Breeders Cup betting menu

Horse racing’s version of the Ryder Cup, the Breeders Cup, will be staged at the iconic Keeneland racecourse for the first time in its history this weekend and the Pick 6 on Saturday will provide a get rich quick opportunity for South Africans as the local Tote will comingle into one of the world’s biggest guaranteed Pick 6 pools.

The stars of the USA and Europe, headed by American Pharoah (pictured) and Golden Horn, will do battle and 20 of the 22 races will be shown live on Tellytrack (DSTV 239), starting from 6.30pm on Friday night and 5pm on Saturday evening.

SAFtote are providing a full betting menu. On Friday, Tellytrack will broadcast races 1 to 9 of the ten-race meeting and SAFtote will provide betting on only those nine races. On Saturday, broadcast and betting will be provided for races 1 to 11 of the twelve-race meeting.

The highlight of the meeting is the Breeders Cup Classic, which is race 11 on Saturday night, taking place at 11.35pm South African time.

The betting will consist of a combination of commingled and local pools.

Wins, places, exactas, doubles, Pick 3s and Pick 6s will be commingled, but please note that instead of the normal R1 unit, the unit will be R20. Furthermore, the Pick 6 will have no fractional betting.

The Breeder’s Cup Pick 6 pool on Saturday will have a guaranteed pool of $2 million.

On Saturday night there will be a “Classic Pick 3″, with a minimum pool of $750,000, on the Breeders Cup Juvenile, Turf and Classic, Races 9-11.

Local pools will host Pick 4s (Jackpots), swingers and trifectas.

Commingled pools:

> Win (Commingled at R20 unit and R20 minimum)

> Place (Commingled at R20 unit and R20 minimum)

> Exacta (Commingled at R20 unit and R20 minimum)

> Pick 6 (Commingled at R20 unit and R20 minimum with no fractions)

> Double (Commingled at R20 unit and R20 minimum)

> Pick 3 (Commingled at R10 unit and R10 minimum)

Local Pools – SAFtote rules apply:

> Pick 4/Jackpot (SAFtote rules)