I've found that checking the ante-post and live odds on the Sporting Page site (particularly Coral) provides some incredibly accurate and useful handicapping information for the Breeder's Cup turf and Arlington Million.

I first noticed it in the BC filly and mare turf race when the Jimmy Toner horse with Bailey won at 7-2(?) and had been the overwhelming 4-5 favorite for the entire week prior to the race in the European ante-post pool.

Last year, Six Perfections was 5-2 in the overseas ante-post BC Mile betting at the same time that she was 20-1 in our BC Futures pool.

And in this year's Arlington Million, Kickin Kris was the clear 7-2 favorite in the ante-post pools (with Epalo at 6 and everyone else in double digits); but in the live betting (some 6 hours prior to post), Powerscourt came from nowhere to tie Epalo in the odds as co-favorites...duplicating what eventually happened at Arlington. I wonder how much of that was from Europe?

The other factor that is particularly helpful is when the Europeans do not like one of their horses (like the Aiden O'Brian's on occassion), they are yet to be wrong. So even if you cannot find one to bet, you can still profit from eliminations.



Delmar Deb