Breeders’ Cup - Final Thoughts for October 24th

From now until Friday online racebook betting fans will wait with anticipation for the first Breeders’ Cup race of the 2008 year to be run. For BetUS online sportsbook betting fans it doesn’t get any more exciting than this Friday and Saturday when the best horses in the world will take to the Santa Anita Pro-Ride and turf surfaces to test themselves!

It’s imperative that online betting fans stick to their guns when deciding which horses to make wagers on in every single one of the Breeders’ Cup races. By sticking to their guns, I mean not making an online bet on an underlaid horse.

Every horse in the Breeders’ Cup is a good horse. No bad horses show up for these races. That means that favorites usually don’t run well. No horses in any of these races has probably ever faced a field as competitive as the ones they will be running in this weekend.

That means that online wagering fans need to concentrate on price plays. Yes, this includes price plays in exotic bets.

Let’s get to the final thoughts for October 24th!

Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint

Indian Blessing, as expected, is the chalk on the morning line at + 200 in the BetUS online sportsbook. The online odds on Indian Blessing are probably fair right now, but I can’t endorse her as the favorite. The biggest surprise is that Intangaroo is second choice at online wagering odds of + 400. My pick, and the horse that I no doubt will stick with in this, is Indyanne at the hugely overlaid online odds of + 1200. 12 to 1 on the fastest filly I’ve seen in maybe my lifetime? Are you kidding me? I’m all over Indyanne. This is especially true since that Pro-Ride surface is playing towards speed.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

There were a few surprises in this race when entrants were drawn on Tuesday. Emmy Darling was entered and has quickly become one of the favorites in the BetUS online sportsbook at + 265. Of course, those are the online odds on Consequences, my top pick, Freedom Rings and C Karma. The surprise in the early online betting is the odds on Aidan O’Brien’s Heart Shaped. She hasn’t won in a while, but she’s easily the classiest filly in this. I expect her online odds to drop. If she stays at + 500, then she’s the play.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies

Stardom Bound, as expected, has opened up as a BetUS online betting favorite at + 200. She knows the Santa Anita Pro-Ride surface and should put in a good run this Friday. Also as expected, Sky Diva, who I left out of my top three, is the second choice in the online betting at + 325. My top choice? That would be C.S. Silk who has me salivating at the online wagering odds of + 1500. How often do online horse betting fans get a chance to place a wager on the lone speed in a race at double-digit odds? Not often. She’s my play of the day.

Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf

Both Wait A While and Halfway to Heaven will vie for favoritism in this race. Wait A While is currently going off at online wagering odds of + 300. Halfway to Heaven is going off at online wagering odds of + 400. My top pick, Marualakana, is going off at online betting odds of + 500. If Mauralakana holds her online odds, then I have to puts some money on her. I also believe that Aidan O’Brien’s second stringer in here, Visit, has a shot at + 1500. This might be a good “let’s wait and see how the odds shake-out” race.