Breeders Cup Classic 2014 Expert Pick: ‘It’s All About Shared Belief’

Peter Lurie of HRTV.com has his Breeders Cup Classic 2014 expert pick and he’s going with the obvious: Shared Belief.  Claim Your FREE $250 Here (use bonus code G911).

“There should be a lot of speed in this race,” Lurie says.  “Bayer, Moreno and a coast of others will set up for this horse.”

 Likewise, Andrew Beyer of the Daily Racing Form notes:

“Shared Belief’s perfect record speaks for itself – almost. He won all of his races authoritatively until his last start at Santa Anita, where rivals appeared to conspire against him and forced him to race very wide all the way around the track. Nevertheless, he won by a neck. It was a good effort but not nearly as impressive as his dominant victory in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, where he earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 115 – the best by any colt of his generation. That race was on a synthetic surface, as were four of the colt’s other wins, and he might be a better horse on synthetics than he is on dirt. Nevertheless, if a handicapper is prepared (as I am) to eliminate California Chrome and Bayern, he is the almost-inescapable choice to win Saturday.”

Beyer suggests there are better races to wager on than the Classic.

“Nobody should like to pick or bet a favorite to win in the Breeders’ Cup because this event so often produces substantial payoffs on horses with solid handicapping merit.”

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com