The big day has almost arrived for myself and Limato in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita and I cannot wait.

I arrived in Santa Anita on Saturday as I wanted to be fully accustomed and acclimatised to the Breeder' Cup atmosphere, track and routine. I am not one for leaving things to the last minute and then fretting that you might not be fully prepared.

So being involved in the build-up this week has been an absolutely amazing experience. This is the stuff that, as jockey, you dream of doing. You are very much on the world stage and to come here and soak it all up has been incredible.

I’ve been getting used to the track through riding out for Richard Mandella, who's a legendary trainer out here. It’s very different to what we do at home and the whole experience leading up to the big day has been very useful.

Limato has taken everything in his stride and has behaved himself. On Thursday it was good to get on him and do a little bit of work on the turf, which will be his last before Saturday.

We also popped him in the stalls and exposed him to the loud bell that sounds when the gates open, so that will not come as a shock to his system on Saturday. He was as quick out of the gate as he has ever been.

I’m drawn ten, which I’m happy enough with. Ideally I’d like to be a little bit closer to the rail but I’ve been told by lots of Americans it’s a pretty good draw. Tepin is probably my main danger - she’s been incredibly consistent and won six Group Ones, plus coming over to win the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot was no mean feat.

Alice Springs, trained by Aidan O’Brien, is another to be wary of. She’s won three Group Ones over a mile this summer and was very impressive last time.

I had a bit of luck earlier in the week when I was walking through the stable yards and bumped into the legendary Jerry Bailey. He is better qualified than most to give advice, having ridden 15 Breeders’ Cup winners before retiring.

Jerry gave me a few tips and talked me through the race. He asked me a few questions about my horse and what he thought of it all, plus told me some pretty fundamental things to watch out for.

I was wondering where they start to get running and when the pace gets injected in the race. On a flat track like the pace is very important - you cannot be not too far off it and he also suggested where you need to be at certain times. For a Hall of Fame rider to give me some tips was very helpful.

I don’t think the week could have gone better. Henry Candy describes Limato as the best horse he has trained, which is some tribute. We've got a happy horse who we all believe in. I wouldn't swap him for anything.

Harry is sponsored by Racing UK which is offering all new customers a FREE one-month trial to the leading horseracing channel. See www.racinguk.com/freetrial for more information, plus Ts & Cs.