Bob Baffert’s barn enjoyed great success at Saratoga with horses he shipped from training at Del Mar. This accomplishment gives rise to the idea that good synthetic surface runners will do well on the dirt at the Breeders’ Cup in Monmouth. These picks did well in grade-1s on synthetic surface, and in the case of multiple qualifiers, the final pick goes to the good stakes trainer:
- Dirt Mile
#2 Lewis Michael - Juvenile Filly
#6 Set Play
Exacta Box – #6 Set Play, #13 Cry and Catch Me (Cry and Catch Me scratched) - Juvenile
#12 Salute the Sarge - Filly and Mare Turf
#3 Nashoba’s Key (This is NOT based on the synthetic track rule. She’s a perfect 7 for 7. Nuf said.) - Sprint
Exacta Box – #7 Idiot Proof, #9 Bordonaro, #10 Greg’s Gold - Distaff
#1 Balance - Classic
#9 Tiago (Exacta box with Street Sense, if the stomach can’t take Tiago to win)
Take a good close look at these horses on race day. and remember, Breeders’ Cup is a great day to get great odds on great horses. 
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