Trainer Bob Baffert can add to his record number of wins when he sends out three starters on Saturday in the 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course. The 67-year-old Baffert has won the Breeders' Cup Classic three times: 2014 with Bayern, 2015 with American Pharoah and 2016 with Arrogate. His three wins are one more than trainers Steve Asmussen, Bill Mott, Jay Robbins and Charlie Whittingham. Baffert's 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic horses are led by Improbable, the 5-2 favorite in the latest 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic odds.
Baffert also will saddle Maximum Security (7-2) and Authentic (6-1) in the 10-horse 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic field. Post time is 5:13 p.m. ET. With the 2020 Breeders' Cup featuring an elite and well balanced field, you'll want to see what handicapping champion Jonathon Kinchen has to say before making any 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic picks.
Kinchen is one of the nation's most successful and recognizable horseplayers. An analyst for Fox Sports' America's Day at the Races and co-host of the In the Money Players' Podcast, Kinchen won the National Horseplayers Championship Tour in 2015, a demanding, yearlong series of handicapping events across the country. That same year, he became the only player in history to have both of his entries qualify for the final table of the National Horseplayers Championship.
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In addition, Kinchen has scored huge on racing's biggest days. At the 2015 Kentucky Derby, he cashed for $150,000 after nailing a Pick 6 and a cold Pick 3 that paid $50,000. At last year's Breeders' Cup, he crushed the Pick 6, which paid almost $56,000 for a $1 bet, and took home $90,000 on the day.
He's currently riding a hot streak on his horse racing picks for SportsLine. On April 11, he crushed the Oaklawn Stakes, giving out a $5 exacta that paid a whopping $1,338. On May 27, he hit a $1.50 Pick 4 at Tampa Bay Downs that paid $1,227. And on July 18, he cashed the late Pick 5 at Saratoga for $1,376. Those are just a few of his biggest hits this year. Anyone who has followed him is up big.
Now, Kinchen has handicapped the Breeders' Cup Classic 2020, made his picks and formulated his bets. You can only see them here.
Top 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic predictions
One shocker: Kinchen is completely fading Maximum Security, even though he's one of the top favorites at 7-2, behind only Improbable and Tiz the Law on the 2020 Breeders' Cup odds board.
Maximum Security gained the world's attention last year when he crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky Derby but was disqualified for interference and placed 17th. For his career, he has 10 victories and two runner-up finishes in 13 career starts.
After winning the $20 million Saudi Cup for trainer Jason Servis earlier this year, he was moved to Bob Baffert's barn. 'Maximum Security doesn't seem to be as good for trainer Bob Baffert as he was for Jason Servis,' Kinchen told SportsLine. Kinchen has left Maximum Security completely off all of his wagers.
Another surprise: Kinchen is high on Authentic, even though he's an underdog at 6-1. This three-year-old son of Into Mischief has never finished worse than second in seven career starts, with five wins and two seconds. He is best known for winning the Kentucky Derby in September, upsetting Tiz the Law in the process.
In the Derby, he was the early pace setter, something Kinchen expects Authentic to be again on Saturday. 'Authentic is interesting,' Kinchen told SportsLine. 'As he showed in winning the Kentucky Derby, the faster he goes, the better his chances are.' Kinchen is using Authentic prominently on all of his 2020 Breeders' Cup bets.
How to make Breeders' Cup Classic picks for Saturday
Kinchen is also high on an under-the-radar horse who could win at an attractive price. He's including this horse in his exactas, trifectas and superfectas, and so should you. He's only sharing who it is, and which 2020 Breeders' Cup bets to make, here.
Which horse wins the Breeders' Cup Classic 2020? And which double-digit longshot can win at a big price? Check out the latest 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Kinchen's picks for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
2020 Breeders' Cup Classic odds, field
Improbable (5-2)
Tiz the Law (3-1)
Maximum Security (7-2)
Tom's d'Etat (6-1)
Authentic (6-1)
By My Standards (10-1)
Tacitus (20-1)
Higher Power (20-1)
Global Campaign (20-1)
Title Ready (30-1)
2016 Breeders Cup Classic Payouts
The highlight of any Breeders’ Cup meeting in Santa Anita is the Breeders’ Cup Classic. A 2,000 metre (1 mile 2 furlong) dirt race for all horses aged three years and above with a $6 million prize pool This article contains our 2016 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC betting preview including tips, predictions, enhanced odds, free bets and no deposit bonuses on the race!
2016 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC BETTING PREVIEW
CALIFORNIA CHROME is currently ranked the best horse in the world, and of course is the odds on favorite. He was beaten by a neck in the 2014 renewal here, but he has won all six starts this year including the Dubai World Cupm becoming the all-time leading North American horse in earnings won. The five-year-old chestnut stallion fell short of winning the Triple Crown two years ago when he placed fourth in the Belmont Stakes and later finished third in the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic. Anyway, California Chrome has a $1 million bonus up for grabs for winning his last two races plus today’s Breeders Cup Classic. ARROGATE established himself as California Chrome’s main rival with a smashing 13-length victory in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, breaking the track record in his first stakes start. Winner of four of his five career starts to date – with his only defeat coming over an inadequate 6f on debut – he has also won both previous starts at this track.
FROSTED is best known for finishing behind 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah four times. He recently He skipped the Preakness to prepare for the Belmont but ultimately lost by five-and-a-half lengths. Anyway, he won the Whitney Handicap, which granted the horse entry in the 2016 Breeders Cup Classic. This Godolphin horse has finished worse than 3rd just four times in 18 career runs.
MELATONIN won the Santa Anita Handicap and Gold Cup at this track, both Grade 1 races at the 1 ¼-mile distance but he was behind last year’s runner-up Effinex back in April. Furthermore, he will be making his first start since June. SHAMAN GHOST comes in hot with a successful 2016 run – two wins and 3rd and 5th place runs. He won the Grade Two Brooklyn Invitational from just off the pace but failed to back up in the Grade Two Suburban Handicap when fifth next time out to stablemate Effinex. Struck the big time when beating Frosted in to third in the Grade One Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. KEEN ICE is best known for upsetting American Pharoah in the 2015 Travers. He has only two wins in 17 lifetime starts, and he is winless since being transferred to Pletcher. Furthermore, he has not been competitive this year, his best finish a third in an allowance race in October after a six-month layoff following a trip to Dubai to compete in the World Cup. EFFINEX ended up in second place last year, at huge odds of 100/1. He ran here in the Hollywood Gold Cup, recovering from a case of hives. He still finished third, and he has six wins since the beginning of 2015. Effinex lost his last start by a half-length to Hoppertunity in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. HOPPERTUNITY has two wins and four podium finishes in six races. Since his fifth-place debut in January of 2014, he has finished no worse than fourth in his 21 starts since. That includes a recent win at the Jockey Club Gold Cup just this past month WIN THE SPACE has yet to win a Grade One race but was third to California Chrome in the Awesome Again Stakes last time out. WAR STORY has failed to post a victory in all eight of his graded races lifetime. He finished a distant 16th at the Kentucky Derby last year and ended up a disappointing eighth in last year’s running of the Breeders’ Cup.
2016 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC BEST ODDS
2016 Breeders Cup Distaff
California Chrome 34.00
Arrogate 4.00
Frosted 11.00
Melatonin 21.00
Hoppertunity 26.00
Shaman Ghost 41.00
Keen Ice 51.00
Effinex 51.00
Win The Space 101.00
War Story 201.00
2016 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC PREDICTIONS
Winner: California Chrome 34.00
W/o California Chrome: Arrogate @ 1.72
Breeders Cup Results 2016 Payouts
2016 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC BETTING PROMOTIONS & NO DEPOSIT BONUSES
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