HorseRacingFLA Staff
Post time is 8:44 p/m. Eastern (5:44 p.m. Pacific) for today’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Calif.
The race is 1 1/4 miles on dirt for 3-year-olds and up and will be part of a live telecast by NBC’s over-the-air stations.
Here are the post positions with trainers, jockeys and morning line odds–followed by our suggested bets.
1. Math Wizard– S. Joseph Jr, R. Santana 30-1
2.Seeking the Soul-B. Hernandez. D. Stewart 20-1
3.Owendale–B. Cos, J. Castellano 15-1
4. War of Will–M. Casse, T. Gaffalione 20-1 .
5. Yoshida–B . Mott, M. Smith 8-1
6. Elate–B. Mott. J/Ortiz 6-1
7/Higher Power–F. Prat, J. Sadler 6-1
8. McKinzie–B, Baffert, J. Rosario 3-1
9.Mongolian Groom–E, Ganpath, E. Cedillo 12-1
10/ Vino Rosso–T. Pletcher, I. Ortiz Jr. 4-1
11. Code of Honor–S. McGaughey, J. Vrlazquez 4-1
Suggested Bets:
* $3 Win and Show 6
*$3 Win and Show 8
$3 Win and Show 11 $18
$1 exacta box 6 7 8 10 $12
$1 exacta part wheel
first 6 8
second 2 5 6 8 11 $10
$50 cent trifecta part wheel
first 6 8
second 2 6 8 10
third 2 5 6 7 8 10 11 $15
Total $55
6 — Elate has won at 1 1/4 miles three times and has beaten the boys. Mott trainee has been working well, and we look for her to get a good trip..
8 — McKinzie, trained by Baffert, has been ultra-consistent on both coasts.
10 — Vino Rosso won this year’s Gold Cup at Santa Anita, and comes west again for Pletcher.
7 — Higher Power won the Pacific Classic atDel Mar and is on upswing for Sadler, who trained last year’s BC Classic winner Accelerate.
11 — Code of Honor, trained by McGaughey, is this season’s best 3-YO and has a win at 1 1/4 miles in Travers.
2 — Seeking the Soul is coming off two down efforts, but before that had Grade 1 breakthrough win in Stephen Foster at Churchill. Trainer Dallas Stewart has a knack for hitting the board with longshots in big races.
