Resources, tips, and more to help you handicap the World Thoroughbred Championship races. Not much now, but should be many more as the races get closer.
2009 Breeders' Cup Entries and Post Positions - Final entries are up now with morning line odds and post positons for all 14 races. Zenyatta is the 5-2 favorite in the Classic and Careless Jewel is the 2-1 favorite in the Ladies Classic. New!
Free past performances for the 2009 Breeders' Cup races can be found on the pages below. I can't link to them directly, you have to click off that page so just look for the name of the race there then you will find the link for the PPs. Sorry about that, but it is beyond my control. New!
Review: Crushing the Cup 2009 - by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. An invaluable tool for trying to unlock the mysteries of handicapping the Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita. New!
Review: Betting Synthetic Surfaces - Conquering Racing's Newest Frontier By Bill Finley. Using research and statistics, this book helps educate horseplayers on angles and strategies for synthetic races.
Breeders' Cup 360 - "The Bettor's Inside Source" for all things Breeders' Cup handicapping.
Crushing the Cup - A nice description of the complete product with some useful stats included. All their Breeder's Cup products and packages are listed here.
The Crushing Zone - A companion to Crushing the Cup which explains more of the theory behind picking Cup winners.
Dosage and Breeding Info - for all Breeders' Cup winners including sire, broodmare sire, and more. Useful information from the breeding perspective.
Free Selections - Multi-page listing of sites offering free selections. Most will probably have picks for the Breeders' Cup a day or two before the races.
Globeform Analysis - always has an article close to the big day analyzing the races from a foreign perspective.
World Thoroughbred Championship Point Standings - the traditional Breeders' Cup point system used for the field selection process. This combined with the rankings (below) should give you a good idea of who the top horses are in each division.
