HANDICAPPING: SATURDAY BREEDERS’ CUP SELECTIONS

By Rick Francis —-

The 37th Breeders’ Cup World Championships from beautiful Keeneland Race Course features nine Grade 1 contests highlighted by the $6 million Classic; it’ll be a great day of racing, Good Luck!

KEENELAND

Race 4) Filly & Mare Sprint 7 Furlongs Post Time 12:02 EST

7) Serengeti Empress – go to the front; 1st or 2nd in four starts at this distance.

2) Gamine – will love the cutback and a major threat to take field gate-to-wire.

5) Sconsin – 8 Belles champ is one across at the route.

9) Bell’s the One – got up by a nose last out in the Derby City Distaff.

3) Come Dancing – exits Grade 3 win; hot works.

SELECTIONS: 7,2,5,9,3

Race 5) Turf Sprint 5&1/2 Furlongs Post Time 12:39 EST

7) Leinster – two straight wins here both at the distance; will be hard to deny.

12) Got Stormy – also enters having won two straight, the last a dramatic nose victory.

3) Imprimis – battled gamely to take the G3 Turf Sprint at Kentucky Downs; 7-time winner at the route.

2) Just Might – always competitive; these sorts can surprise on big race days.

14) Extravagant Kid – near misses in last two to the top pick.

SELECTIONS: 7,12,3,2,14

Race 6) Dirt Mile Post Time 1:18 EST

10) Complexity – Kelso winner last out; 3-for-3 at the mile.

12) Owendale – returns to the distance of his last win back in May.

5) Knicks Go – since switch to Cox barn, perfect 2-for-2.

6) Mr. Money – much needed win last out in G3 Ack Ack.

3) Silver Dust – enters off three straight thirds.

SELECTIONS: 10,12,5,6,3

Race 7) Fillies & Mare Turf 1&3/16th Miles Post Time 1:57 EST

1) Starship Jubilee – mare has won 7 of her last ten starts; exits G1 Woodbine Mile win.

7) Terebellum – winner of the Group 1 Queen Anne at Ascot.

6) Rushing Fall – 5-time winner here most recent two back in the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley.

10) Civil Union – winner of 4-straight; Rosario dangerous in these spots.

9) Harvey’s Lil Goil – cleared the Grade 1 QEII field here last month.

SELECTIONS: 1,7,6,10,9

Race 8) Sprint 6 Furlongs Post Time 2:36 EST

10) Yaupon – winner of 4-straight.

11) Diamond Oops – G2 Phoenix win here last month produced feld’s highest last out speed figure.

12) Hog Creek Hustle – closing sort has enough for underneath plays.

2) CZ Rocket – five straight wins including a July victory here.

6) Frank’s Rockette – filly has won 5-of-6.

SELECTIONS: 10,11,12,2,6

Race 9) Turf Mile Post Time 3:15 EST