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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.

Reading too much into which teams crack the top-25 in regular-season rankings is an ever-present when betting on college basketball. It's a trap many fall into specifically when investing in March Madness lines. Still, while the temptation to gravitate towards ranked squads we'll always be there, you have the ability to avoid said urge.

Small conferences are a relatively untapped market in college basketball betting. Pretty much everyone's natural impulse is to focus on the bigger schools and marquee conferences. That's fine. But focusing on smaller, lesser-known schools offers a unique opportunity to take advantage of some oddsmaker deficiencies. Let's explore why.

The final race on the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships opening day, the Juvenile is open to two-year-old colts who be will racing 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt track for a total purse of $2 million. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner is always tabbed as an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May.

The second 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships race on Future Stars Friday, November 2, and the second of 14 Breeders' Cup races in all, the Juvenile Fillies Turf is open to two-year-old fillies racing one mile on the Churchill Downs turf course. The race carries a $1 million total purse and is restricted to 14 starters. Last year Rushing Fall won the race at odds of +300.

A brand-new race added to the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Juvenile Turf Sprint will be the first of 14 Breeders' Cup races to be run at Churchill Downs the first weekend of November. The race is open to two-year-old colts and fillies, sprinting 5.5 furlongs on the Churchill turf course, and offers a total purse of $1 million.

As part of an excellent Saturday of stakes races, Woodbine Race Track in Toronto will play host to the $500,00 (G1) E.P. Taylor Stakes. Open to fillies and mares age three and older, they'll be running 1 1/4 miles on the Woodbine turf course. The race has drawn a strong contingent of European-based runners, with four in the field of nine making their first North American start.