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McKinzie had payout odds of 3-1 (or $30 for every $10 bet) for Saturday's 2019 Breeders Cup Classic. The article below pertains to last year's Breeders Cup.
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From Forbes.com: "Five races, four wins, one second. Back in the winter, he was headed towards Kentucky Derby favoritism before he got hurt and Justify appeared. After six months away from the races, he came back to win the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby by 1 3/4 lengths, his first trip outside of California. He faces a much bigger test here than he did in the Keystone State, but it would be foolish to overlook him, given what he’s accomplished. A decent finish here makes him a millionaire, as he’s already earned $900,000. "
McKinzie was the early favorite to win the 2018 Kentucky Derby but was diagnosed with a bruised hock after the San Felipe on March 10 and missed all three races in the Triple Crown series as he recovered.
“I always felt at the beginning of the year that was going to be my Derby horse,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “He got hurt, and fortunately I had that little red horse come along, Justify, that picked up the slack.”
The 3yo co-owned by Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman, galloped 1¼ miles under Humberto Gomez at 7:30 a.m Wednesday morning.
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.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
