The 2-day Breeders’ Cup Racing Festival takes place on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. The Breeders’ Cup Classic, the most important race of the 2-days, is wide-open this year after Triple Crown winner Justify’s retirement. Check out current future horse racing odds along with thoroughbred racing insights on the biggest race in the United States!
Catholic Boy trains up to the Classic. He demolished his competition in the Travers Stakes in August. He’s a runner who can beat the best on turf and dirt. McKinzie made his return to the races a winning one by easily handling his foes in the Pennsylvania Derby. Baffert won the Classic with Bayern in 2014 after prepping that horse in the Pennsylvania Derby.Thunder Snow ran his heart out to only lose the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont by a slim margin to longshot Discreet Lover. If the pace sets up like it did in the JCGC, Discreet Lover will look to pull off the upset.Although he offers +1800 odds, Mind Your Biscuits is a Grade 1 winner that easily handled his foes at Churchill Downs, the site of this year’s Breeders’ Cup, in the Grade 3 Lukas Stakes in his last. Mind Your Biscuits has a win over the track, which might give him a slight edge.
2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic Early Betting Preview
2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic OddsBehind every great horse is a dedicated team going ALL IN to make history.Follow the connections of the 2018 #BreedersCup Classic contenders on their #RoadtotheClassic @ChurchillDowns on November 3rd.Series Premiere 10/22 ➡️ https://t.co/FoAgI19xIJ pic.twitter.com/bve43wDYKc
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- Accelerate +220
- West Coast +350
- Catholic Boy +500
- McKinzie +700
- Thunder Snow +700
- Diversify +1000
- Pavel +1000
- Yoshida +1000
- Gunnevera +1100
- Mendelssohn +1200
- Mind Your Biscuits +1800
- Roaring Lion +2500
- Discreet Lover +3000
- Seeking the Soul +3500
Hot Horses Heading to the Classic: Accelerate, West Coast, Catholic Boy, McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Discreet Lover, Mind Your Biscuits
Accelerate won the Awesome Again Stakes with West Coast finishing second. West Coast made all the running in that one, carving out fractions of :46, 1:10.1, and 1:36.3. Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith wanted to get some run into West Coast. He’ll be tighter in the BC Classic.