Breeders Cup Betting Guide 2011 - Drosselmeyer bags Classic glory as Goldikova loses Mile crown
Mike Smith made amends for last season's defeat on Zenyatta by partnering Drosselmeyer to victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday evening as he caught Game on Dude in the final furlong in an epic renewal of the $5m contest.
Elsewhere on the card, Goldikova failed in her quest to win a fourth consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile crown as Freddy Head's wonder mare could only finish third to Court Vision, who took the honours.
Earlier on the card, Aidan O'Brien saddled a double with Wrote and St Nicholas Abbey taking the honours, whilst Hansen was a lead-all-the-way winner in the Juvenile.
All the Breeders Cup 2011 Results
Goldikova has become a Breeders Cup legend over the past few years with three successive wins in the Breeders Cup Mile and the superstar French filly will be going for a remarkable fourth win on Saturday night. It would be a stunning achievement for Goldikova and everyone hopes she arrives fit and healthy. Another filly in Midday will be looking to win a second Breeders Cup race when she runs in the Breeders Cup Turf, she won the Filly and Mare Turf two years ago and looks to be a major threat in this race.
Breeders Cup Meeting 2011
It is usual for the Breeders Cup to be run at a different race track each year in order to give the US public the opportunity to see the meeting every couple of years as it heads from east coast to west coast from year to year. However, 2008 and 2009 saw the Breeders Cup held at the same course for the first time ever, it was held at Santa Anita in California. That has been followed by two successive championships in Churchill Downs, we were there last year and will return there this year for the 2011 Breeders Cup.
What makes this day so special is that each Breeders Cup Betting race, with the exception of the Breeders Cup Marathon, is worth at least $1 million in Prize money and for the fourteen races it is worth over $25.million. The two day racing extravaganza attracts the best horses from all over the World all in search of the huge prize money and the great prestige of a world championship. The US love to see horses from the UK, Ireland and France taking their chance but we are now seeing entrants from South Africa and all over the World.
Breeders Cup History and Legends
Many great US equine stars have emerged over the years including Ravens Pass, Azeri, A.P. Indy, Alysheba, Cigar, Personal Ensign, Ferdinand, Sunday Silence and Curlin. One of the brightest European stars was the great Ouija Board who won her second title in three years in the Filly and Mare Turf at Churchill Downs in 2006. See Breeders Cup History for more information on the background to this great meeting.
Breeders Cup Odds 2011
For many this is the one time in the year that the UK punters will be having free bets on American racing mainly because some of the European stars are in the line up and all fourteen races are televised live on both Racing UK and At the races. All the UK bookmakers prices up the Breeders Cup betting in the days leading up to race day and you can get US tote prices or UK bookmakers prices whichever you think may get you the best odds. All the online bookmakers on this site will be offering Breeders Cup free bets for those punters opening a new account. You might want to look over our Breeders Cup Tips page before making your selections.
Breeders Cup Races and Schedule
The Breeders Cup is now a two day affair and will host fourteen races in total, five on Day 1, which will be for females and nine races on Day 2 for the males. See Breeders Cup schedule to look over the complete race card.
The final two races are the John Deere Breeders Cup Turf with a prize fund of $3 million for 3 year olds and older over the one and half mile course and last but not least is the finale the Breeders Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge with a prize fund of a massive $5 million over one and a quarter miles for 3 year olds and older taking prize money on day two to $14 million and in total for the two days to $25.5 million.
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