V.E. Day Odds to Win the Breeders Cup Classic

V.E. Day odds to win the Breeders Cup Classic were set at 16/1 at BetOnline.ag, where you can claim up to 8% on weekly losses back here.

The Grade 1 Travers Stakes winner V.E. Day does have value at this price.  He enjoyed four straight wins prior to a poor performance at the Jockey Club Gold Cup then to his upset victory in the Travers Stakes.  

V.E. Day demonstrated just how much he loves the dirt.

“He’d worked too well on the dirt to think that he wouldn’t be useful on the dirt. I didn’t think he’d actually win the Travers. I can’t say that, but I thought it was the perfect time to see what he could do in the Curlin against the restricted 3yos, not the real tough ones,” trainer Jimmy Jerkens said. “He was fit enough for the mile and an eighth because he’s long-winded naturally. He had the nice win (at 1 1/8m) on the turf before that, so we weren’t worried about the distance. How do you not give the Travers a try after that?”

Jerkens told the Daily Racing Form that a combination of a race that appears to have plenty of speed and the fact that owner Magalen Bryant “wants to take a shot” led to the decision to run in the $5 million Classic.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com