The 2020 Breeders' Cup offers 14 major graded stakes race over a two-day card. The total prize money for this year's event adds up to $31 million.
The first five races at Keeneland Racecourse will be run on Friday afternoon. The final nine events fill Saturday's live card at Keeneland.
Going through the entry list for the top two events this year, I have come up with my Trifecta Play for Friday's $2 million BC Juvenile and Saturday's $6 million BC Classic.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
There is a full field of 14 two-year old standouts in this year's race. However, this is still a two-way race between Jackie's Warrior as the 7/5 favorite and Reinvestment Risk as a 9/2 second-favorite.
These two Kentucky-bred colts have already gone head-to-head twice this season. Jackie's Warrior went on to win the Hopeful Stakes and the Champagne Stakes with Reinvestment Risk taking second in each of these Grade 1 races.
I still have Jackie's Warrior a step ahead in another one-two finish. You can add Classier to the trifecta pick as Bob Baffert's best entry in the field.
Jackie's Warrior
Reinvestment Risk
Classier
Breeders' Cup Classic
The one thing that stands out for this year's BC Classic is the depth of three-year old Thoroughbreds in the field. Belmont winner Tiz the Law is a 3/1 second-favorite to win and Kentucky Derby winner Authentic has 6/1 odds to win on the morning line.
My top two picks for the BC Classic are four-year old colts trained by Baffert. I give Maximum Security (7/2) the slight edge over the favorite Improbable at 5/2 odds on the morning line. I was tempted to bet the Baffert Sweep with Authentic as my Show pick. However, I like Global Campaign at longer 20/1 odds coming off a recent win in the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes.
Maximum Security
Improbable
Global Campaign
For my complete preview of these two Breeders' Cup races, I have included a link to Scores & Stats as the ultimate sports betting site for US players.
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