Breeders Cup 2009 - Pick 3 Wager

Breeders’ Cup 2009 - Pick 3 Wager Starts with Midshipman and Ends with the BC Classic

Being judicious about where you put your Breeders’ Cup 2009 money is the way to ensure success.

Okay, maybe it’s not he way to ensure success, there is no real way when wagering on horses, but it is a way to not get totally beat up in the BetUS online racebook. So, instead of betting a horse to win in every race, playing trifectas and exacta, playing all of the Pick 4’s, it makes sense to simply pick the best Pick 3 wager on the card and bet that.

Let’s take a look at my best Pick 3 wager on Breeders’ Cup Day.

Pick 3 Wager

Race 7: Breeders’ Cup 2009 Dirt Mile

Horses used: #1 Mastercraftsman, #3 Midshipman

Analysis: He certainly looks like lone speed in this race as Bullsbay will be about 3 to 4 lengths behind him and Mastercraftsman might be in downtown L.A.

I’m exaggerating, of course, but getting a Godolphin runner at roughly 4 to 1 in the Breeder's Cup 2009 odds or higher with Garrett Gomez on his back on a surface that he excels out looks like a solid single in a Pick 3 to me. Midshipman won’t even be the favorite in this race even though everything points to him winning the race.

Mastercraftsman will be the favorite, but he’s a must use. There’s just no other way around it.

Race 8: BC Turf

Horses used: #2 Conduit, #6 Presious Passion, #7 Spanish Moon

Analysis: Conduit is trying to repeat and all systems appear go for him to do so. Presious Passion should be lone speed. Spanish Moon figures to be the closest to Presious Passion. So, Moon should get the jump on his competitors.

Race 9: Breeders’ Cup 2009 Classic

Horses used: #3 Summer Bird, #5 Twice Over, #6 Richard’s Kid, #10 Rip Van Winkle, #12 Quality Road
Analysis: Summer Bird, Rip Van Winkle and Quality Road are the three best horses in this race, but since we were judicious with our other two legs, not going crazy and putting in the world, why not spread a bit in the finale?

Twice Over has a decent shot because he’s been brilliant in his last two and is coming into this race looking fantastic. He could be this year’s Raven’s Pass. Richard’s Kid is the best quality closer in this race, yes, better than Zenyatta, and it will be his third race with trainer Bob Baffert.

$1 total cost = 2 x 3 x 5 = 30

= $30