Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 4:25 PM
by:
Mitch Levites
This year's Breeders' Cup is so big, it's going to take two days to run. That's because for the first time ever, fourteen races are scheduled and the "Super Bowl of Racing" can't jam all these races and elite thoroughbreds into one afternoon.
Depending on where you stand, this may or not be a good thing for the game. The event is viewed as diluted to some, and others see it as more of an opportunity to race the best horses in the best conditions. Wherever you stand, it's time to look at who's running, and how I see the races unfolding.
Remember, the Breeders' Cup will be run at Santa Anita for the second straight year, and will be run on the synthetic Polytrack. That should make it even more interesting to see if you can handicap both conventional dirt and turf horses as they run on this still mysterious surface.
Also, keep in mind as you view my picks, that as a general rule my handicapping skills are as sharp as a butter knife. But as history has proven, I have amazingly come up with a good amount of winners on Breeders' Cup Day – many of those at a decent price to boot.
But that was then, and this is now. Is this the year I bomb out on racing's biggest day? We'll see by Saturday night.
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