Breeders’ Cup Favorites and Longshots
-Favorites have won 107 of 346 Breeders’ Cup races, a 31 percent rate.
-The worst finish by a favorite was in the 2003 Juvenile at Santa Anita Park when Cuvee finished 12th by 58 lengths at odds of 3-2.
-There have been 65 odds-on (¢.90 or less) choices with 28 winners.
-There have been 45 horses to go off at odds of 100-1 or greater but only Arcangues, winner of the 1993 Classic at 133.60-1, has finished in the money.
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Lowest/Highest Odds for Each Breeders’ Cup Race Winner
Classic:
2015: American Pharoah — ¢.70
1993: Arcangues — $133.60
Dirt Mile:
2015: Liam’s Map –– ¢.50
2010: Dakota Phone –– $37.70
Filly and Mare Turf:
2004: Ouija Board — ¢.90
2010: Shared Account — $46.00
Filly & Mare Sprint:
2012: Groupie Doll –– ¢.70
2017: Bar of Gold –– $66.70
Juvenile:
1984: Chief’s Crown — ¢.70
2019: Storm the Court –– $45.90
Juvenile Turf:
2009: Pounced –– $2.40
2007: Nownownow –– $12.60
Juvenile Fillies:
1990: Meadow Star — ¢.20
2014; Take Charge Brandi — $61.70
Juvenile Fillies Turf:
2018: Newspaperofrecord — ¢.60
2019: Sharing –– $13.80
Juvenile Sprint:
2011: Secret Circle — $.40
2012; Hightail — $15.40
Juvenile Turf Sprint:
2019: Four Wheel Drive — $1.50
2018: Bulletin –– $4.30
Distaff:
1985; Life’s Magic — ¢.40 (coupled with Lady’s Secret and Alabama Nana)
2000: Spain — $55.90
Marathon:
2009: Man of Iron — $6.40
2011: Afleet Again — $41.60
Mile:
2013: Wise Dan — ¢.80
2011: Court Vision — $64.80
Sprint:
1984: Eillo — $1.30
1991: Sheikh Albadou — $26.30
The most successful post position in Breeders’ Cup history has been post 4, which has produced 40 winners in 36 years. The least successful post has been post position 13, but the races didn’t allow more than 12 starters until recently.
Winning Post Positions
Post Position 1 34 Winners
Post Position 2 33 Winners
Post Position 3 25 Winners
Post Position 4 40 Winners
Post Position 5 37 Winners
Post Position 6 28 Winners
Post Position 7 23 Winners
Post Position 8 23 Winners
Post Position 9 28 Winners
Post Position 10 17 Winners
Post Position 11 25 Winners
Post Position 12 19 Winners
Post Position 13 4 Winners
Post Position 14 10 Winners
Breeders’ Cup Odds
| 1 | Tacitus | Jose Ortiz | 20-1 |
| 2 | Tiz the Law | Manuel Franco | 3-1 |
| 3 | By My Standards | Gabriel Saez | 10-1 |
| 4 | Tom’s d’Etat | Joel Rosario | 6-1 |
| 5 | Title Ready | Corey Lanerie | 30-1 |
| 6 | Higher Power | Flavien Prat | 20-1 |
| 7 | Global Campaign | Javier Castellano | 20-1 |
| 8 | Improbable | Irad Ortiz Jr | 5-2 |
| 9 | Authentic | John Velazquez | 6-1 |
| 10 | Maximum Security | Luis Saez | 7-2 |
Miriam Lee has always been a horse racing fan thanks to trips to the tracks in her home state of Maryland with her father as kid. She owns an OTTB and is an advocate for promoting the sport among her peers. Miriam studies communication arts at Hood College and will receive her master’s degree in 2021, which she plans to use for a career in screenwriting. Her all-time favorite racehorse is Man O War.
