Breeders Cup Classic futures

DiscreetCat

I stopped by the Wynn a couple of days ago to grab the new Derby sheet, and was quite surprised to find a Breeders Cup Classic sheet as well. Here's the sheet....see if you notice any glaring omissions. One of them is running today.

A.P. Arrow 125/1
Albertus Maximus 15/1
Anak Nakal 75/1
Arson Squad 75/1
Asiatic Boy 45/1
Beethoven 85/1
Big Drama 100/1
Blue Exit 60/1
Capt. Candyman Can 30/1
Casino Drive 14/1
Champs Elysees 20/1
Charitable Man 75/1
Chocolate Candy 125/1
Colonel John 10/1
Cowboy Cal 40/1
Desert Party 40/1
Einstein 20/1
Fairbanks 75/1
Finallymadeit 60/1
Friesan Fire 40/1
Georgie Boy 18/1
Giant Oak 100/1
Grasshopper 60/1
Harlem Rocker 20/1
Hello Broadway 85/1
Honest Man 75/1
It's a Bird 60/1
Magnum 20/1
Mambo in Seattle 50/1
Midshipman 40/1
Notonthesamepage 75/1
Old Fashioned 30/1
Pioneerof the Nile 15/1
Smooth Air 60/1
Square Eddie 60/1
Stardom Bound 30/1
Tale of Ekati 30/1
The Pamplemousse 60/1
Tiago 12/1
Vineyard Haven 40/1
Well Armed 15/1
Zenyatta 18/1

justin13892002

I like to see Zenyatta sitting down bottom there!!!! Nice to see the return!

rayphil

What i see that is interesting is well armed at 15-1 that is carzy. I think at the price now blue exit is a good wager...Its too early to tell but it is way to early to throw a 3 year old in there.

DiscreetCat

In past years, Avello has opened horses like Curlin and Discreet Cat @ 3/1. With eight months until raceday, no less. Nice to see this year's favorite is 12/1, but most of the prices are still downright awful. Speaking for myself, i got a chuckle out of Stardom Bound @ 30/1. That's what happens when you base the BC Classic sheet off the Kentucky Derby sheet, i guess.

DiscreetCat

Zenyatta is another story. She already won the Distaff last year, and therefore her connections may be inclined to try the Classic this time around. Particularly since staying in the Distaff division very well may have cost her Horse of the Year.

On the flip-side, her connections barely gave the Classic a second thought last year, when quite frankly she would've deserved to be the favorite. So she might need a repeat performance of her 2008 campaign for her connections to even consider it this year. Any dropoff at all (and realistically, there's nowhere else to go but down) , and it may be right back to the Distaff. Or the Ladies' Classic, or whatever they're calling it these days.

Incidentally, sheets for the other Breeders Cup races won't surface until June, at the very earliest.

Mikenyce

Capt. Candyman Can 30/1
Interesting? Didnt this horse close somewhere around this price for the Derby in pool 1?