A mile and a quarter will get most of the attention Saturday when the 2018 Breeder’s Cup Classic runs. Handicappers Vic Stauffer, Patrick McQuiggan and Review-Journal horse racing columnist Mike Brunker analyze the field.
A mile and a half on turf plays to the strength of European horses, but the 2018 Breeder’s Cup Turf isn’t the big prize that a lot of European horses are focused on winning. Can an American horse break through?
Race 11 on the 2018 Breeder’s Cup program — the sixth Breeder’s Cup race running on Saturday — is the mile, and it might be a tough one to pick. But European horses will have the advantage.
European horses are likely to dominate the ninth race on the Breeder’s Cup program, and the fourth on Saturday’s card. But the handicappers are looking at some American horses to include include in their bets without ignoring, “Euros win turf races.”
Roy H, trained by Peter Miller, looks to dominate the six furlongs in race 10 on the Breeder’s Cup program, and the fifth Saturday race on the Breeder’s Cup card.
Handicappers Vic Stauffer and Patrick McQuiggan have completely different takes on the fifth race on Saturday’s card at Churchill Downs.
Las Vegas casino owner Derek Stevens inadvertently upped the ante during his second annual NCAA Tournament betting binge. For the second straight year, the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate wagered $11,000 to win $10,000 on each of the 32 opening lines moments after they were posted Sunday during a live show on VSiN.com. But when the stacks of cash settled into the coffers of the South Point and Golden Nugget sports books, Stevens had actually wagered a total of $363,000 — or $11,000 more than the $352,000 he bet last year. “Last year was kind of tough. I had to make every bet within 10 seconds of being told the line,” he said. “To try to do it by yourself is impossible. This year, we had some of our team come down and they kind of helped me out. And we used two books to get all 32 bets in at a little better number.”