2009 Breeders’ Cup Betting Preview

The two most important days in horse racing are Friday and Saturday and SBG Global has your 2009 Breeders Cup betting preview.

There are six races on Friday, all of which will be televised on ESPN 2 while there are eight races on Saturday with coverage split between ABC and ESPN. This year's Breeders' Cup is being held at Santa Anita Park for the second straight year which means the synthetic track.  That makes handicapping challenging but it also means upsets and big prices are possible.

This year's Breeders' Cup Odds  are highlighted by the $5 million dollar Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.  Superstar filly Zenyatta is the 5-2 favorite in Breeders' Cup odds.  She is going against males for the first time which makes the race very intriguing. There are a number of contenders in the race including the European star Rip Van Winkle who is 7-2.  Not to be forgotten is Belmont winner Summer Bird who is 9-2 and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird who is 12-1.

Friday's Breeders' Cup betting begins with the Marathon that is a mile and a half race.  Mastery is the 9-5 favorite but you may want to take a flyer on Cloudy's Knight who is 8-1. There are five other races on Friday highlighted by the $3 million dollar Ladies' Classic.  Music Note is the 9-5 favorite but this race is wide open and could be very competitive.  Rainbow View is worth considering here at 6-1.

Saturday there are eight races in Breeders' Cup betting beginning with the Juvenile Turf.  Other races on Saturday include the Turf Sprint and the Sprint.  Desert Code won the Turf Sprint as a huge longshot last year and probably won' repeat.  Zensational is the 7-5 favorite in the Sprint and will get a lot of attention.  The Juvenile has Looking at Lucky as the 8-5 favorite while the Mile has Goldikova at 8-5. The Dirt Mile has another low priced favorite as Mastercraftsman from Europe is 6-5.  Eight horses go in the Turf including defending champ Conduit who is the 7-5 favorite.  Presious Passion is a very nice horse who could win at 4-1. The Classic wraps up the day with Zenyatta, the most talented horse in the field.  She should win but if there is some pace in the race watch for Mine That Bird with Calvin Borel on the rail again.  At 12-1 the horse offers some value.

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