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Official 2024 Breeders' Cup Odds
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Last updated: September 13, 2024
2024 Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries Odds and Morning Line Odds
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 2024 event offering 14 races and $29 million in purses over a two-day program. The Breeders’ Cup days are the two biggest wagering days in North American racing each year.
Entries and official morning line odds for the 2024 running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships meet, which will be held at Del Mar Racetrack in California on Nov. 1st and Nov. 2nd, will be finalized and released prior to race day. The release will be streamed live on www.breederscup.com, the official Breeders’ Cup App, and Facebook Live and will be posted here as well.
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Official Morning Line Odds for the Breeders Cup
Find the official entries and morning line odds for all races from last year's Breeders' Cup Championships. Use the quicklinks below to jump to a specific race:
| Juvenile Turf Sprint | Juvenile Fillies | Juvenile Fillies Turf | Juvenile | Juvenile Turf | Dirt Mile | Filly & Mare Turf | Filly & Mare Sprint | Mile | Distaff | Turf | Classic | Turf Sprint | Sprint |
Juvenile Turf Sprint Morning Line Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time TBD ET
A five furlong race for 2-year-olds to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 4-1 | Crimson Advocate | John Velazquez / George Weaver |
2 | 4-1 | No Nay Mets (IRE) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / George Weaver |
3 | 15-1 | Tiger Belle (IRE) | Cristian Demuro / Adrian McGuinness |
4 | 3-1 | Big Evs (IRE) | Tom Marquand / Michael Appleby |
5 | 15-1 | Givemethebeatboys (IRE) | Shane Foley / Jessica Harrington |
6 | 20-1 | Starlust (GB) | Frankie Dettori / Ralph M. Beckett |
7 | 15-1 | Shards | Adam Beschizza / Kelsey Danner |
8 | 12-1 | Cherry Blossom (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
9 | 8-1 | Amidst Waves | Flavien Prat / George Weaver |
10 | 12-1 | **Valiant Force | William Buick / Adrian Murray |
11 | 8-1 | Slider | Hector Berrios / John W. Sadler |
12 | 8-1 | Committee of One | Cristian Torres / Steven M. Asmussen |
AE | Hedwig | TBD / Eoin G. Harty | |
AE | Asean (IRE) | TBD / Donnacha O'Brien | |
AE | April Vintage | TBD / Peter Miller |
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Juvenile Fillies Morning Line Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time TBD ET
A 1 & 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Contenders Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 4-1 | **Candied | Luis Saez / Todd A. Pletcher |
2 | 15-1 | Jody's Pride | Flavien Prat / Jorge R. Abreu |
3 | 20-1 | Scalable | Jose Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher |
4 | 30-1 | Where's My Ring | Victor Espinoza / Val Brinkerhoff |
5 | 30-1 | Omaha Girl | Umberto Rispoli / Jorge Delgado |
6 | 8-1 | **Chatalas | Antonia Fresa / Mark Glatt |
7 | 4-5 | *Tamara | Mike Smith / Richard E. Mandella |
8 | 20-1 | Esprit Enchante | Juan Hernandez / Peter Miller |
9 | 12-1 | *Brightwork | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / John Alexander Ortiz |
10 | 30-1 | Accommodate Eva | John Velazquez / Dallas Stewart |
11 | 20-1 | Life Talk | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher |
12 | 8-1 | **Just F Y I | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott |
13 | 30-1 | Alys Beach | Tyler Gaffalione / Thomas M. Amoss |
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Juvenile Fillies Turf Morning Line Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time TBD ET
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. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 30-1 | Buttercream Babe | Luis Saez / Michael J. Maker |
2 | 20-1 | Flattery | Juan Hernandez / Peter A. Eurton |
3 | 6-1 | **Buchu | Martin Garcia / Philip Bauer |
4 | 15-1 | Laulne (FR) | Manuel Franco / Philip D'Amato |
5 | 15-1 | Content (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
6 | 5-1 | Porta Fortuna (IRE) | Oisin Murphy / Donnacha O'Brien |
7 | 12-1 | Gala Brand | Jose Ortiz / William I. Mott |
8 | 15-1 | Life's an Audible | Iraz Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher |
9 | 6-1 | **Carla's Way (IRE) | James Doyle / Simon Crisford |
10 | 12-1 | Austere | Tyler Gaffalione / Brendan P. Walsh |
11 | 4-1 | **She Feels Pretty | John Velazquez / Cherie DeVaux |
12 | 6-1 | **Hard to Justify | Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown |
13 | 15-1 | *Dreamfyre | Hector Berrios / O.J. Jauregui |
14 | 8-1 | Les Pavots (IRE) | Mickael Barzalona / Francis-Henri Graffard |
AE | Go With Gusto | TBD / Mark E. Casse | |
AE | Pharoah's Wine | TBD / Dale L. Romans | |
AE | Crown Imperial | TBD / John Alexander Ortiz |
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The Juvenile Morning Line Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time TBD ET
A 1 & 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Contenders Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 8-1 | The Wine Steward | Luis Saez / Michael J. Maker |
2 | 4-1 | Prince of Monaco | Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert |
3 | 15-1 | Wine Me Up | Ramon Vazquez / Bob Baffert |
4 | 4-1 | **Timberlake | Florent Geroux / Brad Cox |
5 | 30-1 | Ecoro Neo | Yuga Kawada / Hideyuki Mori |
6 | 7-2 | **Locked | Jose Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher |
7 | 30-1 | Cuban Thunder (IRE) | Tiago Pereira / Adrian Murray |
8 | 8-1 | General Partner | Manuel Franco / Chad C. Brown |
9 | 6-1 | Fierceness | John Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher |
10 | 4-1 | **Muth | Juan Hernandez / Bob Baffert |
11 | 20-1 | Noted | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher |
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Juvenile Turf Morning Line Odds
Race on Friday, Post Time TBD ET
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. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 20-1 | Air Recruit | Luis Saez / Arnaud Delacour |
2 | 3-1 | River Tiber (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
3 | 20-1 | Tok Tok | John Velazquez / H. Graham Motion |
4 | 12-1 | **Can Group | Flavian Prat / Mark E. Casse |
5 | 8-1 | *My Boy Prince | Joel Rosario / Mark E. Casse |
6 | 20-1 | Stay Hot | Antonia Freso / Peter A. Eurton |
7 | 8-1 | **Agate Road | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher |
8 | 4-1 | Unquestionable (FR) | Frankie Dettori / Aidan P. O'Brien |
9 | 5-1 | *Endlessly | Juan Hernandez / Michael W. McCarthy |
10 | 20-1 | Fulmineo | Tyler Gaffalione / Arnaud Delacour |
11 | 30-1 | Liam's Journey | Manuel Franco / Michael J. Maker |
12 | 12-1 | Mountain Bear (IRE) | Dylan McMongale / Aidan P. O'Brien |
13 | 20-1 | Grand Mo the First | Hector Berrios / Victor Barboza |
14 | 6-1 | **Carson's Run | Dylan Davis / Christophe Clement |
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Dirt Mile Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A one mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 15-1 | Stage Raider | Brian Hernandez, Jr. / Cherie DeVaux |
2 | 9-5 | **Cody's Wish | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott |
3 | 6-1 | **Zozos | Florent Geroux / Brad Cox |
4 | 5-1 | Charge It | John Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher |
5 | 12-1 | *Skippylongstocking | Tyler Gaffalione / Saffie Joseph Jr. |
6 | 6-1 | Algiers (IRE) | James Doyle / Simon Crisford |
7 | 20-1 | Shirl's Bee | Luis Saez / Dallas Stewart |
8 | 8-1 | *National Treasure | Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert |
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Filly & Mare Turf Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A 1 & 3/8-mile race for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 4-1 | In Italian (GB) | Joel Rosario / Chad C. Brown |
2 | 3-1 | **Warm Heart (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
3 | 20-1 | With The Moonlight (IRE) | William Buick / Charlie Appleby |
4 | 12-1 | Moira | Flavien Prat / Kevin Attard |
5 | 20-1 | Win Marilyn (JPN) | Cristiano Demuro / Takahisa Tezuka |
6 | 5-2 | Inspiral (GB) | Frankie Dettori / John H.M. Gosden |
7 | 12-1 | Lindy (FR) | Tyler Gaffalione / Brendan P. Walsh |
8 | 8-1 | **Fev Rover (IRE) | Javier Castellano / Mark E. Casse |
9 | 8-1 | **Didia (ARG) | Vincent Cheminaud / Ignacio Correas |
10 | 15-1 | McKulick (GB) | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Chad C. Brown |
11 | 12-1 | Lumiere Rock (IRE) | Dylan McMonagle / Joseph Patrick O'Brien |
12 | 20-1 | State Occasion (GB) | Rossa Ryan / Ralph M. Beckett |
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Filly & Mare Sprint Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A seven furlong race for 3-year-olds and up, fillies & mares. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 6-5 | Goodnight Olive | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Chad C. Brown |
2 | 12-1 | Clearly Unhinged | Umberto Rispoli / Michael W. McCarthy |
3 | 10-1 | Eda | Juan Hernandez / Bob Baffert |
4 | 6-1 | Matareya | Flavien Prat / Brad Cox |
5 | 10-1 | Kirstenbosch | Hector Berrios / John W. Sadler |
6 | 15-1 | Meikei Yell (JPN) | Kenichi Ikezoe / Hidenori Take |
7 | 5-2 | Society | Tyler Gaffalione / Steven M. Asmussen |
8 | 30-1 | **Three Witches | Luis Saez / Saffie Joseph Jr. |
9 | 8-1 | **Yuugiri | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / Rodolphe Brisset |
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Mile Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
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. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Mile Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 30-1 | Shirl's Speight | John Velazquez / Roger L. Attfield |
2 | 12-1 | *Gina Romantica | Tyler Gaffalione / Chad C. Brown |
3 | 8-1 | **Casa Creed | Luis Saez / William I. Mott |
4 | 30-1 | Win Carnelian (JPN) | Kosei Miura / Yuichi Shikato |
5 | 30-1 | Lucky Score | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Mark E. Casse |
6 | 4-1 | Mawj (IRE) | Oisin Murphy / Saeed bin Suroor |
7 | 30-1 | Masteroffoxhounds | Edwin Maldonado / Philip D'Amato |
8 | 15-1 | Du Jour | Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert |
9 | 20-1 | Astronomer | Ryan Moore / Simon Callaghan |
10 | 5-2 | **Songline (JPN) | Keita Tosaki / Toru Hayashi |
11 | 6-1 | Kelina (IRE) | Maxime Guyon / Carlos Laffon-Parias |
12 | 20-1 | **Exaulted | Juan Hernandez / Peter A. Eurton |
13 | 15-1 | More Than Looks | Joel Rosario / Cherie DeVaux |
14 | 7-2 | **Master of The Seas (IRE) | William Buick / Charlie Appleby |
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Distaff Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A 1 1/8-mile race for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Distaff Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 20-1 | Hoosier Philly | Luis Saez / Thomas M. Amoss |
2 | 20-1 | A Mo Reay | Christophe Lemaire / Brad Cox |
3 | 8-1 | Pretty Mischievous | Tyler Gaffalione / Brendan P. Walsh |
4 | 5-2 | **Idiomatic | Florent Geroux / Brad Cox |
5 | 4-1 | **Adare Manor | Juan Hernandez / Bob Baffert |
6 | 5-1 | Search Results | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Chad C. Brown |
7 | 10-1 | Wet Paint | Flavien Prat / Brad Cox |
8 | 6-1 | Randomized | Jose Ortiz / Chad C. Brown |
9 | 4-1 | **Clairiere | Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen |
10 | 20-1 | Desert Dawn | Hector Berrios / Philip D'Amato |
11 | 20-1 | Le Da Vida (CHI) | Vincent Cheminaud / Ignacio Correas |
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Turf Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
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. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Turf Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 15-1 | Shahryar (JPN) | Cristiano Demuro / Hideaki Fujiwara |
2 | 8-1 | Onesto (IRE) | Maxime Guyon / Fabrice Chappet |
3 | 30-1 | **Gold Phoenix (IRE) | Juan Hernandez / Philip D'Amato |
4 | 15-1 | **Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) | John Velazquez / Aidan P. O'Brien |
5 | 3-1 | **Auguste Rodin (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
6 | 30-1 | **Get Smokin | Fernando De La Cruz / Mark E. Casse |
7 | 30-1 | Broome (IRE) | Dylan McMonagle / Aidan P. O'Brien |
8 | 5-1 | Up to the Mark | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Todd A. Pletcher |
9 | 5-2 | **Mostahdaf (IRE) | Jim Crowley / John H.M. Gosden |
10 | 30-1 | Adhamo (IRE) | Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown |
11 | 4-1 | **King of Steel | Frankie Dettori / Roger Varian |
12 | 30-1 | Balladeer | Victor Espinoza / George Papaprodromou |
13 | 12-1 | War Like Goddess | Junior Alvarado / William I. Mott |
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Classic Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $6 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Classic Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 12-1 | *Zandon | Frankie Dettori / Chad C. Brown |
2 | 4-1 | **White Abarrio | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Richard E. Dutrow Jr. |
3 | 30-1 | Missed the Cut | Luis Saez / John W. Sadler |
4 | 20-1 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) | Christophe Lemaire / Hidetaka Otonashi |
5 | 12-1 | Saudi Crown | Florent Geroux / Brad Cox |
6 | 20-1 | Clapton | Tyler Gaffalione / Chad Summers |
7 | 4-1 | Ushba Tesoro (JPN) | Yuga Kawada / Noboru Takagi |
8 | 30-1 | Senor Buscador | Geovanni Franco / Todd W. Fincher |
9 | 30-1 | Dreamlike | Jose Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher |
10 | 10-1 | **Bright Future | John Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher |
11 | 3-1 | **Arabian Knight | Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert |
12 | 12-1 | Proxy | Joel Rosario / Michael Stidham |
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Turf Sprint Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
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. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 15-1 | Big Invasion | Joel Rosario / Christophe Clement |
2 | 5-1 | **Bradsell (GB) | Luke Morris / Archie Watson |
3 | 5-1 | **Caravel | Tyler Gaffalione / Brad Cox |
4 | 15-1 | Tony Ann | Hector Berrios / Philip D'Amato |
5 | 9-2 | **Live In The Dream (IRE) | Sean Kirrane / Adam West |
6 | 12-1 | **Gear Jockey | Jose Lezcano / George R. Arnold II |
7 | 6-1 | *Nobals | Gerardo Corrales / Larry Rivelli |
8 | 12-1 | Aesop's Fables (IRE) | Ryan Moore / Aidan P. O'Brien |
9 | 12-1 | Roses for Debra | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Christophe Clement |
10 | 5-1 | **Motorious (GB) | Flavien Prat / Philip D'Amato |
11 | 12-1 | Jasper Krone | Yuga Kawada / Hideyuki Mori |
12 | 6-1 | Arzak | Luis Saez / Michael J. Trombetta |
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Sprint Morning Line Odds
Race on Saturday, Post Time TBD ET
A six furlong race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards. The official entries and morning line odds are listed below:
Breeders' Cup Sprint Entries
| PP | Odds | Horse | Jockey / Trainer |
|---|
1 | 15-1 | Nakatomi | Luis Saez / Wesley A. Ward |
2 | 5-1 | Dr. Schivel | Juan Hernandez / Mark Glatt |
3 | 30-1 | American Theorem | Umberto Rispoli / George Papaprodromou |
4 | 12-1 | **Hoist the Gold | John Velazquez / Dallas Stewart |
5 | 20-1 | Three Technique | Rafael Bejarano / Jason G. Cook |
6 | 5-1 | **The Chosen Vron | Hector Berrios / J. Eric Kruljac |
7 | 3-1 | Speed Boat Beach | Mike Smith / Bob Baffert |
8 | 9-5 | Elite Power | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / William I. Mott |
9 | 4-1 | Gunite | Tyler Gaffalione / Steven M. Asmussen |
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2019 Brisnet Breeders' Cup Past Perfromances for probable horses that are pointed towards being pre-entered in the World Championships.
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 a recent 10 year-period of the Breeders’ Cup, the average payouts for the exacta was $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.
Breeders' Cup Odds History 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).