Breeders’ Cup 2012: Complete List of Races, Contenders, Favorites, and Odds for Saturday’s Races

The 2012 Breeders’ Cup two-day championship began today, Friday November 2, and will continue on Saturday November 3, 2012. There will be a total of nine horse races on Saturday at the Santa Anita racetrack in California. The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the main event featuring supreme thoroughbred racehorses from across the globe and a $5 Million purse.

Watch the Breeders’ Cup live on NBC Sports Friday November 2 from 4:00-8:00 PM EST and Saturday November 3 from 3:30-8:00 PM EST. The Breeders’ Cup Classic will air on NBC at 8:00 PM EST.

Saturday November 3, 2012 Schedule:

Juvenile Turf $1,000,000 1 Mile 11:50 AM PDT
Run at 1 mile on the grass course, the Juvenile Turf, restricted to male 2-year-olds, is often a forecast for the top turf horses of the future.

1 Summit County 30-1
2 Artigiano 8-1
3 George Vancouver 8-1
4 Gervinho 15-1
5 Fantastic Moon (Great Britain) 12-1
6 Dundonnell 4-1
7 Brown Almighty 20-1
8 Balance The Books 8-1
9 Noble Tune 6-1
10 Joha 6-1
11 Dry Summer 10-1
12 I’mboundtoscore 20/1
13 Know More 8-1
14 Lines Of Battle 12-1
15 Rising Legend (Great Britain) 20-1

Filly & Mare Sprint $1,000,000 7 Furlongs 12:35 PM PDT
The Filly & Mare Sprint is run around one turn at 7 furlongs (about 1,500 yards) for the fastest females, 3-years-old and older.

1 Teddy’s Promise 20-1
2 Belle of The Hall 20-1
3 Dust and Diamonds 9-2
4 Strike The Moon 30-1
5 Rumor 20-1
6 Turbulent Descent 5-1
7 Great Hot (Brazil) 30-1
8 Musical Romance 4-1
9 Groupie Doll 1-1
10 Switch 12-1

Dirt Mile $1,000,000 1 Mile 1:14 PM PDT
The Dirt Mile is a race for 3-year-olds and older and is run around two turns of the main track at Santa Anita Park.

1 Rail Trip 10-1
2 Delegation 12-1
3 Jersey Town 4-1
4 John Scott 12-1
5 Fed Biz 6-1
6 Shackelford 2-1
7 Emcee 5-2
8 Tapizar 12-1
9 Second City 30-1

Turf Sprint $1,000,000 6.5 Furlongs 1:57 PM PDT
The Turf Sprint is a fast and furious charge across the downhill turf course and into the homestretch at Santa Anita Park. Run at approximately 1400 yards (6.5 furlongs) for horses 3-years of age and older, this race combines both speed and agility for the international competitors.

1 California Flag 6-1
2 Camp Victory 10-1
3 Great Mills 20-1
4 Tale of a Champion 30-1
5 Next Question 10-1
6 Upgrade 30-1
7 Reneesgotzip 8-1
8 Great Attack 10-1
9 Bridgetown 9-2
10 Corporate Jungle 6-1
11 Mizdirection 20-1
12 Chosen Miracle 15-1
13 Unbridled’s Note 5-1
14 Starspangledbanner (Australia) 10-1
15 Global Power 30-1
16 Starspangled Heat 30-1

Grey Goose Juvenile $2,000,000 1 1/16 Mile 2:36 PM PDT
At $2 million, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is the richest 2-year-old race in North America. The 1 1/16 mile race, restricted to male 2 year-olds, is often a preview of the stars of the Triple Crown races for the following year.

1 Title Contender 6-1
2 Speak Logistics 8-1
3 He’s Had Enough 20-1
4 Shanghai Bobby 2-1
5 Monument 12-1
6 Dynamic Sky 12-1
7 Capo Baston 15-1
8 Fortify 9-2
9 Power Broker 5-2

Turf $3,000,000 1 ½ Mile 3:18 PM PDT
The Breeders’ Cup Turf is run at 1 ½ miles on the grass course, for horses 3-years-old and older. The race attracts the top grass talent from Europe and North America to compete for a $3 million purse.

1 Point of Entry 3-1
2 Turbo Compressor 15-1
3 St Nicholas Abby (Ireland) 7-2
4 Treasure Beach (Great Britain) 12-1
5 Shareta (Ireland) 7-1
6 Cogito 30-1
7 Little Mike 12-1
8 Kindergarden Kid 30-1
9 Dullahan 12-1
10 Optimizer 20-1
11 Slim Shady (Great Britain) 10-1
12 Trailblazer (Japan) 6-1

Xpressbet Sprint $1,500,000 6 Furlongs 3:58 PM PDT
The world’s fastest Thoroughbreds compete in the Sprint, sometimes achieving speeds nearing 40 M.P.H. in the stretch. This race is contested at three- quarters of a mile for male and female horses, 3-years-old and older.

1 Sum of Parts 20-1
2 Jimmy Creed 6-1
3 Gantry 10-1
4 Coil 5-1
5 Justin Phillip 20-1
6 Fast Bullet 12-1
7 The Lumber Guy 6-1
8 Capital Account 8-1
9 Trinniberg 15-1
10 Smiling Tiger 12-1
11 Amazombie 4-1
12 Hamazing Destiny 12-1
13 Poseidon’s Warrior 15-1
14 Boxeur de Rues 30-1

Mile $2,000,000 1 Mile 4:40 PM PDT
The world’s best grass milers compete in this race around two turns of the Santa Anita turf course for horses 3-years-old and older.

1 Mr. Commons 12-1
2 Wise Dan 9-5
3 Obviously (Ireland) 6-1
4 Jeranimo 15-1
5 Animal Kingdom 8-1
6 Excelebration (Ireland) 2-1
7 Willcox Inn 30-1
8 Suggestive Boy (Argentina) 15-1
9 Moonlight Cloud (Great Britain) 6-1

Classic $5,000,000 1 ¼ Miles 5:30 PM PDT
Every sport has a definitive year-ending event to crown its champions. In Thoroughbred racing, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the culmination of the horse racing season worldwide and the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is the defining event of the international racing season. Now set for its 29th running on November 3, the Breeders’ Cup Classic, run at 1 1/4 miles, draws the top international Thoroughbreds year after year. With its $5 million purse, the Classic is the richest race in all of North America. It is open to horses 3-years-old and older and is limited to 14 starters. Six of this year’s starters will gain automatic entries into the race by qualifying through Breeders’ Cup Challenge series.

1 Pool Play 30-1
2 Flat Out 5-1
3 Alpha 20-1
4 Fort Larned 5-1
5 Game On Dude 9-5
6 Brilliant Speed 20-1
7 Handsome Mike 30-1
8 Nonios 20-1
9 Richard’s Kid 12-1
10 Ron The Greek 6-1
11 Mucho Macho Man 8-1
12 To Honor and Serve 8-1