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Mendelssohn had payout odds of 12-1 (or $120 for every $10 bet) for Saturday's Breeders Cup Classic.
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From Forbes.com: "He was Aidan O’Brien’s Derby horse, shipping to the US after a breathtaking 18 1/2-length win in the UAE Derby in Dubai. He ran for the first time in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, finishing last on a sloppy track, but nonetheless, O’Brien persisted, shipping Mendelssohn back to the U.S. three times: to run third in the Grade 3 Dwyer at Belmont Park; second in the Grade 1 Travers at Saratoga; and third in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup back at Belmont. Known for his incessant vocalizing during training and before the races, this $3 million purchase is a half-brother to the multiple champion Beholder, and has earned $2.3 million in his 11 lifetime races."
Mendelssohn is not a mudder. While there is no rain in the forecast for Saturday's big race, this week's rain has been soaking the track.
“The drainage is second-to-none here,” O’Brien said, “and it’s better to be raining today than tomorrow. If there’s any track in the world that’s going to drain properly it’s going to be here.”
The Friday and Saturday schedule appears below. Live betting odds can be found here.
Friday's Races (Nov. 2, all times ET)
Juvenile Turf Sprint, 3:21 p.m.
Juvenile Fillies Turf, 4 p.m.
Tito's Handmade Vodka Juvenile Fillies, 4:40 p.m.
Juvenile Turf, 5:22 p.m.
Sentient Jet Juvenile 6:05 p.m.
Saturday's Races (Nov. 3, all times ET)
Filly and Mare Sprint, 12 p.m.
Turf Sprint, 12:38 p.m.
Dirt Mile, 1:16 p.m.
Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf, 2:04 p.m.
Twinspires Sprint, 2:46 p.m.
Mile, 3:36 p.m.
Longines Distaff, 4:16 p.m.
Longines Turf, 4:56 p.m.
Classic, 5:44 p.m.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
