This week in horse racing: Breeders’ Cup preps span the globe

This week in horse racing, the Breeders’ Cup preps are taking place around the world. Santa Anita”s fall meet opens Friday. Belmont-at-Aqueduct hosts superstar Life Is Good for Saturday‘s Woodward Stakes. Kentucky Derby 80-1 upsetter Rich Strike races Saturday in the Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs. France“s Arc de Triomphe will be renewed Sunday and features star Irish turfer Luxembourg.

There are 43.1% of winning stakes favorites for Breeders’ Cup this week.

This week in horse racing, Breeders’ Cup preps span the globe. Hot trainers: Peter Miller (16-62, 26%), Richard Mandella (6-24, 25%), Bob Baffert (13-56, 23%), Mark Glatt (5-22,23%), Simon Callaghan ( 6-29, 21%).

Gulfstream Park offers a mandatory payout in its Rainbow 6 bet on Saturday. Friday is opening day at Laurel Park for the fall meeting. Sunday's Arc de Triomphe card from Longchamp is available for wagering at Xpressbet and 1/ST BET. The final leg in the Canadian Triple Crown, the Breeders’ Stakes, is held at Woodbine on Sunday.

Brittany Russell's horses have won nearly 33% of their September-October starts at Laurel Park over the past five years. Russell’s lone starter in Race 4 on Friday is Bosserati, who won his debut at the Timonium State Fair meeting.

1/ST BET app allows you to apply millions of data points across dozens of handicapping factors and immediately place your wagers. Belterra Park was most dialed-in last week by win percentage.

Angel Rodriguez, Ramon Vasquez, Jamie Rodriguez and Rafael Hernandez were America's hot jockeys last week. Breeders’ Cup preps span the globe.

C.R. Trout is America's top trainer last week. Jamie Ness, Karl Broberg, Mark Casse and Genaro Garcia are also hot trainers.

Horseplayers who bet on 1/ST BET and Xpressbet in September can take advantage of a $5,000 Hit & Split promotion on Saturday’s Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park. The same promotion will be extended to the late Pick 4 at Santa Anita on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during opening weekend. Tournament players have the $4,00 Santa Monica Opening Weekend Challenge on Xpreset.com on tap.