Breeders’ Cup Classic odds: See new futures for 24 horses
It appears futures players are betting with both hands on Flightline to win Breeders’ Cup Classic 2022.
At one international site in the past week, the undefeated colt who has two Grade 1 victories shortened from 3-1 to 5-2 to win the $6 million race Nov. 5 at Keeneland.
Trained by John Sadler, Flightline is not expected to race again until the Pacific Classic (G1) on Sept. 3 at Del Mar.
The Costa Rica-based betting site Bovada cut Life Is Good from 8-1 to 6-1 in the blush of his five-length win in the John A. Nerud Stakes (G2) on July 2 at Belmont Park.
While Jack Christopher and Olympiad held firm at 8-1, Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Country Grammer went from 12-1 to 10-1 after he returned to the stable of previously suspended trainer Bob Baffert. Taiba, also transferred back to Baffert, went from 40-1 to 20-1.
Hot Rod Charlie, who is expected to start next in the Whitney (G1) next month at Saratoga, went from 18-1 to 12-1.
Even though he is expected to miss the rest of the year with a bruised bone, Belmont Stakes winner Mo Donegal was still listed by Bovada, drifting from 12-1 to 14-1.
These were the Bovada odds listed Monday morning for the Breeders’ Cup Classic:
| Breeders' Cup Classic | Int'l | Trainer | Sire | Age-sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flightline | 5-2 | John Sadler | Tapit | 4 c |
| Life Is Good | 6-1 | Todd Pletcher | Into Mischief | 4 c |
| Jack Christopher | 8-1 | Chad Brown | Munnings | 3 c |
| Olympiad | 8-1 | Bill Mott | Speightstown | 4 c |
| Country Grammer | 10-1 | Bob Baffert | Tonalist | 5 h |
| Hot Rod Charlie | 12-1 | Doug O'Neill | Oxbow | 4 c |
| Mo Donegal | 14-1 | Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo | 3 c |
| Charge It | 16-1 | Todd Pletcher | Tapit | 3 c |
| Epicenter | 16-1 | Steve Asmussen | Not This Time | 3 c |
| Mandaloun | 18-1 | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | 4 c |
| Taiba | 20-1 | Bob Baffert | Gun Runner | 3 c |
| Zandon | 20-1 | Chad Brown | Upstart | 3 c |
| Corniche | 25-1 | Todd Pletcher | Quality Road | 3 c |
| Happy Saver | 25-1 | Todd Pletcher | Super Saver | 5 h |
| Speaker's Corner | 25-1 | Bill Mott | Street Sense | 4 c |
| Scalding | 33-1 | Shug McGaughey | Nyquist | 4 c |
| Smile Happy | 33-1 | Kenny McPeek | Runhappy | 3 c |
| Echo Zulu | 40-1 | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner | 3 f |
| Fulsome | 40-1 | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | 4 c |
| Messier | 40-1 | Tim Yakteen | Empire Maker | 3 c |
| Newgrange | 40-1 | Tim Yakteen | Violence | 3 c |
| Tiz the Bomb | 40-1 | Kenny McPeek | Hit It a Bomb | 3 c |
| Dr Post | 50-1 | Todd Pletcher | Quality Road | 5 h |
| We the People | 50-1 | Rodolphe Brisset | Constitution | 3 c |