- Flightline is the clear favorite at the Breeders’ Cup Classic based on speed scores and career results, both of which point to the colt deserving -225 odds over the entire field.
- The two best bets to upset Flightline are Americanrevoltion (+4000) and Olympiad (+1200) based on their highest speeds and recent forms.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Flightline will be the betting favorite over the entire field when the gates open at the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with the Colt currently listed as a -225 favorite over the field.
2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic Odds
- Flightline -225
- Epicenter +500
- Life Is Good +700
- Taiba +700
- Olympiad +1200
- Hot Rod Charlie +1600
- Country Grammer +2500
- Cyberknife +2500
- Defunded +2500
- Happy Saver +2500
- Rich Strike +2500
- Zandon +3300
- Americanrevolution +4000
Flightline a Great Bet Based on Speed
Online horse racing sites have taken Flightline’s prolific five-race start to its career as a clear indicator that the colt deserves to be considered the betting favorite at the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Using the Equibase E Score race, which measures a horse’s speed over its recent races, Flightline blows past the competition.
Some of the notable trends that point towards Flightline as a dominant favorite and the best bet at the Breeders’ Cup Classic include:
- Flightline just posted a 128 E-Score at his last race. The horse with the next closest E-Score at their last race was Olympiad with a 121.
- Over Flightline’s past five races, the colt has hit an E-Score of 126 or above three times. No other horse has hit 126 or above even once.
- Despite getting bumped on both sides of the gate in its last race, Flightline still dominated at its last race, the TVG Pacific Classic Stakes.
Best Underdog Bets at the Breeders’ Cup Classic
With Flightline showing consistent greatness, it may be best to focus on horses who have shown the ability to reach top speeds close to Flightline when betting at online gambling sites.
Averaging each horse’s highest-ever E-score and most recent E-score indicates which horses may have a chance to peak at the right time and stun Flightline.
The two best bets, outside of Flightline who is also included to showcase the horse’s dominance, based on that E-score average are Olympiad and Americanrevolution:
- Flightline (-225): Last Race E-Score: 128, Highest E-Score: 128, Average E-Score: 128
- Olympiad (+1200): Last Race E-Score: 121, Highest E-Score: 123, Average E-Score: 122
- Americanrevolution (+4000): Last Race E-Score: 119, Highest E-Score: 120, Average E-Score: 119.5
Olympiad’s 122 average E-Score makes the colt the likely best bet outside of Flightline, but the more intriguing longshot is Americanrevolution.
With 40-1 odds that make Americanrevolution the horse with the longest odds on the track, taking a chance on Americanrevolution to beat Flightline is the best bet at the Breeders’ Cup.