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Dateline: 08/27/03
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has set the fields
for this weekend's Period 2 of the Breeders' Cup Future Bet. Mineshaft,
impressive winner of the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in July, has
been listed as the morning line favorite for the Breeders' Cup Classic
at 5-1 odds, with Sunday's Pacific Classic victor Candy Ride (ARG) rated
next at 6-1. Odds were established by Mike Watchmaker of Daily Racing
Form. In light of published reports that an ankle injury will keep Milwaukee
Brew out of action for the rest of the year, officials overseeing the
Breeders' Cup Future Bet have announced that bets will not be accepted
on Milwaukee Brew in the Breeders' Cup Classic future wagering and he will be listed as a scratch. Wednesday it was announced that Strong Hope is out for the rest of the year with an injury and will also be scratched from the Sprint future wagering.
The Future Bet is a special wager that challenges fans to select in
advance the winners of Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred
Championships races to be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
Races open for wagering this weekend are the Breeders' Cup Classic -
Powered by Dodge, the Breeders' Cup Distaff Presented by Nextel, the
Breeders' Cup Sprint and the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf. Pools open
this Friday, August 29 at 1:00 p.m. ET and close at 9:00 p.m. ET on
Monday, September 1.
"We're pleased to again offer future betting on the Breeders' Cup World
Thoroughbred Championships, allowing fans to lock in attractive odds on
the contenders of their choice," said Ken Kirchner, NTRA senior vice
president of product development. "Period 1 featured such horses as
eventual Pat O'Brien Handicap winner Disturbingthepeace closing at 122-1
for the Breeders' Cup Sprint, Travers winner Ten Most Wanted being
offered at 20-1 for the Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge, and
Arlington Million performers Storming Home and Sulamani each closing at
12-1 for the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf. Similar opportunities almost
certainly exist here in Period 2, which will be the final chance for
players to make Future Bet wagers on the Classic, Distaff, Sprint and
Turf."
Under Breeders' Cup Future Bet rules, each race will offer individual
pari-mutuel wagering on 23 runners plus one field entry consisting of
all horses not in the body of 23 for each respective race. All betting,
available at outlets nationwide, will be win-only with a minimum wager
amount of $2.00. At the conclusion of wagering on September 1, odds for
all entries become final. No refunds are made on horses that do not
ultimately compete in their designated races. Fans will wager on the
Future Bet with the Classic being Race 5, the Distaff as Race 6, the
Sprint as Race 7, and the Turf as Race 8 in the Future Bet pools.
The opening fields for Breeders' Cup Future Bet wagering on the Classic,
Distaff, Sprint and Turf appear below. The favorites for the three
races are: Breeders' Cup Classic - Mineshaft at 5-1; the Breeders' Cup
Distaff - Azeri at 2-1; the Breeders' Cup Sprint - Shake You Down at
6-1; and the Breeders' Cup Turf - Alamshar (IRE) at 8-1.
The complete Breeders' Cup Future Bet schedule for 2003 is:
Daily Racing Form will provide extensive support for the Breeders' Cup
Future Bet, including full past performance lines in all editions for
all days the Future Bet is offered, plus comprehensive editorial
coverage of the Future Bet horses. DRF will conduct special seminars
with its handicappers at selected NTRA member racetracks, and DRF has
set up a special Breeders' Cup Future Bet section at its website. This section includes the same past
performances that may be found in the print edition, as well as pool
dates and a list of simulcast outlets accepting the wager. The special
section will also feature regularly updated odds of horses in the Future
Bet pools during open pool dates.
Meanwhile, Equibase Company will be offering fans the opportunity to
track all Future Bet horses through its free Virtual Stable e-mail
notification service found at ntra.com and equibase.com.
View the horses and morning line odds for each race plus closing odds from pool one for horses that were in it too.
From an NTRA press release
