Los Ponies' Plays: The Breeders' Cup Picks of a West Coast Analyst

Gambling
Eclipse Sportswire

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships are arguably the biggest two days of betting each year for many horseplayers. Here are my top four selections for all 14 of the Breeders’ Cup races this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, at Santa Anita Park.

Friday’s Best Bet: Kimari (7-2 morning-line odds)

Friday’s Live Longshot: Hit the Road (10-1)

Saturday’s Best Bet: Shancelot (4-1)

Saturday’s Live Longshot: Giant Expectations (12-1)


Friday, Nov. 1

Kimari (Eclipse Sportswire)

Race 5, Juvenile Turf Sprint, 4:12 p.m. ET

1. Kimari (7-2)

2. A’Ali (6-1)

3. Four Wheel Drive (3-1)

4. Chimney Rock (10-1)

Race 6, Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America 4:52 p.m. ET

1. Hit the Road (10-1)

2. Structor (5-1)

3. Arizona (5-2)

4. Vitalogy (10-1)

Race 7, Juvenile Fillies, 5:32 p.m. ET

1. Donna Veloce (3-1)

2.  Wicked Whisper (7-2)

3. British Idiom (7-2)

4. Comical (8-1)

Sweet Melania
Sweet Melania (Eclipse Sportswire)

Race 8, Juvenile Fillies Turf, 6:12 p.m. ET

1. Albigna (9-2)

2. Sweet Melania (5-1)

3. Tango (10-1)

4. Crystalle (8-1)

Race 9, TVG Juvenile, 7:03 p.m. ET

1. Dennis’ Moment (8-5)

2. Eight Rings (2-1)

3. Scabbard (8-1)

4. Storm the Court (20-1)


Saturday, Nov. 2

Race 4, Filly and Mare Sprint, 2:55 p.m. ET

1. Covfefe (2-1)

2. Bellafina (6-1)

3. Selcourt (10-1)

4. Come Dancing (5-2)

Race 5, Turf Sprint, 3:33 p.m. ET

1. Eddie Haskell (9-2)

2. Pure Sensation (5-1)

3. Stubbins (12-1)

4. Leinster (8-1)

Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach (Eclipse Sportswire)

Race 6, Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile, 4:10 p.m. ET

1. Giant Expectations (12-1)

2. Omaha Beach (8-5)

3. Mr. Money (6-1)

4. Improbable (3-1)

Race 7, Maker’s Mark Filly and Mare Turf, 4:54 p.m. ET

1. Sistercharlie (8-5)

2. Villa Marina (8-1)

3. Fleeting (6-1)

4. Iridessa (8-1)

Race 8, Sprint, 5:36 p.m. ET

1. Shancelot (4-1)

2. Mitole (9-5)

3. Catalina Cruiser (4-1)

4. Imperial Hint (4-1)

Race 9, TVG Mile, 6:20 p.m. ET

1. Uni (7-2)

2. Bowies Hero (12-1)

3. Suedois (20-1)

4. Circus Maximus (3-1)

Race 10, Longines Distaff, 7 p.m. ET

1. Midnight Bisou (6-5)

2. Paradise Woods (5-1)

3. Street Band (10-1)

4. Secret Spice (10-1)

Race 11, Longines Turf, 7:40 p.m. ET

1. Bricks and Mortar (9-5)

2. Anthony Van Dyck (3-1)

3. Mount Everest (15-1)

4. Old Persian (4-1)

Race 12, Longines Classic, 8:44 p.m. ET

1. McKinzie (3-1)

2. Vino Rosso (4-1)

3. Higher Power (6-1)

4. Code of Honor (4-1)


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