Breeders’ Cup odds: New Grade 1 winner makes Classic jump

Thanks to his victory Saturday at Saratoga in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Max Player vaulted from a long shot to one of the three shortest-priced horses in international futures for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

With the Brad Cox duo of Essential Quality (4-1) and Knicks Go (5-1) still its top choices, Bovada in Costa Rica cut Max Player from 14-1 to 7-1 to win the $6 million race Nov. 6 at Del Mar.

Happy Saver, who finished second to Max Player on Saturday, drifted from 7-1 to 9-1. Third-place Forza Di Oro was added to the futures, opening at 10-1.

Here are the 27 horses listed in the Classic futures at Bovada (odds from last week in parentheses):

Classic

  4-1   (4-1) Essential Quality

  5-1   (5-1) Knicks Go

  7-1 (14-1) Max Player

  9-1   (7-1) Happy Saver

10-1   ( -- ) Forza Di Oro

10-1 (11-1) Life Is Good

10-1   (8-1) Maxfield

12-1 (12-1) Hot Rod Charlie

12-1 (12-1) Tripoli

16-1 (16-1) Medina Spirit

16-1 (16-1) Silver State

18-1 (18-1) Country Grammer

18-1 (18-1) Rombauer

20-1 (20-1) Express Train

20-1 (20-1) Jackie’s Warrior

20-1 (20-1) Midnight Bourbon

22-1 (22-1) Royal Ship

25-1 (25-1) Concert Tour

25-1 (25-1) Fulsome

25-1 (25-1) Idol

25-1 (20-1) Rock Your World

25-1 (25-1) Tacitus

25-1 (25-1) Tizamagician

33-1 (33-1) Dr Post

33-1 (33-1) Known Agenda

40-1 (40-1) Dream Shake

40-1 (40-1) Jesús’ Team

  --     (7-1) Mystic Guide

Turf

Still not certain to be sent from England to Del Mar, three-time Group 1 winner Mishriff is nevertheless the 7-2 favorite to win the Turf. For some reason, Colonel Liam made the biggest jump. Even though he finished an empty eighth Aug. 28 in the Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga, he was cut from 20-1 to 16-1.

  7-2   (7-2) Mishriff

  4-1   (4-1) Domestic Spending

  9-2   (9-2) Tarnawa

  5-1   (9-2) State of Rest

  7-1   (7-1) St Mark’s Basilica

  8-1   (8-1) Love

  9-1   (9-1) Gufo

  9-1   (9-1) Japan

10-1 (10-1) Lord North

12-1 (12-1) Tribhuvan

14-1 (14-1) Bolshoi Ballet

16-1 (16-1) Al Aasy

16-1 (16-1) Astronaut

16-1 (16-1) Channel Maker

16-1 (20-1) Colonel Liam

16-1 (16-1) Mogul

16-1 (16-1) United

18-1 (18-1) Somelikeithotbrown

20-1 (20-1) Arklow

25-1 (25-1) Channel Cat

25-1 (25-1) Say the Word

33-1 (33-1) Serpentine

33-1 (33-1) War Like Goddess

Distaff

There were no changes since last week in the odds for the Distaff. Personal Ensign (G1) winner Letruska, who is 3-for-3 in Grade 1 races this year, remained the 5-2 favorite ahead of her expected run in the Spinster (G1) on Oct. 10 at Keeneland.

  5-2   (5-2) Letruska

  3-1   (3-1) Monomoy Girl

11-2 (11-2) Malathaat

13-2 (13-2) Search Results

  7-1   (7-1) Swiss Skydiver

10-1 (10-1) Gamine

11-1 (11-1) Maracujá

14-1 (14-1) As Time Goes By

14-1 (14-1) Ce Ce

16-1 (16-1) Clairière

16-1 (16-1) Crazy Beautiful

16-1 (16-1) Shedaresthedevil

25-1 (25-1) Blue Stripe

25-1 (25-1) Vequist

33-1 (33-1) Travel Column

40-1 (40-1) Dayoutoftheoffice

Mile

Thanks to a victory Sunday as the odds-on favorite in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, England-based Baaeed shot up from 8-1 to 4-1 to win the Mile. Palace Pier, who has won three consecutive Group 1 races in Europe, is still the plus-185 favorite.

  9-5   (9-5) Palace Pier

  4-1   (8-1) Baaeed

  9-2   (9-2) Poetic Flare

  6-1   (6-1) Domestic Spending

  8-1   (8-1) Lord North

  8-1   (8-1) Tribhuvan

  9-1   (9-1) Got Stormy

  9-1   (9-1) Mo Forza

10-1 (10-1) Gran Alegria

10-1 (10-1) Order of Australia

12-1 (12-1) Danon Kingly

12-1 (12-1) Lope y Fernández

12-1 (12-1) Raging Bull

12-1 (12-1) Smooth Like Strait

14-1 (14-1) Master of the Seas

16-1 (16-1) Somelikeithotbrown

20-1 (20-1) Du Jour

33-1 (33-1) Lucky Vega

40-1 (40-1) Champers Élysées

Sprint

Three-time Grade 1 victor Jackie’s Warrior has gone from a co-favorite to an outright top choice to win the Sprint. Yaupon, who survived being savaged by Firenze Fire before winning the Forego (G1) on Aug. 28, was cut from 6-1 to 5-1. Nashville, who has not raced or had a timed workout all year, finally started to drift, going from 5-1 to 6-1.

  9-2   (5-1) Jackie’s Warrior

  5-1   (6-1) Yaupon

  6-1   (5-1) Nashville

  7-1   (7-1) Firenze Fire

  7-1   (7-1) Ginóbili

  8-1   (8-1) Bella Sofia

  9-1   (9-1) C Z Rocket

10-1 (10-1) Dr. Schivel

16-1 (16-1) Flagstaff

16-1 (16-1) Mind Control

16-1 (16-1) Whitmore

25-1 (25-1) Lexitonian

Filly & Mare Turf

Now 6-for-7 in her career, War Like Goddess leaped from 5-1 to become a co-second choice at 11-4 to win the Filly & Mare Turf. England-based Snowfall, who has yet to lose as a 3-year-old, is still the 9-4 favorite. The chestnut colt Gufo is still inexplicably listed at 9-2.

  9-4   (9-4) Snowfall

11-4 (11-4) Santa Barbara

11-4   (5-1) War Like Goddess

  4-1   (4-1) Loves Only You

  9-2   (9-2) Gufo*

  6-1   (6-1) Alpine Star

  6-1   (6-1) Mean Mary

  7-1   (7-1) Aunt Pearl

  8-1   (8-1) Althiqa

12-1 (12-1) Gift List

12-1 (12-1) Harvey’s Lil Goil

12-1 (12-1) Jouster

12-1 (12-1) Summer Romance

14-1 (14-1) Lemista

14-1 (14-1) Magic Attitude

20-1 (20-1) Personal

33-1 (33-1) La Signare

33-1 (33-1) Willow

*Colt; still listed by Bovada.

Dirt Mile

Life Is Good was arguably more impressive in his second-place finish to Jackie’s Warrior in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) than he was in any of his triumphs on the West Coast. Now he is the 3-1 favorite to win the Dirt Mile. Jackie’s Warrior dropped to the second choice at 4-1, no doubt because he is more likely to be entered in the Sprint. Charles Town Classic (G2) winner Art Collector was cut from 8-1 to 6-1. After finishing first in the Shared Belief, Medina Spirit opened at 10-1, although he might yet go in the Classic.

  3-1 (13-4) Life Is Good

  4-1   (3-1) Jackie’s Warrior

  5-1   (5-1) Silver State

  6-1   (8-1) Art Collector

10-1   ( -- ) Medina Spirit

12-1 (12-1) Concert Tour

12-1 (12-1) Drain the Clock

12-1 (12-1) Mischevious Alex

14-1 (12-1) By My Standards

14-1 (14-1) Fulsome

14-1 (14-1) Jesús’ Team

Turf Sprint

Bettors appear to be bearish in backing two of trainer Wesley Ward’s 3-year-olds for the Turf Sprint. Favored colt Golden Pal shortened from 3-1 to 5-2 in spite of his seventh-place outcome last month in the Nunthorpe (G1) in England. The filly Campanelle opened at 8-1, even though she was eased to finish last in the Prix de Gheest (G1) on Aug. 8 in France.

  5-2   (3-1) Golden Pal

  7-1   (9-1) Starman

  8-1   ( -- ) Campanelle

  8-1   (8-1) Kimari

10-1 (10-1) Dragon Symbol

10-1 (10-1) Glass Slippers

12-1 (12-1) Casa Creed

12-1 (12-1) Fast Boat

25-1 (25-1) Sombeyay

25-1 (25-1) Supremacy

Filly & Mare Sprint

There were no changes in the odds for the Filly & Mare Sprint. Ballerina Handicap (G1) victor Gamine, winner of five in a row, is still the heaviest Breeders’ Cup favorite, commanding even money.

  1-1   (1-1) Gamine

  5-2   (5-2) Bella Sofia

13-2 (13-2) Ce Ce

  8-1   (8-1) Souper Sensational

10-1 (10-1) Australasia

14-1 (14-1) Estilo Talentoso