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Run as the fourth race on the second day of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Filly & Mare Turf is an endurance test. For female horses aged three and older, they'll run 1 3/8 miles on the Churchill Downs turf course, racing for a total purse of $2 million. The race has been run 18 times as a part of the Breeders' Cup, with European horses winning 11 of those.

The third race on the second day of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Dirt Mile features horses aged three and older racing a flat mile on the Churchill Downs dirt course for a total purse of $1 million. Something of a specialty distance for North American horses, the Dirt Mile is usually a wide-open race, reflected in regular double-digit Win payouts.

The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is probably the quirkiest of the Breeders' Cup World Championships races, due to the fact that as the races move to different tracks each year, the distance of the Turf Sprint changes as to what the track configuration can accommodate. For 2018 at Churchill Downs, the Turf Sprint will be run at 5.5 furlongs, and offers a purse of $1 million.

Betting on home underdogs in the NFL is a sound wagering strategy - fact or fiction? For years, this method of betting on the NFL has been put forth as a solid investment concept, although lately, it's been debunked in certain circles. As with any trend, as it became more popular, the theory was that sportsbooks were beginning to alter the odds accordingly. But like any strategy, if you do your homework, there are still winning bets to be had.

The fourth of five races to be run on the opening day of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Juvenile Turf has historically been one of the most wide-open of the Breeders' Cup races in terms of the odds, and it looks like this year that trend will continue. Open to two-year-old colts, they'll be racing one mile at Chuchill Downs, chasing a purse of $1 million.

The Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Sprint kicks off the second day of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the first of nine BC races on the Saturday card from Churchill Downs. For fillies and mares aged three and older racing seven furlongs on the dirt, it offers a total purse of $1 million. In 2017 the F&M Sprint produced the biggest single payout of all Breeders' Cup races.

On the heels of the Quicksilver Pro France round, the World Surfing Circuit has two more rounds left before it crowns a tour champion. First up: The 2018 Meo Rip Curl Pro in Portugal, which will run from now until October 27. Stick with us right here, and you'll find all the surfing betting odds you need to place the most effective wagers.

The third race on the Breeders' Cup World Championships opening day, the $2 million Juvenile Fillies is open to two-year-old female horses who be will racing 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt track. As is the case with the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner being tabbed as an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, the Juvenile Fillies winner sets her sights on next spring's Kentucky Oaks.

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