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2019 Breeders’ Cup Odds

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Created as a season-ending, multi-race championship event for Thoroughbred racing, the first running of the Breeders’ Cup in 1984 at the now-defunct Hollywood Park featured seven races worth a combined $13 million in purses.

The event has grown significantly in size and scope since then, with the 2018 event offering 14 races and $26.5 million in purses over a two-day program. The Breeders’ Cup days are the two biggest wagering days in North American racing each year.

Probables and Pre-entries for the 2019 running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships meet, which will be held at Santa Anita in Louisville, Kentucky on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, will most likely by released on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. ET). It will be streamed live from Santa Anita on www.breederscup.com, the official Breeders’ Cup App, and Facebook Live.

The Post Position Draw for 11 of the Breeders’ Cup races will most likely take place at 1 p.m. Pacific Time (4 p.m. ET) at Santa Anita on Monday, Oct. 28. It will be streamed live on breederscup.com.

Post positions will be drawn later that day at Santa Anita for the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (4:05 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:05 p.m. ET) and the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (4:10 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:10 p.m. ET).

Morning-line Breeders’ Cup odds will also be announced on October 28. These are a track handicapper’s estimate of what the odds will be on the day, and no bets can be placed on these odds. Betting on the Breeders’ Cup races opens Friday morning, Nov. 1.

2019 Brisnet Breeders’ Cup Past Perfromances for probable horses that are pointed towards being pre-entered in the World Championships. coming soon!

2018 Brisnet Breeders’ Cup Past Perfromances for probable horses that are pointed towards being pre-entered in the World Championships.

2017 Brisnet Breeders’ Cup Past Perfromances for probable horses that are pointed towards being pre-entered in the World Championships.


Finding Value at the Breeders’ Cup

When it comes to wagering on the Breeders’ Cup races, it’s a must to look for value in all the carded races – and because of the class of the horses and the size of the fields, there’s plenty to be found.

The Breeders’ Cup races frequently get somewhere near their capacity of 14 runners (12 for the Dirt Mile). Any time this happens, it’s usually likely there will be greater value than most races in the year, when there are usually about eight or nine runners. When there’s 14 horses in the field, the money has more runners to be spread around, which results in greater payouts.

In addition, the Breeders’ Cup usually brings together all the best horses in training in North America, along with some of the best from Europe, and occasionally from other parts of the world. There is normally never fields with as many good horses in each racing division than there is at the Breeders’ Cup, which means there’s likely to be better value for horses that usually start at shorter odds.

One good example of this was the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in 2015. Bar his maiden race, the unbeaten Californian colt Nyquist hadn’t started at more than even money in any start prior to the Juvenile, including two grade one races. But at the Juvenile, with a full field of 14, and with the best of the East Coast runners there to take him on, he started as 4.7-1 second favorite. He duly won, and never started at those odds again – not even against 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby, which he won at 2.3-1 odds.

Another good example of how field strength can produce great odds was the Ladies’ Classic (which has since returned to its original name of the Distaff) in 2012. Defending champion Royal Delta had raced four times in the U.S. that year for three wins, and had not started at a price longer than 0.85-1. But in the Ladies’ Classic, despite a field size of eight, there was enough depth in the field that Royal Delta started at 1.7-1. She duly won the race.

Large field sizes also produce some fantastic returns for exotic bets. Over the last 10 years of the Breeders’ Cup, the average payouts for the exacta are $196, trifecta $1,870, and the superfecta $15,363. So when you’re risking your bankroll during the two days of Breeders’ Cup races, know that victory is found also in value, and sometimes a life changing score.

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Wynn Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Odds

With the expansion of Sportsbooks into the United States markets, Wynn Las Vegas has greatly reduced the availability of horse futures since 2018.

The Wynn Las Vegas provides advance odds on horses to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic and while some horses will earn their way into the Classic through the ‘Win and You’re In’ Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, others will be pointed towards the race and rely on top race efforts that earns points and prestige.

On June 18, 2018, Wynn Las Vegas opened wagering for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and offered 68 horses as early wagering entries. Justify was the favorite at 5/2 odds.

Odds on the horses can changed based on wagers and amount accepted by the Wynn. Also, wagers on horses listed that do not start the Breeders‘ Cup Classic are considered losing wagers and there are no refunds.

Here is a listing of the expected contenders, some long shots and notable wins by those challengers for the Classic. An asterisk (*) indicates probable.

last updated: June 20, 2018

Horse Name Odds
ACCELERATE 
 14/1
IRISH WAR CRY 
 75/1
ALWAYS DREAMING 
 40/1
JUSTIFY 
 5/2
AUDIBLE 
 18/1
KING ZACHARY 
 40/1
AX MAN 
 85/1
LONE SAILOR 
 100/1
BACKYARD HEAVEN 
 35/1
LOOKIN AT LEE 
 100/1
BATTLE OF MIDWAY 
 85/1
MAGNUM MOON 
 65/1
BLENDED CITIZEN 
 60/1
MATROOH 
 65/1
BOLT D’ORO 
 75/1
McKINZIE 
 30/1
BRAVAZO 
 40/1
MENDELSSOHN 
 30/1
CITY OF LIGHT 
 60/1
MR FREEZE 
 75/1
CLOUD COMPUTING 
 40/1
MUBTAAHIJ 
 50/1
COLLECTED 
 12/1
MY BOY JACK 
 40/1
COMBATANT 
 125/1
NOBLE INDY 
 100/1
CORE BELIEFS 
 85/1
PATCH 
 85/1
DABSTER 
 100/1
PAVEL 
 15/1
DISCREET LOVER 
 100/1
QUIP 
 75/1
DIVERSIFY 
 85/1
RESTORING HOPE 
 100/1
DR. DORR 
 30/1
RUGBYMAN 
 65/1
DRAFT PICK 
 75/1
SEEKING THE SOUL 
 75/1
ENTICED 
 50/1
SHOTGUN KOWBOY 
 100/1
FEAR THE COWBOY 
 100/1
SOLOMINI 
 75/1
FLAMEAWAY 
 85/1
SPORTING CHANCE 
 100/1
FREE DROP BILLY 
 75/1
TAKE YOUR GUNS 
 75/1
GIRVIN 
 75/1
TAPWRIT 
 22/1
GOOD MAGIC 
 12/1
TELEKINESIS 
 45/1
GOOD SAMARITAN 
 65/1
TENFOLD 
 50/1
GRONKOWSKI 
 25/1
THUNDER SNOW 
 12/1
GUNNEVERA
 50/1
TIMELINE 
 50/1
HARD STUDY 
 85/1
TIZ MISCHIEF 
 75/1
HAWAAKOM 
 75/1
TOAST OF NEW YORK 
 75/1
HOFBURG 
 30/1
UNTRAPPED 
 75/1
HONORABLE DUTY 
 25/1
VINO ROSSO 
 30/1
HOPPERTUNITY 
 40/1
WAR STORY 
 60/1
INSTILLED REGARD 
 50/1
WEST COAST 
 7/1
 
   

Breeders’ Cup Morning Line Odds

BREEDERS’ CUP FRIDAY

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Odds
5th Race, Post Time 12:21 pm (PT)/3:21 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT is a one mile race for 2-year-olds to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Strike Silver   4-1
2   Soldier’s Call (GB)   9-2
3   Well Done Fox (GB)   12-1
4   Stillwater Cove   20-1
5   Bulletin   10-1
6   Moonlight Romance   12-1
7   Shang Shang Shang   5-1
8   Sergei Prokofiev   6-1
9   Chelsea Cloisters   8-1
10   So Perfect   12-1
11   Queen of Bermuda (IRE)   20-1
12   Pocket Dynamo   20-1
         
AE  

Big Drink of Water

   
AE   Comedy (IRE)    
AE   Van Beethoven    
AE   Legends of War    

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Odds
6th Race, Post Time 1:00 pm (PT)/4:00 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old fillies to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Concrete Rose   6-1
2   The Mackem Bullet (IRE)   15-1
3   Lily’s Candle (FR)   8-1
4   Just Wonderful   6-1
5   La Pelosa (IRE)   15-1
6   Newspaperofrecord (IRE)   2-1
7   Stellar Agent   30-1
8   Belle Laura   20-1
9   Varenka   20-1
10   Pakhet   12-1
11   Lady Prancealot (IRE   30-1
12   Summering   15-1
13   My Gal Betty   20-1
14   East (GB)   20-1
         
AE   Pivottina (FR)    
AE   Winning Envelope    

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Odds
7th Race, Post Time 1:40 pm (PT)/4:40 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE FILLIES (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old fillies. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Reflect   15-1
2   Serengeti Empress   7-2
3   Vibrance   10-1
4   Restless Rider   9-2
5   Cassies Dreamer   30-1
6   Baby Nina   30-1
7   Jaywalk   7-2
8   Sippican Harbor   12-1
9   Splashy Kisses   20-1
10   Bellafina   2-1

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Odds
8th Race, Post Time 2:22 pm (PT)/5:22 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Arthur Kitt (GB)   20-1
2   Uncle Benny   15-1
3   Much Better   10-1
4   Forty Under   5-1
5   Line of Duty (IRE   10-1
6   Henley’s Joy   8-1
7   Somelikeithotbrown   12-1
8   Opry   15-1
9   The Black Album (FR)   30-1
10   War of Will   12-1
11   King of Speed   8-1
12   Current   5-1
13   Marie’s Diamond (IRE)   20-1
14   Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)   4-1
         
AE   Tracksmith    
AE   Order and Law    

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Odds
9th Race, Post Time 3:05 pm (PT)/6:05 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE (GI) is a 1 1/16-mile, 2-year-old colts and geldings. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Dueling   20-1
2   Mr. Money   30-1
3   Derby Date   30-1
4   Tight Ten   30-1
5   Well Defined   20-1
6   Complexity   5-2
7   Mind Control   20-1
8   Standard Deviation   12-1
9   Game Winner   8-5
10   Knicks Go   30-1
11   Code of Honor   5-1
12   Gunmetal Gray   10-1
13   Topper T   30-1
14   Signalman   20-1

BREEDERS’ CUP SATURDAY

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Odds
3rd Race, Post Time 9:00 am (PT)/12:00 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT (GI) is a 7 Furlong race for 3-year-olds and up, fillies & mares. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Selcourt   4-1
2   Miss Sunset   15-1
3   Happy Like a Fool   20-1
4   Kirby’s Penny   30-1
5   Golden Mischief   10-1
6   Chalon   15-1
7   Skye Diamonds   10-1
8   Mia Mischief   15-1
9   Stormy Embrace   20-1
10   Highway Star   20-1
11   Finley’sluckycharm   10-1
12   Anonymity   15-1
13   Marley’s Freedom   8-5
14   Shamrock Rose   20-1
         
AE   Dream Pauline    

Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Odds
4th Race, Post Time 9:38 am (PT)/12:38 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP TURF SPRINT (GI) is a five furlong race for 3-year-olds and up to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Ruby Notion   20-1
2   Bucchero   10-1
3   Hembree   20-1
4   Vision Perfect   15-1
5   Disco Partner   7-2
6   Rainbow Heir   12-1
7   Lost Treasure (IRE)   20-1
8   Chanteline   15-1
9   Stormy Liberal   4-1
10   Havana Grey (GB)   20-1
11   World of Trouble   6-1
12   Richard’s Boy   12-1
13   Will Call   20-1
14   Conquest Tsunami   6-1
         
AE   Insta Erma    

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Odds
5th Race, Post Time 10:16 am (PT)/1:16 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE (GI) is a one mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   City of Light   5-2
2   Trigger Warning   20-1
3   Isotherm   20-1
4   Seven Trumpets   15-1
5   Awesome Slew   15-1
6   Seeking the Soul   5-1
7   Firenze Fire   6-1
8   Bravazo   20-1
9   Giant Expectations   15-1
10   Catalina Cruiser   8-5

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Odds
6th Race, Post Time 11:04 am (PT)/2:04 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF (GI) is a 1 3/8-mile race for fillies and mares on turf, 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Fourstar Crook   5-1
2   Thais (FR)   20-1
3   Wild Illusion (GB)   7-2
4   Paved   20-1
5   Princess Yaiza (IRE)   30-1
6   Sistercharlie (IRE)   3-1
7   Smart Choice (ARG)   30-1
8   Fuhriously Kissed   30-1
9   A Raving Beauty (GER)   10-1
10   Magic Wand (IRE)   5-1
11   Mom’s On Strike   20-1
12   Santa Monica (GB)   15-1
13   Athena (IRE)   15-1
14   Eziyra (IRE)   15-1

Breeders’ Cup Sprint Odds
7th Race, Post Time 11:46 am (PT)/2:46 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT (GI) is a six furlong race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1.5 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Whitmore   6-1
2   Promises Fulfilled   6-1
3   B Squared   20-1
4   Warrior’s Club   15-1
5   Imperial Hint   9-5
6   Always Sunshine   20-1
7   Distinctive B   12-1
8   Limousine Liberal   6-1
9   Roy H   5-2

Breeders’ Cup Mile Odds
8th Race, Post Time 12:36 pm (PT)/3:36 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP MILE (GI) is a one mile race for 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   One Master (GB)   12-1
2   Next Shares   10-1
3   Happily (IRE)   15-1
4   Polydream (IRE)   5-1
5   Oscar Performance   6-1
6   Almanaar (GB)   12-1
7   Expert Eye (GB)   8-1
8   I Can Fly (GB)   10-1
9   Hunt (IRE)   30-1
10   Catapult   6-1
11   Lightning Spear (GB)   20-1
12   Analyze It   6-1
13   Gustav Klimt (IRE)   10-1
14   Mustashry (GB)   15-1
         
AE   Divisidero    
AE   Clemmie (IRE)    

Breeders’ Cup Distaff Odds
9th Race, Post Time 1:16 pm (PT)/4:16 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF (GI) is a 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-old fillies and mares. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Champagne Problems   12-1
2   Abel Tasman   7-2
3   La Force (GER)   20-1
4   Mopotism   30-1
5   Wonder Gadot   15-1
6   Verve’s Tale   30-1
7   Midnight Bisou   6-1
8   Vale Dori (ARG)   12-1
9   Wow Cat (CHI)   8-1
10   Blue Prize (ARG)   6-1
11   Monomoy Girl   2-1

Breeders’ Cup Turf Odds
10th Race, Post Time 1:56 pm (PT)/4:56 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP TURF (GI) is a 1 1/2-mile race for 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $4 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Talismanic (GB)   12-1
2   Enable (GB)   even
3   Channel Maker   12-1
4   Robert Bruce (CHI)   10-1
5   Magical (IRE)   10-1
6   Arklow   30-1
7   Glorious Empire (IRE)   12-1
8   Liam the Charmer   30-1
9   Quarteto de Cordas (BRZ)   30-1
10   Hi Happy (ARG)   20-1
11   Sadler’s Joy   20-1
12   Waldgeist (GB)   9-2
13   Hunting Horn (IRE)   30-1

Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds
11th Race, Post Time 2:44 pm (PT)/5:44 pm (ET)

The BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC (GI) is a 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $6 million, including travel awards.

PP   HORSE   ODDS
1   Thunder Snow (IRE)   12-1
2   Roaring Lion   20-1
3   Catholic Boy   8-1
4   Gunnevera   20-1
5   Lone Sailor   30-1
6   McKinzie   6-1
7   West Coast   5-1
8   Pavel   20-1
9   Mendelssohn   12-1
10   Yoshida (JPN)   10-1
11   Mind Your Biscuits   6-1
12   Axelrod   30-1
13   Discreet Lover   20-1
14   Accelerate   5-2
         
AE   Collected   30-1
AE   Toast of New York   20-1

The History of Breeders’ Cup Odds and Post Position Draw

Each Breeders’ Cup race is limited to 14 runners, with the lone exception of the Dirt Mile, which is limited to 12 runners.   

After all the races have been drawn, the track handicapper derives a morning line for each race that is run on Friday and Saturday.

The Breeders’ Cup is known for long shots and the biggest payoff in the Breeders’ Cup Classic was in 1993 at Santa Anita, when a French horse named Arcangues won for jockey Jerry Bailey at staggering odds of 133/1. Arcangues paid a whopping $269.20 on a $2 win bet.

The shortest-priced favorites to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic are Cigar, who completed a perfect season when winning in 1995, and Triple Crown hero American Pharoah in 2015.

Sent off at 3/5, Cigar went on to win by 2 ½ lengths over a muddy track at Belmont Park and paying a minimal $3.40. That victory was jockey Jerry Bailey’s 3rd consecutive win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

American Pharoah’s victory completed U.S. Thoroughbred Racing’s Grand Slam for the first time – the Triple Crown plus the Breeders’ Classic. He coasted to victory by 6 ½ lengths under jockey Victor Espinoza.  

One of the best wagers during Breeders’ Cup weekend is the pick 4. The pick 4 is offered three times on Friday and Saturday race cards. The pick 4 is a very budget friendly wager for bettors as the minimum wager is 50 cents, and it can produce some fantastic payoffs.

In 2011, the late pick 4 of St Nicholas Abbey (Turf), Hansen(Juvenile), Court Vision (Mile), and Drosselmeyer (Classic) paid $46,814 on a 50-cent wager, and in 2014 there was another huge five-figure pick 4 payout for $32,691 for Take Charge Brandi (Juvenile Fillies), Dayatthespa (Filly & Mare Turf), Judy the Beauty (Filly & Mare Sprint), and Bobby’s Kitten (Turf Sprint).