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Punters cannot afford to be complacent when betting on Breeders' Cup this weekend

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 04, 2009

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• Leading American trainer says track riding quicker this year
• Horses attempting back-to-back victories have poor record

What can punters expect from Santa Anita's synthetic Pro-Ride surface when the first of the Breeders' Cup races gets underway on tomorrow afternoon?

Figures recently printed by the Daily Racing Form in the USA reveal that the average winning time of all races run over the track's most widely used race distance of six furlongs had increased by 0.6seconds since last year.

However, the US Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert feels that in the last few weeks the track has tightened up, making the surface ride more like its dirt ancestor. Punters playing at the meeting must not rely upon the main track riding the same way it did 12 months ago when the quicker surface suited the Europeans. Whether on turf, dirt or synthetics, previous winners coming back to the Breeders' Cup have a terrible record. In the meeting's 25-year history, only eight of the 62 horses trying for back-to-back victories at the meeting have been successful.

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