Horse Race Betting: Breeders' Cup Classic 2018 Top Contenders

The biggest event in thoroughbred racing takes place on Nov. 3 when the top dirt horses in the world run in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Online bookies should use their pay per head software to manage horse race betting action on BC Classic potential winners. Learn more about

Breeders’ Cup Classic 2018 Top Contenders

Check out the winners along with information on how bookies should manage action on those potential winners.

Accelerate                            7/2

The favorite almost never wins unless the favorite is a monster. Accelerate might be getting slower and he’s never won outside of California. Don’t set max betting limits too low, or you might miss out on profit.

West Coast                          5/1

West Coast ran great in the Awesome Again Stakes when losing to Accelerate because it was his first race since the Dubai World Cup in March. If he improves at all, he’ll have a shot.

Set logical max betting limits on this Bob Baffert trainee.

Catholic Boy                                    8/1

Won’t go off the favorite but will have backers. Changing Catholic Boys’ odds to 6/1 from 8/1 makes sense. Also, set max betting limits.  

McKinzie                              8/1

Here’s another who should attract massive action. McKinzie looked great winning the Pennsylvania Derby and Bob Baffert’s pulled this move off before, waiting to unleash a 3-year-old that springboards from a PA derby victory to a Breeders’ Cup Classic win.

Mind Your Biscuits                       8/1

He fires every time and should be one of the few closers in a race loaded with speed. If pay per head sportsbook bookies don’t set max betting limits on Mind Your Biscuits, they could be crying afterwards.

Mendelssohn                                 10/1

The Aidan O’Brien trained front-runner can lay off if he must. Set max betting limits because if no horse goes with him, he’ll wire this field.

Thunder Snow                   10/1

The Dubai World Cup winner has every right to improve off his second place finish in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. The horse that beat Thunder Snow in the JCGC went off at 37/1.

Bookies must set max betting limits on Thunder Snow to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Diversify                               12/1

He’s a straight go for the broke runner, but like Mendelssohn, bookies should set max betting limits.

Mendelssohn and Diversify got into a crazy speed duel in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. If either backs off in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the other horse could wire the BC Classic field.

Yoshida                                15/1

Absolutely set max betting limits because we don’t know exactly how good Yoshida is on dirt. Trainer Bill Mott took a turf horse named Cigar and turned him into one of the greatest dirt horses to ever run.

If Mott did it once, he can do it twice.

Pavel                                      20/1

The last time Churchill Downs held the Breeders’ Cup Classic a closer named Drosselmeyer upset the field. Pavel could be 2018’s Drosselmeyer because he’s got a win over the Churchill dirt.

Don’t even hesitate. Use your online bookie software and set max betting limits on Pavel to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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