Timestamps and especially RICH linkiness follow.
1:08 Last week’s races ended our 33xpl tour season after 18 weeks of picks and analysis, covering 37 races on 15 tracks across 9 states of the U.S. We’re proud and relieved to have completed it and hope you enjoyed it, too!
2:35 Weej recaps the Hill Prince (G2), 1 and 1/8 miles on turf for 3 year-olds. (When no sex is given, the race’s entrants will almost always be mostly colts, and perhaps a smaller number of geldings. Fillies are technically allowed to run these races, which is why it just says 3yo, without any restriction by sex, but it’s quite a rare horse and unusual occurrence when it happens.)
3:35 Weej’s podcast hunches were better than her later bets. Finish order was WIN: Public Sector, PLACE: Never Surprised, SHOW: It Can Be Done, and in 4th: Hilliard. https://youtu.be/UVbNBuzI258
4:55 Trixie found watching the previous (G3) Saranac—link to video in last podcast—with the top two finishers was a good prediction of their running styles and their battle to win this race. https://youtu.be/EjLt4Yiu9I4
6:44 It Can Be Done was that long-shot Show bet Trixie enjoys. Where were Soldier Rising and War Bomber?
8:39 Horse 11 of 11, Original, actually beat Public Sector in July, fostering Weej’s hopes for it.
11:13 The Breeders Cup draws are on Monday, so we’ll analyze next week when we know the entrants, but we already know there is an exciting, unique Wagering Menu planned for these races on Friday, November 5th, and Saturday, November 6th, at the Del Mar racetrack in San Diego, California and simulcast EVERYWHERE race fans will be. https://www.breederscup.com/article/race-order-and-wagering-menu-announced-2021-breeders-cup-world-championships
11:48 Breeders Cup founded/promoted by John R. Gaines in 1982 as world championships. Since then purses and prestige have exploded.
12:41 The slates of races: 5 on Friday for Future Stars and 9 on Saturday for grown-ups 😊
14:47 Nineteen countries, now including Japan and Hong Kong, will be commingling their bets to create gigundou$ wagering pools.
17:18 There will be SuperHigh5s (Pentafectas) on Every Race (!), with no consolations or carryover removed, just 100% rollover until someone wins, and two words horseplayers 💕: Mandatory Payout.
18:50 Ultra Pick 6 and other new multi-race wagers, including Special Daily Doubles that will span races over both days.
20:51 Weej and Trixie have a gentleperson’s bet on the total handle. Weej says $250M (was $166M last year). Trixie takes the over. Both can imagine $300M+.
21:56 Liking the prominent positioning of both the Thoroughbred Safety Coalition https://thoroughbredsafetycoalition.com and the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance https://www.thoroughbredaftercare.org across the BC races and materials.
23:10 Some of the great, realistic “retirement” options for racehorses.
24:16 Lava Man (a $5M winning racehorse) is a great example. In this vid, trainer Doug O’Neill talks about his transition. https://youtu.be/AED5RFY18g8
25:02 Recalling the Preakness’s outrider who captured the loose racer, Bodeexpress, in 2019. Here’s cool video of the incident and an interview https://youtu.be/1FBKRo15efM
26:51 Weej vows to be well-informed on the competitors by the next podcast, but there’s research to do!
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