Breeders' Cup Payout Overview

The Breeders' Cup races have been run since 1984. 23 editions on, are their differences in how the races are run and in the payouts that can help the handicapper?

Are the races equally formful?

Take a look at the distribution of win payouts by race. The boxplot summarizes the distribution of data, with the box covering the most common items, the "whiskers" left and right the upper and lower bounds, and the diamonds on lines to the far right the "outliers". The diamond in the box is the median payout. Read on for analysis...

Not all races are the same

Over 23 runnings (9 for the Filly and Mare Turf) some trends in formfulness have emerged.

• The Breeders' Cup Juvenile and The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies are consistently sources of low-priced winners
• The Breeders' Cup Sprint consistently delivers medium priced winners
• While the The Breeders' Cup Distaff has not been immune to long shot bombs, half of the races are coming in with very low payouts.
• The Breeders' Cup Turf and The Breeders' Cup Mile are generally formful.
• The Breeders' Cup Classic offers lots of opportunity for value