The Breeders’ Cup just announced they will have two future pools for the Classic this year. The first is this weekend. I find it fascinating to see the morning line. The favorites are Flightline (3/1), Life Is Good (7/2), Olympiad (9/2) and Charge It (15/1) - everyone else is 20/1 or 30/1. I am going to put Charge It into the “favorite” group as he is the fourth lowest in the morning line and the only one at 15/1. Here’s the thing - collectively those four horses have a record of 2-0-0-0 at 10 furlongs. Of the “Big Three” that are all listed at less than 5/1, two have NO experience running 1 1/4 miles. While brilliant so far, the favorite for the race has never been more than 8 furlongs. I also find it interesting they put the filly, Nest into the wagering pool.

The Whitney hosts four from the pool Saturday (Americanrevolution, Hot Rod Charlie, Olympiad and Life is Good). That will go a long way into helping determine some of the betting action this weekend. Corniche reportedly shed the frog on his right front foot at Saratoga this weekend and Pletcher said the injury will need time to heal on its own before resuming training with a protective plate. Here is the field:

1. Americanrevolution. 20
2. Charge It. 15
3. Corniche. 30
4. Country Grammer. 20
5. Cyberknife. 30
6. Dynamic One. 30
7. Early Voting. 20
8. Emblem Road. 30
9. Epicenter. 20
10. Express Train. 30
11. First Captain. 30
12. Flightline. 3
13. Hot Rod Charlie. 20
14. Life Is Good. 7/2
15. Mandaloun. 30
16. Olympiad. 9/2
17. Nest. 20
18. Rich Strike. 30
19. Royal Ship. 30
20. Stilleto Boy. 30
21. Taiba. 30
22. Tawny Port. 30
23. Zandon. 30
24. All Other Horses. 30