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We are just a few days away from the kick-off of Europe’s biggest flat race and the de facto finale of the flat season, at least prior to Champions Day. We have had a few withdrawals as we have approached the latest declaration stage and there is still a lot of interesting contenders who are very much still in the mix for the 2014 Arc De Triomphe at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.
The betting favourite right now is the well-respected Sea The Stars filly Taghrooda, who would be looking to be the second 3yo female in a row to win this race after Treve pulled it off last year.
Sole Power’s ability has been proven all over the place but the son of Kyllachy has really been able to show that he is getting better with age. His victory last week at York was especially impressive as he got the best of Stepper Point once again - doing the impossible and scoring a big victory.
The bookmakers have Sole Power listed at a 7.0 price tag and that looks good value right now.
Music Master is the next best-priced contender and he enters off a Group 3 score at Newbury back in July when he took the Hackwood Stakes against a field...
One of the most fascinating races in the next week is easily the BetFred Sprint Cup and we’ll see some of the best short distance runners clashing with each other at Haydock as they get one last big prep race in prior to British Champions Day in mid October. There are some great prices out there right now and it will be interesting to see how the odds shift around during the build-up to the race as we get a few days closer to the declarations stage.
Right now the bookmakers are giving the edge to Due Diligence, who was just edged out by Slade Power at Royal Ascot back in June. Send off at a 5/1 price on the day, he...
Lea has been a very mysterious contender for a while and hasn’t actually been on the track for a while, but you have to reckon this horse has a lot of potential and the fact that he has been aimed at the Classic for quite a while means that he will definitely be heading to Santa Anita on the day if fit. It’s going to be really interesting to see how his campaign looks during the build-up to the Classic. Ignore Lea at your peril, but you may want to wait a bit longer to see if he’s actually going to make the Classic instead of avoiding it due to injury.
The horse, from a very blue-collar background and owned by a “colorful” group of individuals who made no apologies for continually speaking their minds, is set to return in the Pennsylvania Derby after a freshening that has run since the Belmont in mid-June.
As it currently stands, the bookmakers are giving their edge to Shared Belief, who is now trading at a 3/1 margin after being clipped from 10/1 after conquering the Pacific Classic. Punters will have to respect that price but it doesn’t really make for an outstanding wager when you consider the fact that he will probably be around 2/1 or 3/1 on...
The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the premier thoroughbred race in the United States and we’re a few months away from its kick-off at Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles. The race will be run on November 1st - November 2nd in the UK due to its west coast running - but the wagering is going to be coming in fast and heavy as we get closer to the big race.
The contest is really shaping up to be a genuine shoot-out between two Claifornia-based Three Year Olds who have had decidedly different campaigns. Shared Belief remains undefeated and recently conquered a...
The real wild card in the race appears to be Shug McGaughey’s Mr. Speaker who the European books have trading at a 10/1 margin right now. While he appears to be a turf specialist to many, the trainer knows what he’s doing and the horses’ pedigree screams dirt acumen.
Look for Mr. Speaker to be the real spoiler here at his price tag that could actually rise significantly if the punters veer towards the likes of Bayern.
The other interesting contenders in the mix here include the likes of Kid Cruz and Commanding Curve - both ran some decent races during the Triple Crown chase. In particular,...
The most important stateside three-year-old race of the summer is finally upon us and it looks like one of the strongest candidates for horse of the year could be set to get another feather in his cap as Bayern looks set to test his mettle in the big money race on Saturday at Saratoga.
Bayern was originally thought of as more of a short race contender but trainer Bob Baffert has been able to get him to move forward significantly and he can now tackle the middle distances with ease as indicated by his absolutely smashing victory in the Haskell Stakes at...
While we might only have six entries in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Wednesday, it still appears to be a fascinating contest that will have serious implications on Champions Day as some of the most exciting contenders take each other on looking to improve on their already impressive stories from the past season of flat racing, as it comes closer to its crescendo.
The leading candidate, perhaps quite unsurprisingly is Australia, who enters the race looming as one of the most impressive runners in the barn of Aidan O’Brien and he’ll be looking for his third after capturing a Classic double. He...
Toronado trades around 15/8 for the win here with most major European bookmakers.
War Command is also in the mix here but is a much longer price of 16/1 that makes him a much more appealing each-way selection if you fancy him to run well and one of the two favourites to put in an underwhelming performance. He loomed as one of the most impressive prospects heading into his three-year-old season but he really hasn’t put in a genuinely impressive shift yet this year with a ninth place finish in the 2000 Guineas followed by a fourth place run to Kingman at Ascot then a very poor run at Sandown to finish 7th in the Coral Eclipse to Mukhadram.
