5:10;
Well, Dangerous Midge proved to be the best in the Breeders' Cup Turf, sitting just off of the early pace and out running Champ Pegasus in the stretch to score by far the biggest victory of his career.
The next race is the big one --- the 27th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic. It is currently 36 minutes away. Zenyatta has opened as the 3-5 favorite, with Lookin at Lucky the second choice at 4-1. Blame is 7-1; Quality Road 9-1. Haynesfield, 12-1 on the morning line, has doubled to 24-1.
This is much more than just a horse race --- this is history. No horse has ever been in the position Zenyatta is right now; undefeated with a chance to win her second consecutive Breeders' Cup Classic. Already Zenyatta has etched her name in among those of the greatest horses to have ever graced the American turf, and a victory here tonight would elevate her to the status of immortal; forever remembered as one of the all time greats. A win here tonight would rank her with Spectacular Bid, Seattle Slew --- even Secretariat. A victory here tonight would allow her to go out on her highest note yet; perfect, relatively unchallenged, and forever a part of history. Win or lose, this will likely go down in history as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, race in the history of the Breeders' Cup.
Win or lose, thanks for all of the great memories Zenyatta!
5:23;
Twenty-five minutes to post now. . . over $1,670,000 has been bet on Zenyatta to win. Roughly $570,000 has been placed on Lookin at Lucky to win. Therefore, Zenyatta is the favorite by $1,100,000. Wow.
The big four --- Zenyatta, Lookin at Lucky, Blame, and Quality Road --- are all 8-1 or less. The fifth choice, Haynesfield, is 21-1. If you like Musket Man, he's 30-1. Espoir City is 37-1. Etched? 59-1.
As I promised earlier, here are my picks. . .
1 Zenyatta
2 Musket Man
3 Lookin at Lucky
4 Blame
5 Paddy O'Prado
6 Quality Road
7 Etched
8 First Dude
9 Haynesfield
10 Fly Down
11 Pleasant Prince
12 Espoir City
Whoever wins, it's going to be a fabulous race. A loss by Zenyatta here will not detract from her incredible career. She has probably done more for racing than any other horse over the last ten years and win, lose, or draw, she is a great champion.
5:35;
It's now just thirteen minutes to post time! This will be my last live update until after the race. Enjoy!
-Keelerman
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