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Breeders’ Cup Classic 2023 Field Set; Arcangelo Out; Derby Pool 1 Live; Quick Analysis
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October 31, 2023. Santa Anita is set to host the Breeders’ Cup this weekend on Friday and Saturday, and post draw held on Monday night. The big news is that co-favored Arcangelo was scratched from the BC Classic and will be retired to stand at Lane’s End farm.
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Arcangelo, winner of the 2023 Belmont and Travers, will retire to stud at Lane’s End (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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For the remaining 12 contenders, we have program numbers, posts and odds, along with some other usual data such as connections, and threw in a unique type of speed average there based on some popular speed figures while we await the final data for the Grid.
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Get the Grid for the entire Breeders’ Cup weekend and all your favorite tracks and races here!
In addition you will want to get the Derby 2024 Futures Pool 1 Grid which went Live today on your favorite wagering sites. See below the BC Classic for Pool 1 Info and Grid.
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The virtual co-favorites will be White Abarrio, Ushba Tesoro, and Arabian Knight, but there are other horses that have pulled off some big races in the past, along with a few hall of fame trainers that have pulled off legendary exploits. The Grid will have it all on Wednesday.
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Meet the Breeders’ Cup Classic field:
2023 Breeders' Cup Classic Field with Posts and ML odds
| Post | Horse | Odds | Sire | Trainer | Jockey | AVG |
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| 2 | Zandon | 6 | Upstart | Chad Brown | Frankie Dettori | 113 |
| 3 | White Abarrio | 3.5 | Race Day | Richard Dutrow Jr | Irad Ortiz Jr | 114 |
| 4 | Missed the Cut | 50 | Quality Road | John Sadler | Luis Saez | 107 |
| 5 | Derma Sotogake | 30 | Mind Your Biscuits | Hidetaka Otonashi | Christophe Lemaire | |
| 6 | Saudi Crown | 12 | Always Dreaming | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 109 |
| 7 | Clapton | 30 | Brethren | Chad Summers | Tyler Gaffalione | 111 |
| 8 | Ushba Tesoro | 4 | Orfevre | Noburo Takagi | Yuga Kawada | |
| 9 | Senor Buscador | 20 | Mineshaft | Todd Fincher | Geovanni Franco | 111 |
| 10 | Dreamlike | 20 | Gun Runner | Todd Pletcher | Jose Ortiz | 107 |
| 11 | Bright Future | 9 | Curlin | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 107 |
| 12 | Arabian Knight | 3 | Uncle Mo | Bob Baffert | Flavien Prat | 108 |
| 13 | Proxy | 10 | Tapit | Michael Stidham | Joel Rosario | 111 |
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Kentucky Derby 2024 Pool 1 Grid
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