For horse racing fans, it’s almost time for us to wager on the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint odds. Though the odds for the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint race aren’t yet available. The Breeders Cup Turf Sprint odds 2022 were last updated on October 28, 2022:
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One of the newest races on the Breeders’ Cup schedule, the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint is also the most unique. First run in 2008, the race changes distance depending on what race track is hosting the BC, due to the configuration of that particular track’s turf course. The race has been run at 6 1/2 furlongs at Santa Anita, 5 furlongs at Churchill Downs, and 5 1/2 furlongs at Keeneland Race Course. For 2022, the race will be 5 1/2 furlongs at the Keeneland Race Course and will run on Saturday, November 5th.
Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Odds
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Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Betting Tips
Given the different conditions the race is run under - which depends on the track - it's perhaps more difficult to use past races as a means to provide Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint betting tips.
At Santa Anita, in particular, the race is run on the "downhill" turf course, which starts with a right-hand bend that is not the norm for most tracks. It is one of the few times in North American racing where having an outside starting post can be an advantage, as the outside runner will be able to make the bend first and can be in the lead going into the normal left-hand turn and onto the straight.
So despite the short distance of the race, horses that have a lot of early speed and are starting from the outside post position should be given some consideration in handicapping the race when it is run at Santa Anita.
Favorites Give Decent Payout
As the distance and track configuration plays a large factor in the outcome, the odds on the Turf Sprint tend to be spread out across the field most years, and although a fair number of favorites have won the race (four times in nine races) the odds on those horses averaged 3-1, which is not a bad rate of return for people who like to bet on the favorites.
On the other hand, of the five non-favorites to win, the odds on the winner averaged 15-1, although this number is slightly skewed by the fact the very first winner, Desert Code in 2008, was a big longshot at 37-1. In three years, the winner happened to go off at odds of 7-1.
Euros a Non-Factor
Another notable factor in regard to the Turf Sprint is that although European horses do well in most Breeders' Cup turf races, the Turf Sprint has been a big exception. In fact, when Obviously won in 2016, he became not only the first European-bred winner of the race, but the only Euro to crack one of the the top three spots in the history of the race.
Obviously started his racing career in Ireland, ran three times and was moved to the US, where he ran the rest of his 26 lifetime starts. Until they start to gain some results, it's safe to say that European-breds should be viewed with some reservation when it comes to betting the race.
Age And Experience Counts
Perhaps not a sure-fire handicapping factor, it is also interesting to note that although the Turf Srpint is open to horses aged three and older, only one horse - Bobby's Kitten in 2014 - has won the race as a three-year-old.
The Turf Sprint winners tend to be older horses, with with two winners aged four, three winners aged five, one winner aged six, and Obviously being perhaps the oldest horse to win a BC race when he took the Turf Sprint last year at age eight.