2021 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Produces Highest $2 Win Payout

The second betting choice to-finally-build on a championship season in 2021 and a Classic-winning campaign last season, Do Deuce (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) was produced wide into the Nakayama straight by the ageless Yutaka Take and outbattled the positively ridden 4-year-old filly Stars on Earth (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) to take out Sunday's G1 Arima…

The Breeders' Cup, one of horse racing's most prestigious events, returns to Santa Anita racetrack for the 11th time in its 40 years. Nine races are scheduled for Saturday; the highlight of the day is the Breeders' Cup Classic, a 1 1/4-mile test of speed, stamina and heart that often crowns the Horse of the Year. In a twist this year, the Classic…

ARCADIA - Even as sports gambling expands, there's still no event each year more tantalizing to bettors than the Breeders' Cup thoroughbred races. Big, competitive fields offer enticing odds on star horses in seven-figure parimutuel pools. Backing the right combination of horses in any of the dozens of "exotic" wagers on the program can turn a few…

Ellis Park's "Super Sunday" Coming Up: Interstatedaydream Headlines Field for Groupie Doll Stakes (Interstatedaydream after winning the Indiana Oaks / All Photos by Coady Photography) From the Ellis Park Media Team / Kevin Kerstein: Flurry Racing Stable's ultra-consistent Interstatedaydream will attempt another stakes score against 10 filly and…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: The "Math" of the Aftermath (Breeders' Cup 2022 / Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Europeans, New York-based Runners Dominated World Championship Weekend Horses based primarily in Europe and New York accounted for 11 of the 14 victories in the 39 edition of the Breeders' Cup 14 World Championships this…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

Ce Ce in her workout. Coady Photography Breeders' Cup Notes/Edited LEXINGTON, Ky.-Last year, Bo Hirsch's Ce Ce played the spoiler at 6-1 when she denied defending Filly & Mare Sprint champion Gamine the repeat victory in the 7f race. This time around, it is the 6yo Exclusive Quality mare that will have the bullseye on her back as she looks to join…

The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships begin Nov. 4 at Keeneland with Future Stars Friday and the top 2-year-olds running in five Breeders' Cup races. The odds and picks are posted in our initial coverage, and the Breeder' Cup betting guide is in the gate and ready to run for Saturday's nine Breeders' Cup races. Seven years ago history was made…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

If you're the type of bettor who goes to the races rummaging for underdogs, well, there's a reason they're called long shots. That 55-1 attraction in the third race at Ellis Park might be a horse who's never raced, or never won or has yet to reveal his true pedigree. Money wagered on a dearth of past performances makes for Powerball-level…

With 14 championship races over two days, the Breeders' Cup is a wagering extravaganza for horse players. Whatever your preferred method of betting - straight win wagering, horizontal multi-race bets or exotic verticals such as trifectas and superfectas - this weekend's Breeders' Cup at Keeneland offers endless options. There are plenty of races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When the betting public has a hard time making up its mind who it favors to win a race, chances are they'll ultimately be wide of the mark. That's been the case, at least, in the Breeders' Cup over the past decade. "Lukewarm" favorites, defined here as post-time favorites that start at odds of 3-1 or higher, have accounted for roughly 20 percent of…

Asecond Grade 1 victory has put Taiba among the shortest-priced futures favoritesto win the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic. His win Saturday in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) led an international bookmaker tocut Taiba from 16-1 to 8-1 to win the climactic Nov. 5 race at Keeneland.Trained by Bob Baffert, the 3-year-old colt also won the April renewal…

Flightline held firm as the favorite, Epicenter shortened as the second choice. Life Is Gooddrifted as the third. That was a snapshot of futures betting during the pastweek for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Therewere, however, significant changes in betting for four other divisions attractingaction at the Costa Rica-based bookmaker Bovada, where there…

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Knicks Go set the early pace and kicked away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. Ridden by Joel Rosario, 5-year-old Knicks Go squared off against a trio of top 3-year-olds - controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality and…

The Breeders' Cup is a glorious two days of. Fourteen championship races, top horses from around the globe, mostly full fields and a chance for a profitable day with just a few exotic wagering scores. The 2021 edition will be run Friday and Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The "Future Stars Friday'' card will feature five races restricted to…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

With Arrogate and Gun Runner taking center stage in the $6 million Classic, Day 2 of the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California, was a highly anticipated affair. However, drama wasn't limited to Saturday's final race, considering $21.5 million in total purse money was up for grabs over the course of nine races. Below,…

Will Take Charge, runner-up to Mucho Macho Man in the Breeders' Cup Classic and the 2013 Eclipse Award Champion Three-Year-Old Colt, takes on a field of ten rivals in Sunday's Grade 1 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park, the first installment of the 2014 Jockey Club Tour on FOX. (Post time: 6:01 p.m. Eastern; TV: Fox Sports 1). Hall of Fame trainer D.…

The Breeders' Cup World Championships return to Kentucky this weekend, and fans will get a look at some of the top thoroughbreds from the United States and abroad. Keeneland will be hosting the Breeders' Cup for the third time after the event made its debut at the track in 2015 and returned in 2020. There are 14 races on the Breeders' Cup slate,…