Breeders’ Cup Classic Handicapping Picks
Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2022 Classic is set for November 5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. Here’s a preview of our top contenders.
Breeders’ Cup Classic Preview
- Race: Breeders’ Cup Classic
- Purse: $6 million
- Track: Keeneland Race Course
- Date: November 5
- Post Time: 5:40 PM (ET)
- Live: Classic Odds: Click Here
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Handicapping
The one everyone waits for, the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic closes out the BC weekend and offers up the huge $6 million purse.
Owing to the presence of a heavy favourite, the race has drawn a field of only eight, but it’s an excellent field nonetheless that features the Kentucky Derby winner, the Travers Stakes winner, and five others that have at least one Grade 1 win on their resume.
They’ll be racing the American classic distance of 1 1/4 miles on the Keeneland dirt track.
Odds listed here are provided by the Keeneland track oddsmaker.
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Free Pick & Handicapping: Flightline Race Odds: 3-1
Unbeaten and untested, Flightline looks for his sixth straight lifetime victory and will move into the company of one of the best in recent history if he can get the win.
It’s not just his wins that are impressive, but the way he has won. Last out he took the (G1) Pacific Classic by an unheard of 19 1/4 lengths, the fourth time he has held a double-digit lead over the field at the wire. The only time he didn’t win by 10 lengths or more, he won by six.
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Pick & Handicapping: Epicenter Race Odds: 5-1
The hard-luck runner-up as the favourite in the 2022 Kentucky Derby, Epicenter came back later that summer to stamp himself as the best of the three-year-old crop by winning the (G1) Travers Stakes at Saratoga by a convincing 5 1/4 lengths.
Prior to that he won the (G2) Jim Dandy and now sports a lifetime record of six wins and three second-place finishes in 10 starts. He’ll be stepping up to take on older horses here for the first time.
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Free Pick & Handicapping: Life Is Good Race Odds: 6-1
The winner of the 2021 BC Dirt Mile, Life Is Good has won nine of his 11 lifetime starts with one second-place finish. The only time he was off the board was when he shipped over to the UAE to try the Dubai World Cup, where he ran fourth.
It’s worth noting that was the only time he tried this 1 1/4 mile distance. He comes into this after winning the (G1) Woodward Stakes at Aqueduct at 1 1/8 miles.
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Free Pick & Handicapping: Olympiad Race Odds: 10-1
Although he has been somewhat under the radar compared to others in here, Olympiad sports an impressive record in his own right, having won six-of-seven so far this year.
Last out he was the two-length winner of the (G1) Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga and that race marked the 10th consecutive time he hit a triple-digit Equibase Speed figure. It should be mentioned that his only defeat in 2022 came in the (G1) Whitney Stakes where he was a well-beaten fourth behind Life is Good, Happy Saver and Hot Rod Charlie, all of whom he’ll face here.
Here’s My 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Free Pick.
So, there are basically two ways to look at this race. You wouldn’t be faulted for simply conceding the win to Flightline, and sitting back and enjoying watching greatness in action.
But that’s also kind of boring and so the other way to view the race is that for the first time Flightline will face some early speed pressure – certainly from Life Is Good – and a hot duel up front may just open the door a crack for someone else that can track just behind the pace.
Olympiad, Hot Rod Charlie and Epicenter are all good candidates, and you’ll get a decent price on any of the three to win. That being the case, I’ll take a shot with a small win bet on the overlooked Olympiad to pull off the upset.
Full Field: Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds
By post position
- #1 – Taiba 8-1
- #2 – Life Is Good 6-1
- #3 – Happy Saver 30-1
- #4 – Flightline 3-5
- #5 – Hot Rod Charlie 15-1
- #6 – Epicenter 5-1
- #7 – Olympiad 10-1
- #8 – Rich Strike 20-1
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