Bet On The Breeders Cup Classic Airing Its Essential Quality

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Created in the 1980s, the Breeders Cup Classic quickly became one. It typically attracts a superb field with some wild cards thrown in for good measure. So, due to the inherent unpredictability this creates, people often find a bet on the Breeders Cup Classic tricky. This year Bovada and other online betting sites in the US are leaning toward one of two horses, Essential Quality and Knicks Go. However as their odds get tighter you’ll spot there are some other opportunities too.

The Grand Slam of Thoroughbred Racing is a bit of a myth. The US Triple Crown is well known. You can probably name the races that compose it, right? But the Grand Slam, involving victory in one more race, is harder to define. This is mostly because so far they’ve defined it in at least two different “configurations”. So, whilst you may hear of this mythical achievement you can’t actually bet on the Breeders Cup Classic remaining part of it. After all, they’ve changed it before.

In the past, the Travers Stakes was the supposed fourth wheel on the Triple Crown tricycle. Some believe it still is. However, when American Pharoah failed to win the Travers something happened. As the winning bet on the Breeders Cup Classic that year (as well as the Triple Crown victor) it got called a Grand Slam winner. So this whole “Grand Slam” thing is a bit mercurial. Not those who like to regularly bet on sports in the US at Bovada will care what they call it. 

Grand Slam Or Delusions Of Grandeur?

Still, one of these days a horse will win the Triple Crown, the Travers Stakes AND the Breeders Cup. Just what will they call that? Even the term “Grand Slam” for winning four races is still not wholly accepted. Some people call that the Superfecta or even the Quadruple Crown. So what would a five-race winning horse get? The Quintuple Crown? Isn’t that from Game of Thrones? Once again, those looking to bet on the Breeders Cup Classic probably won’t know or care.

Bet On The Breeders Cup Classic

• Life Is Good – 10/1
• Art Collector – 8/1
• Max Player – 7/1
• Hot Rod Charlie – 7/1
• Medina Spirit – 6/1
• Essential Quality – 11/4
• Knicks Go – 2/1

They will be too busy trying to decide between putting a bet on Knicks Go or grabbing the very similar Breeders Cup odds on Essential Quality. Knicks Go gets the best odds on the Breeders Cup and so is favourite, but a bet on Essential Quality isn’t priced that much longer. So for a lot of regular horse racing fans a bet on the Breeders Cup Classic this year is a bit of a crap shoot. Online sportsbook sites in the US like Bovada are giving one 2/1 and the other 11/4 so it’s hard.

Bovada Has Your Bet On The Breeders Cup Classic

Luckily, they’re not the only horses in this race. With a “win and you’re in” qualifying system you’ll find some interesting steeds running in this race. Thus it is worth a quick glance down at the rest of the field. Medina Spirit is in there at 6/1, Hot Rod Charlie and Max Player both get 7/1. Any of those three can win this one on a good day. Even Art Collector and Life Is Good have a chance. Not that you should chose either of them as your bet on the Breeders Cup Classic 2021.   

Breeders Cup Classic

• Date – November 6th, 2021
• Location – California, USA
• Track – Del Mar
• Distance – 1¼ Miles
• Surface – Dirt
• Qualification – 3 y/o+
• Purse – US$6m

You can always bet on the Breeders Cup Classic to have an element of unpredictability, but that much? Probably not. Whilst the two favorites might get hung up there are plenty of other good horses in this field to take advantage. Sure, this might not be a Grand Slam event, and we won’t see a Quintuple Crown winner any time soon. But what does that matter? This race is, in of itself, a superb racing event and well worth taking advantage of US gambling laws to wager upon. 

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We take a look at how a bet on the Breeders Cup Classic doesn’t necessarily have to be on the two favorites at the bookies right now.