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Catholic Boy had payout odds of 8-1 (or $200 for every $10 bet) for Saturday's Breeders Cup Classic.
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From Forbes.com: "This is a horse that more people should know about. His trainer was an assistant to Todd Pletcher, who ruled the sport before Chad Brown came along; an accomplished rider, Thomas suffered a catastrophic injury before turning to training, leaving Pletcher’s employ to strike out on his own. Catholic Boy began his career on grass, was switched to dirt and won the Grade 2 Remsen, then bled in the Grade 1 Florida Derby, sidelining him on the Kentucky Derby trail. Switched back to grass, he won the Grade 1 Belmont Derby, then cruised to victory in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes back on dirt. Versatile and talented, a win here would cap an incredible year that might have some voters putting him on their ballot for champion 3-year-old."
Trainer Jonathan Thomas was pleased with Catholic Boy's morning of training at Churchill Downs Wednesday.
“He showed that contained energy like he's just a stride away from exploding, like a keg of dynamite just waiting to go off,” Thomas said. “Our job is to hopefully time it for 5:45 Saturday afternoon.”
The Friday and Saturday schedule appears below. Live betting odds can be found here.
Friday's Races (Nov. 2, all times ET)
Juvenile Turf Sprint, 3:21 p.m.
Juvenile Fillies Turf, 4 p.m.
Tito's Handmade Vodka Juvenile Fillies, 4:40 p.m.
Juvenile Turf, 5:22 p.m.
Sentient Jet Juvenile 6:05 p.m.
Saturday's Races (Nov. 3, all times ET)
Filly and Mare Sprint, 12 p.m.
Turf Sprint, 12:38 p.m.
Dirt Mile, 1:16 p.m.
Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf, 2:04 p.m.
Twinspires Sprint, 2:46 p.m.
Mile, 3:36 p.m.
Longines Distaff, 4:16 p.m.
Longines Turf, 4:56 p.m.
Classic, 5:44 p.m.
