, all absent. But medal hopes remain, even if replicating the six the squad won at the last World Indrs in Sopot two years ago lks a tall order.British Athletics performance director Neil Black said: Were in gd shape and people are raring to go.Come the competition its like these guys almost turn into animals. Thats what we expect. Were here to kill and none of them will think differently. Tiffany Porter will be hoping to impress in the 60m hurdles Shara Proctor, the World Championship silver medallist outdrs in the long jump, James Dasaolu in the 60 metres and Tiffany Porter in the 60m hurdles will all have their sights set on podium places on Friday.No Russian athletes are competing in Portland, the first global championships since athleetics world governing body the IAAF banned the country following a World Anti-Doping Agency investigation.ddddddddddddThe WADA report also said corruption was embedded at the IAAF under Lamine Diack, the disgraced predecessor of current president Lord Coe, who admitted his sport faced a long road to regain the trust of an understandably sceptical public.He said: Were not going to return to trust overnight, its not a straightforward equation. You dont stick 10 dollars in a slot machine and suddenly trust emerges in the tray. 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