Handicapping Challenge: 2026 Breeder's Cup (Saturday)
Quote from talkinghorse on October 28, 2026, 11:40 AMIt's championship season! Our focus now turns to the flats. Keeneland Race Course. Saturday, October 31, 2026. Halloween. Starting in Race #4.
Your challenge is to pick ONE horse in each of the Breeders' Cup races:
Official Track Program: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM
Race #4:
- Grade I
- 7f
- Dirt
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 1:10 PM (local)
Race #5:
- Grade IT
- 5 1/2f
- Turf
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 1:48 PM (local)
Race #6:
- Grade I
- 1m
- Dirt
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 2:26 PM (local)
Race #7:
- Grade IT
- 1 3/16m
- Turf
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 3:04 PM (local)
Race #8:
- Grade I
- 6f
- Dirt
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 3:42 PM (local)
Race #9:
- Grade IT
- 1m
- Turf
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 4:20 PM (local)
Race #10:
- Grade I
- 1 1/8m
- Dirt
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 4:58 PM (local)
Race #11:
- Grade IT
- 1 1/2m
- Turf
- $5,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 5:36 PM (local)
Race #12:
- Grade I
- 1 1/4m
- Dirt
- $7,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 6:16 PM (local)
How the contest will be scored:
- You will get a WIN-PLACE-SHOW ticket for each of your selections.
- The denomination of each ticket will depend on the purse of the race, divided by 1,000,000. For example, I highlighted the first digit of each race above. So, in Race #4, you will get a $1.00 WPS ticket; in Race #11, you will get a $5.00 WPS ticket, etc.
- In the event of a scratch, your pick will be the post-time favorite.
Questions? Post them here.
Entries must be posted before NOON on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Good luck, everyone!
It's championship season! Our focus now turns to the flats. Keeneland Race Course. Saturday, October 31, 2026. Halloween. Starting in Race #4.
Your challenge is to pick ONE horse in each of the Breeders' Cup races:
Official Track Program: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM
Race #4:
- Grade I
- 7f
- Dirt
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 1:10 PM (local)
Race #5:
- Grade IT
- 5 1/2f
- Turf
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 1:48 PM (local)
Race #6:
- Grade I
- 1m
- Dirt
- $1,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 2:26 PM (local)
Race #7:
- Grade IT
- 1 3/16m
- Turf
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 3:04 PM (local)
Race #8:
- Grade I
- 6f
- Dirt
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 3:42 PM (local)
Race #9:
- Grade IT
- 1m
- Turf
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 4:20 PM (local)
Race #10:
- Grade I
- 1 1/8m
- Dirt
- $2,000,000
- 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
- 4:58 PM (local)
Race #11:
- Grade IT
- 1 1/2m
- Turf
- $5,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 5:36 PM (local)
Race #12:
- Grade I
- 1 1/4m
- Dirt
- $7,000,000
- 3 yo's & up
- 6:16 PM (local)
How the contest will be scored:
- You will get a WIN-PLACE-SHOW ticket for each of your selections.
- The denomination of each ticket will depend on the purse of the race, divided by 1,000,000. For example, I highlighted the first digit of each race above. So, in Race #4, you will get a $1.00 WPS ticket; in Race #11, you will get a $5.00 WPS ticket, etc.
- In the event of a scratch, your pick will be the post-time favorite.
Questions? Post them here.
Entries must be posted before NOON on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Good luck, everyone!
Quote from Lonnie on October 28, 2026, 3:13 PMPosted here, so you can eliminate my choices from your handicapping equations... err, I mean, here are my picks for the challenge:
Race 4 Ways and Means Race 5 Comanche Brave Race 6 Domestic Product Race 7 Blue Bolt Race 8 Mullikin Race 9 Notable Speech Race 10 Fully Subscribed Race 11 Benvenuto Cellini Race 12 Magnitude
Posted here, so you can eliminate my choices from your handicapping equations... err, I mean, here are my picks for the challenge:
| Race 4 | Ways and Means |
| Race 5 | Comanche Brave |
| Race 6 | Domestic Product |
| Race 7 | Blue Bolt |
| Race 8 | Mullikin |
| Race 9 | Notable Speech |
| Race 10 | Fully Subscribed |
| Race 11 | Benvenuto Cellini |
| Race 12 | Magnitude |
Quote from talkinghorse on October 28, 2026, 3:32 PMClarification of the "multiplier".
Here are the multiplication factors that will be used in the challenge, highlighted in yellow below:
Clarification of the "multiplier".
Here are the multiplication factors that will be used in the challenge, highlighted in yellow below:
Quote from MaywoodAl on October 29, 2026, 11:32 PM
4 R Disaster 5 Miss Yechance 6 Forged Steel 7 Blue Bolt 8 T O Elvis 9 True Love 10 Nitrogen 11 Bay City Roller 12 Knightsbridge
| 4 | R Disaster |
| 5 | Miss Yechance |
| 6 | Forged Steel |
| 7 | Blue Bolt |
| 8 | T O Elvis |
| 9 | True Love |
| 10 | Nitrogen |
| 11 | Bay City Roller |
| 12 | Knightsbridge |
