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HANDICAPPING: SATURDAY BREEDERS’ CUP SELECTIONS
Posted On 06 Nov 2020
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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
10) Halladay – wired the Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga.
11) Ivar – blistered the final quarter to take the Shadwell here last month.
6) Safe Voyage – Irish gelding is a 12-time winner.
12) Uni – 2-time of the First Lady run here.
SELECTIONS 10,11,6,12
Race 10) Distaff 1&1/8th Miles Post Time 3:54 EST
10) Monomoy Girl – the “Iron Lady”. She’s crossed the line first in 10 straight only to be DQed to second in the Cotillion way back when; maybe career final start, enjoy the moment.
8) Valiance – Grade 1 Spinster win produced a speed figure to factor in exotics.
5) Swiss Skydiver – Preakness winner makes her 10th 2020 start at her 10 different racetrack.
7) Point of Honor – Curlin filly has made a career of minor board finishes.
9) Ollie’s Candy – Candy Ride mare is another whose found success on the bottoms.
SELECTIONS: 10,8,5,7,9
Race 11) Turf 1&1/2 Miles Post Time 4:33 EST
2) Magical – multiple Group 1 winner over the toughest turf courses Europe has to offer.
7) United – 5-year-old has the skills; missed by a head in this contest a year ago.
3) Tarnawa – back-to-back Group 1 wins in France.
9) Channel Maker – wired both the G1 Sword Dancer and Turf Classic field’s in last two starts.
1) Arlow – grueling win last out at Kentucky Downs.
SELECTIONS: 2,7,3,9,1
Race 12) Classic 1&1/4 Miles Post Time 5:18 EST
2) Tiz the Law – Travers and Belmont Stakes winner has the needed rest to put field away.
10) Maximum Security – multiple Grade 1 champion will relish the return to the “classic” distance.
4) Tom’s d’Etat – a great handicap horse who loves the traditional handicap route of 1&1/8 mile, think this extra furlong cost him.
9) Authentic – if the stirring duel in the Preakness hasn’t taken too much out of him, a win factor.
7) Global Campaign – G1 Woodward win at the route makes him a player.
SELECTIONS: 2,10,4,9,7
