Race 8 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile 6:05pm ET
| PP | HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS | ||||
| 1 | TAPTOWNE | Tim Glyshaw | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
15-1 |
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| 2 | GOLDEN TICKET | Ken McPeek | Joel Rosario |
12-1 |
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| 3 | HYMN BOOK | Shug McGaughey | Javier Castellano |
15-1 |
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| 4 | BRUJO DE OLLEROS | Rick Mettee | Alan Garcia |
8-1 |
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| 5 | FED BIZ | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia |
6-1 |
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| 6 | BROADWAY EMPIRE | Robertino Diodoro | Rico Walcott |
12-1 |
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| 7 | ALPHA | Kiaran McLaughlin | Joe Bravo |
8-1 |
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| 8 | HOLY LUTE | James Cassidy | Mike Smith |
20-1 |
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| 9 | CENTRALINTELIGENCE | Ron Ellis | Victor Espinoza |
15-1 |
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| 10 | VERRAZANO | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez |
3-1 |
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| 11 | PANTS ON FIRE | Kelly Breen | Paco Lopez |
6-1 |
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| 12 | GOLDENCENTS | Doug O’Neill | Rafael Bejarano |
4-1 |
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| Also-Eligible | ||||||||
| 13 | EASTER GIFT | Chad Brown | Joel Rosario |
15-1 |
PACE SCENARIO: Several horses in here could attempt to lead the way, including likely favorite Verrazano, longshot Broadway Empire and Alpha. The top finishers in this race will runners who can sit a good tactical trip and then finish strong. 2012 Travers Stakes winner Golden Ticket was ‘short’ in his last race and now reunites with jockey Joel Rosario. Big effort expected from him as well as another longshot, Centralintelligence, who loves this track and has been training well for Ron Ellis.
Spot Play? Play both Golden Ticket and Centralintelligence to Win. Key the top two selections, Golden Ticket and Centralintelligence, in exactas and trifectas. Also, box the top four choices, plus #5 Fed Biz, in an exacta box.
Selections:
1st- # 2 Golden Ticket
2nd- # 9 Centralintelligence
3rd- # 4 Brujo De Olleros
4th- #12 Goldencents
Get complete Professional analysis for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup card here
