Pacific Classic Odds: Knightsbridge Favored in Wide-Open Field; Analysis, Picks

Pacific Classic Stakes: Predictions, picks for Breeders’ Cup qualifier

The winner of this 1 1/4-mile race earns an automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will be run at Keeneland on Halloween weekend.

Knightsbridge-Led Pacific Classic One Of Two 'WAYI' Races Saturday

Despite the loss of top west-coast names like Journalism (Curlin) and Nysos (Nyquist), Saturday's GI Pacific Classic still features an 11-deep field of hopefuls vying for a 'Win and You're In' spot in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Oct. 31. The retirement of those two stars has led to several east-coast shippers making the trip out to California with trainers such as Saffie Joseph Jr., Brendan Walsh, Bill Mott and Brad Cox all lined u…

Pacific Classic fair odds: A 'bridge' too far? Not in this spot

The Grade 1 Pacific Classic has been a coming-out party of sorts for some of the sport's biggest names the last 11 years: Beholder was breathtaking when defeating males in 2015, and Flightline passed his distance test in 2022 when winning like Secretariat did in the Belmont Stakes. Is it Knightsbridge's turn on Saturday at Del Mar? Maybe so! With apologies to Ghostzapper, I cannot help but think of the 2004 horse of the year who used a stakes ra…

Pacific Classic Odds: Knightsbridge Favored in Wide-Open Field; Analysis, Picks

The $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) on Saturday is set to feature one of the largest fields in the history of the showcase event of the Del Mar summer season. The 11-horse field of 3-year-olds and up may not have a superstar among them, but that will only make for a more competitive race and test the acumen of the savviest of bettors. The 1 ¼-mile Pacific Classic has a dash of everything – international flavor in Japan-bred Finger, the only 3-ye…