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The big race for female horses at the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Distaff is for fillies and mares age three and older racing 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt for a purse of $2 million. While older mares often have the advantage in the Distaff, this year's race features a number of very fast three-year-old fillies.

One of the most popular of the Breeders' Cup World Championships races, the Mile is open to horses age three and older, racing on the Churchill Downs turf for a total purse of $2 million. Over the years the mile has produced more back-to-back winners than any other Breeders' Cup race, but for 2018 the defending champ won't be running and the field is wide open.

The last time the Dodgers and Red Sox clashed in the World Series, Babe Ruth was a pitcher for Boston who led the American League with a 1.75 ERA and the Dodgers were the Brooklyn Robins. That was in 1916 and this matchup has already etched itself in the Fall Classic history books as the longest gap between World Series meetings. Boston won the previous set with the Dodgers in five games.

Coming in the middle of the second day of the 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the Breeders' Cup Sprint is a six furlong dash on the Chuchill Downs dirt for horses age three and older, chasing after a total purse of $2 million. The race often features very close finishes and historically lucrative exacta payouts.

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.