best BC Classic future prices from 5 racebooks

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Dunbar

Here is a composite of the best future prices I could find a few hours ago for the BC Classic. The list has an implied takeout of 10%. There are several on the list that you could pretty confidently say won't be in the Classic, such as Stevie Wonderboy, and that would lower the implied takeout even further. But the flip side is that there is an excellent chance there will be one or more starters in the Classic that are not on this list.

Bernardini 2.05 Greek
Invasor 6.95 Greek
Lava Man 7 SIA
Shirocco 25 Pinny
Dylan Thomas 25.5 Greek
David Jr 14 VIP,WSEX
StrongContendr 35.5 Greek
Discreet Cat 25 VIP
Sun King 18 VIP,SIA
Premium Tap 40 VIP
Seek Gold 50 VIP
Lawyer Ron 30 VIP
Giacomo 50 Pinn/VIP
Brass Hat 45.5 Greek
StevieWond/boy 45.5 Greek
Suave 60 VIP
Super Frolic 50 Pinn/VIP
Perfect Drift 50 VIP
PointDetermind 66 SIA
Bright One 36.98 Pinny
Brother Derek 50 VIP
FlowerAlley 60 VIP

"Greek" is TheGreek.com, the book formerly known as Olympic.
"VIP" is VIPsports, which has the same lines as Gameday.
"WSEX" is World Sports Exchange, wsex.com
"SIA" is SportsInteraction.com. This sportsbook is NOT A-rated like the others. But they have never stiffed anyone that I've heard about.

Bernardini is up to 2.25-1 today at TheGreek. Invasor is up to 7.15-1 there, too.

TheGreek's odds on Dylan Thomas dropped in half, from 25.5-1 to 12.5-1. TheGreek is not as jumpy as Pinnacle, so that drop probably represents some significant money, or at least some money TheGreek considers smart. The best current odds on Dylan Thomas is the 16.5-1 at Caribsports.com. Carib's reputation is somewhere in between the A-books and SIA.

VIP/Gameday's odds on Discreet Cat dropped from 25-1 to 7.5-1! But those books do not take action very well, so that could represent just a smallish bet. The only other book offering odds on Discreet Cat is WSEX.com at 8-1.

--Dunbar