BETTING WITH JANICE : BREEDERS’ CUP SHOWDOWN
This is the biggest day of the year for thoroughbred handicappers, and a fitting time for SURELOCK the computer and I to show our knowledge of the entire spectrum of racing, from a spring on dirt to 1 1/2 miles on turf.
Each of us has been given a hypothetical $500 to wager on the seven Breeders’ Cup races, which will be run at Belmont Park with wagering at Santa Anita.
My biggest wagers involve the races for two-year-olds; the turf-oriented SURELOCK makes his big play in the Mile. Each of our longshot selections are in the Classic. I’m picking Go And Go and SURELOCK cam up with Ibn Bey.
SPRINT
JANICE: $100 to won on Dacing Spree; $50 daily doubles, Dancing Spree and Corwyn Bay, to Meadow Star in the Juvenile Fillies, Total Bet: $200.
SURELOCK: A $40 daily double, Corwyn Bay to Meadow Star. Total Bet: $40.
JUVENILE FILLIES
JANICE: See previous race.
SURELOCK: See previous race.
DISTAFF
JANICE: $50 to win on Go For Wand. Total Bet: $50.
SURELOCK: A $100 exacta, Bayakoa to Go For Wand. Total Bet: $100.
MILE (TURF)
JANICE: $50 to win on Royal Academy. Total Bet: $50.
SURELOCK: $60 to win and $50 to place on Markofdistinction; a $40 exacta, Markofdistinction to Distant Relative, and a $20 exacta reversing the two. Total Bet: $170.
JUVENILE COLTS, GELDINGS
JANICE: $50 to win on Fly So Free. Total Bet: $50.
SURELOCK: A $40 exacta, Fly So Free to Happy Jazz Band, and a $20 exacta reversing the two. Total Bet: $60.
TURF
JANICE: $50 to win on In The Wings. Total Bet: $50.
SURELOCK: $50 to win on Saumarez. Total Bet: $50.
CLASSIC
JANICE: $100 to win on Go And Go. Total Bet: $100.
SURELOCK: $40 to win and place on Ibn Bey. Total Bet: $40.
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