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Breeders’ Cup Picks and Plays

BC@SA By Editor / 5:58 pm, 11.05.09 / Comment / Tagged , , ,

Breeders’ Cup 360 asked handicappers for their best plays and our analysts for their top picks.

On the Grounds

Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 8:16 am, 11.05.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , ,

Safely installed at Santa Anita, Nick Luck provides a more complete picture of the European contenders. The gossip and rumor mill is at full steam; here’s how he see things.

Ask BC: The Lasix Question

Ask BC By Editor / 4:31 pm, 11.04.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , , ,

Why 2008 Mile winner Goldikova will run on Lasix for the first time Saturday. Also, where to find value (or a lock) in the Breeders’ Cup. Is Mastery “an absolute banker”?

Betting the Breeders’ Cup

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 3:00 am, 11.03.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged , ,

It’s feast or famine on racing’s richest day. For horseplayers, I’ve learned that you either have it, or you don’t, when playing the Breeders’ Cup.

Ask BC: In Company

Ask BC By Editor / 9:18 pm, 11.02.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Trainer Graham Motion on Smart Seattle and Zilva, Chip Woolley on Mine That Bird, and a bit of Breeders’ Cup history.

Ask BC: Your Questions Answered

Ask BC By Editor / 9:59 pm, 11.01.09 / 4 Comments / Tagged , ,

Have a handicapping question about the Breeders’ Cup? We can help you get answers. Ask Breeders’ Cup 360 and we’ll track down what you want to know.

‘Rip’ Ready for Challenge

BC@SA By Fanny Salmon / 8:50 pm, 11.01.09 / 3 Comments / Tagged , , , ,

With Sea the Stars retired the focus shifts, as it often does at this time of year, to the Ballydoyle runners pointing to the Breeders’ Cup.

Once Is Never Enough

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 5:41 pm, 10.26.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged , ,

Just because something worked last year does not mean it will work again this year.

The European Team: Faulkner’s First XI

BC@SA By At the Races / 10:00 am, 10.23.09 / 2 Comments / Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

After an incredible night of European success at the Breeders’ Cup 12 months ago, it should come as no surprise that trainers from across the pond are preparing their strongest ever salvo to fire at Santa Anita.

Which Europeans Might Be Vulnerable?

Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 4:17 pm, 10.20.09 / 10 Comments / Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We’re little over a fortnight away from the main event; the likely starters are growing clearer: it’s time to consider some serious wagering strategies, and to blow apart some European slam-dunk theories.