Bernardini Heads Market for 23rd Breeders’ Cup Classic
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On Saturday, Churchill Downs’ famous twin spires will witness the 23rd running of the Breeders’ Cup, the racing calendar’s end-of-season jamboree which is unofficially billed as the ‘World Thoroughbred Championship’. The eight-race is worth over $20million in prize-money and culminates with the Breeders’ Cup Classic, run over 1m 2f on dirt with a hefty $5million prize for the winner at stake. www.PinnacleSports.com will have all the action covered from post-to-wire.
Given the array of talent on show, the winner of the big race is notoriously hard to predict. In fact, the biggest long-shot in the events’ history was Arcangues in 1993, who silenced the partisan crowd by romping home at odds of 134-1.
In the 12 years since the French-raider’s shock victory, there hasn’t been a single European winner in the big race. This year, Aidan O’Brien trained George Washington and Brian Meehan’s, David Junior, fly the flag for Europe. Both are worthy English classic winners, but have the same question mark over them; they have never raced on dirt.
According to the bookmakers at www.PinnacleSports.com, everything points to short-priced market leader Bernardini. Critics suggest he benefited from the tragic injury to 2005 Kentucky Derby winner, Barbaro, when comfortably winning the Preakness Stakes by 5 ¼ lengths. However, Tom Albertrani’s colt silenced these doubters by following up with an even more impressive win last time out in the Jockey Gold Cup. After a light summer campaign Bernardini will be fresh, but as a three-year-old, he must prove his worth against older, more experienced horses.
The early action at www.PinnacleSports.com suggests the main challenge to the market favorite is expected to come from Lava Man - unbeaten in seven season starts - but all in California, and Invasor – unbeaten in 2006 – but with doubts over his well-being.
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