2009 Breeders' Cup Picks: Professional golfer and Thoroughbred breeder Gary Player has a message for horse owners, especially the connections of Rachel Alexandra and Sea The Stars, the soon-to-be respective champions in the U.S. and Europe who are not participating in the Nov. 6-7 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita: Race your horses and don't dodge competition. Player feels like with the major’s and season ending Tour Championship in gold, the Breeders’ Cup Classic should be attended by all the sport’s top horses. The 2009 Breeders' Cup Picks experts at Sportsbook.com have Mine that Bird at 12-1 odds to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
The early favorite that the 2009 Breeders' Cup Picks experts at Sportsbook.com have is Zanyatta at 5-2 odds to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss’ Zenyatta, undefeated in 13 career starts, was installed as the favorite when she takes on males for the first time in the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I). She is attempting to be the first female to the win the World Championship's marquee event the Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade I) with a $5,000,000.00 purse for Three-Year-Olds & Up run at 1 1/4 Miles on Saturday, November 7, 2009 (ESPN 6:45 p.m. ET). Rip Van Winkle, at 7-2the favorite in the Classic on Watchmaker's line, is seeking to emulate Raven's Pass, a European who won the 2008 Classic in his first start on a synthetic surface.
Long shots in the race are at post position 13 Awesome Gem ridden by David Flores 30-1, three other entrants, Twice Over (GB), Girolamo, and Regal Ransom are at 20-1.
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