2020 Breeders’ Cup Odds, Ends and Past Performances

Breeders’ Cup Favorites and Longshots

Game Winner takes the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 11/4/18. (Jordan Thomson Photo)

-Favorites have won 107 of 346 Breeders’ Cup races, a 31 percent rate.

-The worst finish by a favorite was in the 2003 Juvenile at Santa Anita Park when Cuvee finished 12th by 58 lengths at odds of 3-2.

-There have been 65 odds-on (¢.90 or less) choices with 28 winners.

-There have been 45 horses to go off at odds of 100-1 or greater but only Arcangues, winner of the 1993 Classic at 133.60-1, has finished in the money.

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Lowest/Highest Odds for Each Breeders’ Cup Race Winner

Classic:

2015: American Pharoah — ¢.70

1993: Arcangues — $133.60

Dirt Mile:

2015: Liam’s Map –– ¢.50

2010:  Dakota Phone –– $37.70

Filly and Mare Turf:

2004: Ouija Board — ¢.90

2010: Shared Account — $46.00

Filly & Mare Sprint:

2012: Groupie Doll –– ¢.70

2017: Bar of Gold –– $66.70

Juvenile:

1984: Chief’s Crown — ¢.70

2019: Storm the Court –– $45.90

Juvenile Turf:

2009: Pounced –– $2.40
2007: Nownownow –– $12.60

Juvenile Fillies:

1990: Meadow Star — ¢.20

2014; Take Charge Brandi — $61.70

Juvenile Fillies Turf: 

2018: Newspaperofrecord — ¢.60

2019: Sharing –– $13.80

Juvenile Sprint:

2011: Secret Circle — $.40

2012; Hightail — $15.40

Juvenile Turf Sprint:

2019: Four Wheel Drive — $1.50

2018: Bulletin –– $4.30

Distaff:

1985; Life’s Magic — ¢.40 (coupled with Lady’s Secret and Alabama Nana)

2000: Spain — $55.90

Marathon:

2009: Man of Iron — $6.40

2011: Afleet Again — $41.60

Mile:

2013: Wise Dan — ¢.80

2011: Court Vision — $64.80

Sprint:

1984: Eillo — $1.30

1991: Sheikh Albadou — $26.30

The most successful post position in Breeders’ Cup history has been post 4, which has produced 40 winners in 36 years. The least successful post has been post position 13, but the races didn’t allow more than 12 starters until recently.ß

Winning Post Positions

Post Position 1            34 Winners

Post Position 2            33 Winners

Post Position 3            25 Winners

Post Position 4            40 Winners

Post Position 5            37 Winners

Post Position 6            28 Winners

Post Position 7            23 Winners

Post Position 8            23 Winners

Post Position 9            28 Winners

Post Position 10          17 Winners

Post Position 11          25 Winners

Post Position 12          19 Winners

Post Position 13          4 Winners

Post Position 14          10 Winners

Breeders’ Cup Odds

2020 Breeders’ Cup Odds and Post Positions
PP Horse Jockey Odds
1 Tacitus
Jose Ortiz
20-1
2 Tiz the Law Manuel Franco 3-1
3 By My Standards Gabriel Saez 10-1
4 Tom’s d’Etat Joel Rosario 6-1
5 Title Ready Corey Lanerie 30-1
6 Higher Power Flavien Prat 20-1
7 Global Campaign Javier Castellano 20-1
8 Improbable Irad Ortiz Jr 5-2
9 Authentic John Velazquez 6-1
10 Maximum Security Luis Saez 7-2