Breeders' Cup Classic Selections, and Analysis

HorseRacingFLA Staff

Post time is 8:44 p/m. Eastern (5:44 p.m. Pacific) for today's $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Calif.

The race is 1 1/4 miles on dirt for 3-year-olds and up and will be part of a live  telecast by NBC's over-the-air stations.



Here are the post positions with trainers, jockeys and morning line odds--followed by our suggested bets.

1. Math Wizard-- S. Joseph Jr, R. Santana  30-1
2.Seeking the Soul-B. Hernandez. D. Stewart 20-1
3.Owendale--B. Cos, J. Castellano 15-1
4. War of Will--M. Casse, T. Gaffalione  20-1 .
5. Yoshida--B . Mott, M. Smith 8-1
6. Elate--B. Mott. J/Ortiz  6-1
7/Hogher Power--F. Prat, J. Sadler  6-1
8. McKinzie--B, Baffert, J. Rosario    3-1
9.Mongolian Groom--E, Ganpath, E. Cedillo 12-1
10/ Vino Rosso--T. Pletcher, I. Ortiz  Jr.  4-1
11. Code of Honor--S. McGaughey, J. Vrlazquez 4-1

Suggested Bets:
* $3 Win and Show  6
*$3 Win and Show   8
$3 Win and Show    11      $18

$1 exacta  box    6  7   8  10      $12
$1 exacta  part wheel
first    6   8
second  2  5   6  8  11              $10

$50 cent trifecta  part wheel
first   6  8
second 2  6  8   10
third     2    5  6   7   8  10  11    $15

Total   $55

6 --  Elate  has won at  1 1/4 miles  three times and has beaten the boys.  Mott trainee has been working well, and we look for her to get  a  good trip..

8 -- McKinzie, trained by   Baffert,  has been ultra-consistent on both coasts.  

10 -- Vino  Rosso won  this year's Gold Cup at  Santa Anita, and comes west  again for Pletcher.

7 --  Higher Power won the Pacific  Classic  at Del Mar and is  on upswing for Sadler, who trained last year's BC Classic winner  Accelerate.

11  -- Code of Honor, trained by McGaughey, is this season's best  3-YO and has a win at  1 1/4 miles in Travers.

2 --  Seeking the Soul is coming off two  down efforts, but before that had  Grade 1  breakthrough  win in Stephen Foster  at  Churchill.  Trainer Dallas Stewart has a knack  for hitting the board with longshots  in big races.