Breeders' Cup 2016: Post Time, Post Positions and Saturday TV Coverage
United States horse racing's largest event outside of the Triple Crown races has arrived with Saturday's running of the Breeders' Cup Classic from Santa Anita Park in California.
The best three-year-olds and up from around the world will take to the dirt in a 1 1/4-mile course with $6 million worth of prize money up for grabs.
| Saturday | 5:35 p.m. | NBC |
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A loaded field of 10 horses will be ready to run:
| 1 | Effinex | 15-1 | Flavien Prat | James Jerkens |
| 2 | Frosted | 5-1 | Joel Rosario | Kiaran McLaughlin |
| 3 | Keen Ice | 20-1 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher |
| 4 | California Chrome | 1-1 | Victor Espinoza | Art Sherman |
| 5 | Win the Space | 30-1 | Gary Stevens | George Papaprodromou |
| 6 | Melatonin | 12-1 | Joseph Talamo | David Hofmans |
| 7 | War Story | 30-1 | Scott Spieth | Mario Serey Jr. |
| 8 | Shaman Ghost | 20-1 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | James Jerkens |
| 9 | Hoppertunity | 15-1 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert |
| 10 | Arrogate | 5-2 | Mike Smith | Bob Baffert |
All eyes will be on California Chrome, who captivated the horse racing world in 2014 with wins in the first two legs of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs and Pimlico.
He would finish fourth at the Belmont Stakes and followed it up with a sixth-place showing at the Pennsylvania Derby. California Chrome also appeared in the Breeders' Cup in 2014, finishing in third behind Bayern and Toast of New York.
Since then, he's appeared in nine races and has won seven of them, including six in a row dating back to the San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita.
However, he will get stiff competition from Arrogate, who burst onto the scene with a 13.5-length victory at the Travers.
Expect this edition of the Breeders' Cup to be a two-horse race, given their recent form.
Stats courtesy of Equibase.com.
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