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Old 08-13-2018, 02:50 PM   #1
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Early BC Favorite?

I just read that Sportsbook.ag has Catalina Cruiser as th 2-1 favorite to win the BC. 5 other horses are listed as second choice at 6-1. among them are Good Magic and Accelerate.
I never heard of Catalina Cruiser before. I looked him up. 3 lifetime starts, unbeaten, this year a win in may and a grade 2 win in the San Diego going wire to wire in 142.95.
How can he possibly be the chalk by 4 points over everybody else off that record? Am I missing something.
Got the odds from Vegasinsider.com, breeders cup odds.
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I just read that Sportsbook.ag has Catalina Cruiser as th 2-1 favorite to win the BC. 5 other horses are listed as second choice at 6-1. among them are Good Magic and Accelerate.
I never heard of Catalina Cruiser before. I looked him up. 3 lifetime starts, unbeaten, this year a win in may and a grade 2 win in the San Diego going wire to wire in 142.95.
How can he possibly be the chalk by 4 points over everybody else off that record? Am I missing something.
Got the odds from Vegasinsider.com, breeders cup odds.
Is this the classic or the dirt mile?

Catalina Cruiser is a uber talented horse for John Sadler but they are pointing him for the Dirt mile, where if he continues on like has would be the favorite, or close to it so that does not seem out of line.

I take some of these websites with a grain of salt, sometimes there are retired horses in the pools.

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Old 08-13-2018, 03:09 PM   #3
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I just read that Sportsbook.ag has Catalina Cruiser as th 2-1 favorite to win the BC. 5 other horses are listed as second choice at 6-1. among them are Good Magic and Accelerate.
I never heard of Catalina Cruiser before. I looked him up. 3 lifetime starts, unbeaten, this year a win in may and a grade 2 win in the San Diego going wire to wire in 142.95.
How can he possibly be the chalk by 4 points over everybody else off that record? Am I missing something.
Got the odds from Vegasinsider.com, breeders cup odds.
Euro books are taking futures (ante post) on BC Classic.
Good Magic is favorite around 5 or 6-1.
This sure looks like one of those years that a big price could pop.

https://www.oddschecker.com/horse-ra...classic/winner
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Old 08-13-2018, 03:52 PM   #4
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I just read that Sportsbook.ag has Catalina Cruiser as th 2-1 favorite to win the BC. 5 other horses are listed as second choice at 6-1. among them are Good Magic and Accelerate.
I never heard of Catalina Cruiser before. I looked him up. 3 lifetime starts, unbeaten, this year a win in may and a grade 2 win in the San Diego going wire to wire in 142.95.
How can he possibly be the chalk by 4 points over everybody else off that record? Am I missing something.
Got the odds from Vegasinsider.com, breeders cup odds.
Maybe they're confusing him with Justify. He has the same record as the TC winner at the same stage in his career - 3 impressive wins from maiden to allowance to stakes wins in 3 starts, putting away his rivals early. He even looks just like Justify - big chestnut with white blaze and powerfully built at 1,200 lbs slightly bigger than Justify.
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Is this the classic or the dirt mile?

Catalina Cruiser is a uber talented horse for John Sadler but they are pointing him for the Dirt mile, where if he continues on like has would be the favorite, or close to it so that does not seem out of line.

I take some of these websites with a grain of salt, sometimes there are retired horses in the pools.
Clearly states the BC Classic. The list is long although justify is not there.
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Euro books are taking futures (ante post) on BC Classic.
Good Magic is favorite around 5 or 6-1.
This sure looks like one of those years that a big price could pop.

https://www.oddschecker.com/horse-ra...classic/winner
No idea about the classic. I just don't get how this lamb chop can be 2-1.
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