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Championship Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup provides the Who’s Who of American racedays. The wagering menu is stacked with multi-race bets, including overlapping pick 5s in Races 5-9 and Races 8-12. Our fleet of 14 handicappers in the 1/ST BET Breeders’ Cup Wager Guide have you covered in all the races, so we’ll put all our all-star feet forward in approaching Saturday’s pair of all-stakes pick 5s. For a closer look at Saturday’s full-card analysis, check out Scott Shapiro’s blog.

Race 5 | Turf Sprint | Selections by Zoe Cadman

Use: 7-COMANCHE BRAVE, 14-MISS YECHANCE, 6-YELLOW CARD, 3-BACIO, 11-JOE SHEISTY
Consider: none

Watch Zoe’s full analysis.

Race 6 | Dirt Mile | Selections by Jeremy Plonk

Use: 1-FURTHER ADO, 3-FULL SERRANO
Consider: none

Watch Jeremy’s full analysis.

Race 7 | Filly & Mare Turf | Selections by Millie Ball

Use: 12-BLUE BOLT
Consider: 1-GIMME A NOTHER, 11-PRECISE

Watch Millie’s full analysis.

Race 8 | Sprint | Selections by Barry Spears

Use: 11-T O ELVIS
Consider: 13-ENGLISHMAN, 2-DARK SAFFRON, 5-LISTENUPSHANCE

Watch Barry’s full analysis.

Race 9 | Mile | Selections by Brian Nadeau

Use: 8-NOTABLE SPEECH
Consider: 12-TRUE LOVE, 14-PUERTO RICO

Watch Brian’s full analysis.

Race 10 | Distaff | Selections by Scott Shapiro

Use: 4-FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Consider: 6-MEASURE, 8-SPLENDORA, 3-REGALED

Watch Scott’s full analysis.

Race 11 | Turf | Selections by Michelle Yu

Use: 13-BAY CITY ROLLER
Consider: 12-DIAMOND NECKLACE, 11-SURVIE, 7-HOTAZHELL

Watch Michelle’s full analysis.

Race 12 | Classic | Selections by Matt Bernier

Use: 2-SOVEREIGNTY, 5-FOREVER YOUNG
Consider: none

Watch Matt’s full analysis.


Ticket Construction | Races 5-9

To use all combinations:
7,14,6,3,11 with 1,3 with 12,1,11 with 11,13,2,5 with 8,12,14 = $180

If focusing any of our analyst's key singles, things get far more affordable:

R5: COMANCHE BRAVE or any of the 5 single options, ticket costs $36
R6: FURTHER ADO or FULL SERRANO ticket costs $90
R7: BLUE BOLT ticket costs $60
R8: T O ELVIS ticket costs $45
R9: NOTABLE SPEECH ticket costs $60

Ticket Construction | Races 8-12

To use all combinations:
11,13,2,5 with 8,12,14 with 4,6,8,3 with 13,12,11,7 with 2,5 = $192

If focusing any of our analyst's key singles, things get far more affordable:

R8: T O ELVIS ticket costs $48
R9: NOTABLE SPEECH ticket costs $64
R10: FULLY SUBSCRIBED ticket costs $48
R11: BAY CITY ROLLER ticket costs $48
R12: SOVEREIGNTY or FOREVER YOUNG ticket costs $96

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