The 2021 Breeders Cup marks the first time the World Championships of dirt and turf horse racing have been broadcast on terrestrial TV in the UK. There are ITV Racing tips from all of punters’ favourite pundits as a result. This year’s Breeders Cup is at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in California. On the final night of the two-day meeting, there are nine Grade 1s. See expert selections from ITV Racing tipsters across the best of the 2021 Breeders Cup action. Ahead of Saturday night, you can see ITV Racing tips from regular pundits Ruby Walsh and Jason Weaver on the World Championships. They stick largely to the turf with their picks at Del Mar, but that only reflects the popularity of such races across the pond here in the UK. Duo say side with different horses in Breeders Cup Turf There ...
There are even more Breeders Cup 2021 tips from SportsLens experts from the World Championships in Del Mar. The Saturday card in California is nothing short of superb. Tune in to ITV Racing and see all nine Grade 1s on dirt and turf. Earlier in the week, our tipsters looked at three of the biggest races from the meeting. For detailed analysis of the Breeders Cup Mile (10:20) and then the Breeders Cup Turf (11:40), check out the individual race previews on the site. The same applies to the feature dirt race, the Breeders Cup Classic (12:40), that closes the meeting. Below are Breeders Cup 2021 tips for the other six events on the card. There’s a mix of dirt and turf races for punters to bet on and enjoy: Filly & Mare Turf Sprint (7:05) It is very hard to look past last year’s winne...
SportsLens experts give their Breeders Cup tips for the five Friday races involving juveniles at Del Mar. This year’s coverage of the World Championships stateside includes a terrestrial TV broadcast on ITV Racing on Bonfire Night. The Breeders Cup puts two-year-olds in the spotlight first with age restricted races on the opening day. Set against the backdrop of the Pacific Coast in California, Del Mar combines an exotic location with top-class international horse racing. Read on for expert analysis and Breeders Cup tips for Friday from our tipsters… Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (9:50) Wesley Ward, an American trainer familiar to horse racing fans in the UK because of his Royal Ascot raiders, had a strong hand in the Grade 2 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint over 5f. Averly Jane heads...
The 1m 4f Breeders Cup Turf sponsored by Longines is America’s World Championship for middle-distance thoroughbreds running on grass. Del Mar in sunny California hosts the meeting this year with this race on Saturday, 6 November (11:40). Runners from the British Isles and Europe tackle US horses on home turf here. American thoroughbreds have found it difficult to compete with the transatlantic raiders in recent years. Aidan O’Brien alone has four winners of the Breeders Cup Turf in the last decade alone. Find out who SportsLens tipsters fancy this year below… Why Tarnawa is favourite for the Breeders Cup Turf Irish trainer Dermot Weld triumphed in this race 12 months ago with Tarnawa. Her entire campaign this season has been geared towards the autumn. Now a five-year-old, this Shamard...
The Breeders Cup Classic is the ultimate middle-distance dirt race for thoroughbreds. This year, the centrepiece Grade 1 race and meeting as a whole takes place at Del Mar in California. There are nine Breeders Cup Classic entries in the 2021 renewal over 1m 2f. Bob Baffert has trained four of the last seven winners, but all of those were either at Keeneland or Santa Anita. What makes the Breeders Cup Classic so special is that generations of American thoroughbreds collide in the contest. Check out which horses appeals to SportsLens tipsters right here. Why Knicks Go is favourite in the Breeders Cup Classic betting Anyone who watched the World Championships from Keeneland last year couldn’t be anything other than impressed by Knicks Go. He didn’t run in the Breeders Cup Classic but in...