Sampling of overseas odds for the BC Classic

DiscreetCat

Rip Van Winkle 7/4 6/4 7/4 7/4 6/4 6/4 2 6/4 6/4

Zenyatta 4 5 9/2 9/2 5 5 5 7/2 5

Summer Bird 6 6 7 7 6 8 8 7 7

Mastercraftsman 10 12 10 10 10 10 12 10 10

Gio Ponti 12 12 14 12 14 14 12 14 14

Quality Road 12 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 14

Twice Over 16

Gitano Hernando 12 20 14 20 14 16 20 20 14

Rail Trip 14 20 16 20 14 20 16 20 16

Richard's Kid 12 20 16 16 20 20 20 20 14

Colonel John 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Einstein 20 25 20 20 14 25 20 20 20

Mine That Bird 20 25 25 25 16 25 25 25 25

Regal Ransom 25

Tiago 33 33 25 -- 33 33 33 25 20

Bullsbay 25 33 33 25 20

rayphil

i dont understand how gio ponti and quality road are the same......but i would take that on gio ponti

FlyinLate

I don't understand how Richard's Kid is that short of a price off one longshot victory.
I also don't see Zenyatta at 4-1 without any confirmation of running in Classic.
Only semi-intriguing prices to me are Einstein and Gio Ponti.
Both are clearly aimed at the Classic and likely to go off at lower odds than listed.

DiscreetCat

I agree with the sentiment here; i think Gio Ponti is being way overlooked right now. I can't make him any higher than about 9/2. With the possible exceptions of Rip Van Winkle and Zenyatta (if she even runs), i don't think he takes a back seat to anyone in the race. People seem to be overlooking the fact he's already won over the surface, and can definitely get 1 1/4 miles vs. top company. Throw him on grass a few times and then let him lose his final prep race (which was run over a bog-like surface @ 1 1/2 miles), and everyone is discounting him now. Makes no sense at all.

DiscreetCat

Btw, i've been keeping a vigilant eye over the last couple of weeks, and Mastercraftsman has NOT been confirmed for the race. Probably will be at some point, but it hasn't happened yet.