Paul’s Plays: The Breeders’ Cup Picks of Paul Lo Duca

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The field enters the turn during the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs. (Eclipse Sportswire)

Paul Lo Duca grew up a baseball and horse racing fan has been able to realize his dreams by working in both professions. Lo Duca spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher, and made four All-Star teams before retiring with a career batting average of .286 and 1,112 hits.

After his baseball career, Lo Duca paid his dues in the horse-racing broadcasting world, and he currently serves as an analyst with NYRA’s television team as well as for The Action Network. 

For the 2018 Breeders’ Cup, he will be a guest correspondent for America’s Best Racing, providing social media and video coverage. Below are Paul’s plays for all 14 Breeders’ Cup races on Nov. 2-3 at Churchill Downs.


Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Races

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, 3:21 p.m. ET

1. Strike Silver (4-1)

2. Bulletin (10-1)

3. Moonlight Romance (12-1)

4. Sergei Prokofiev (6-1)

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, 4 p.m. ET

1. Newspaperofrecord (2-1)

2. Just Wonderful (6-1)

3. Concrete Rose (6-1)

4. Lily’s Candle (8-1)

Bellafina (Eclipse Sportswire)

Tito’s Handmade Vodka Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, 4:40 p.m. ET

1. Bellafina (2-1)

2. Sippican Harbor (12-1)

3. Restless Rider (9-2)

4. Serengeti Empress (7-2)

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, 5:22 p.m. ET

1. Line of Duty (10-1)

2. Anthony Van Dyck (4-1)

3. Uncle Benny (15-1)

4. Forty Under (5-1)

Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 6:05 p.m. ET

1. Complexity (5-2)

2. Game Winner (8-5)

3. Well Defined (20-1)

4. Code of Honor (5-1)


Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Races

Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, noon ET

1. Marley’s Freedom (8-5)

2. Selcourt (4-1)

3. Golden Mischief (10-1)

4. Shamrock Rose (20-1)

Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, 12:38 p.m. ET

1. World of Trouble (6-1)

2. Disco Partner (7-2)

3. Chanteline (15-1)

4. Will Call (20-1)

City of Light
City of Light (Eclipse Sportswire)

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, 1:16 p.m. ET

1. City of Light (5-2)

2. Catalina Cruiser (8-5)

3. Firenze Fire (6-1)

4. Bravazo (20-1)

Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, 2:04 p.m. ET

1. Wild Illusion (7-2)

2. Magic Wand (5-1)

3. A Raving Beauty (10-1)

4. Sistercharlie (3-1)

TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint, 2:46 p.m. ET

1. Imperial Hint (9-5)

2. Roy H (5-2)

3. Limousine Liberal (6-1)

4. Promises Fulfilled (6-1)

Breeders’ Cup Mile, 3:36 p.m. ET

1. Polydream (4-1)

2. Mustashry (15-1)

3. Gustav Klimt (10-1)

4. Next Shares (10-1)

Monomoy Girl (Coady Photography)

Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff, 4:16 p.m. ET

1. Monomoy Girl (2-1)

2. Midnight Bisou (6-1)

3. Vale Dori (12-1)

4. Blue Prize (6-1)

Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf, 4:56 p.m. ET

1. Magical (10-1)

2. Enable (1-1)

3. Sadler’s Joy (30-1)

4. Waldgeist (9-2)

Breeders’ Cup Classic, 5:44 p.m. ET

1. Catholic Boy (8-1)

2. West Coast (5-1)

3. Yoshida (10-1)

4. Mind Your Biscuits (6-1)





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