BC Friday Full Card Highlights for 11-3-23
SA 2 GRAND SLAM SMILE ($7.80)
SA 7 HARD TO JUSTIFY ($20.20), Trifecta ($411.00)
Double (races 6-7, $90.20)
Pick 3 (races 5-7, $753.80)
Double (races 7-8, $489.80)
Pick 3 (races 6-8, $2,464.20)
SA 9 UNQUESTIONABLE (SA Best Bet #3, $5.00), Trifecta ($407.40), Superfecta ($3,415.20)
Double (races 8-9, $132.20)
Pick 3 (races 7-9, $1,605.40)
$3 BC Turf Pick 3 (races 5, 7, 9) – $334.50
SA 10 Hejazi/Ghost of Midnight Exacta ($14.60)
Double (races 9-10, $12.20)
Pick 3 (races 8-10, $389.80)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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UPDATED (after scratches) BC Friday picks and wagering strategies included below.
BREEDERS’ CUP Full Card From SANTA ANITA for Friday (11-3-23)
By Jarrod Horak
SA Weather: Partly Cloudy. High 82. SA Best Bets (1, 8, 9)
BC Bet Minimums
$3.00: All-Turf Pick 3
$2.00: Win, Place, Show, Daily Double
$1.00: Exacta, Super High 5, Pick 6, Special Daily Double
$0.50: Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, All-Dirt Pick 4, All-Turf Pick 4
$0.10: Superfecta
BC Friday Picks & Wagering Strategies
SA 1 (Golden Mile, 8T) – SA Best Bet
Primary – #5 GO WITH GUSTO, #6 Mo Fox Givin
Secondary – #4 Ultra Power, #8 Asean
Wagers: #5 to win, Exacta 5/4-6-8, Exacta 4-6-8/5, Trifecta key 5/4-6-8, Superfecta 5-6/5-6/4-8/4-8
50 cent Pick 5 (races 1-5): 5-6/5-7/2-4/10-11/1-2 ($16)
50 cent Pick 5 (races 1-5): 5/5-6-7/2-4-6-12-13/1-10/2-4 ($30)
SA 2 (Golden State Juvenile Fillies, CA-bred, 7f)
Primary – #7 GRAND SLAM SMILE, #5 Mirinda
Secondary – #6 Dancingthruparis
Wagers: #7 to win, 7/5-6, Exacta 5-6/7
50 cent Pick 4 (races 2-5): 7/2-4-6-12/1-10-11-12/1-2-4-9 ($32)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 2-5): 5-7/2-4/1-10-11-12/1-2 ($16)
SA 3 (Senator Ken Maddy, 6.5T hillside)
Primary – #4 ELM DRIVE, #2 White Moonlight
Secondary – #12 Playlist, #13 Rose Maddox, #6 Unbridled Mary
Wagers: #4 to win, Exacta box 2-4, Trifecta 2-4-12/2-4-6-12-13/6-13
SA 4 (Golden State Juvenile, CA-bred, 7f)
Primary – #10 LAST CALL LONDON, #11 Magic Spoon
Secondary – #1 Dr. No No, #12 Mici’s Express, #6 Private Gem
Wagers: #10 to win, Exacta 10-11/1-10-11, Trifecta 1-6-10-11/1-6-10-11/12, Superfecta key 10/1-6-11-12
$1 Pick 6 (races 4-9): 1-10-11-12/1-2-4/7/6-9-11-12/10/8 ($48)
SA 5 (BC Juvenile Turf Sprint, 5T)
Primary – #2 NO NAY METS, #1 Crimson Advocate
Secondary – #4 Big Evs, #9 Amidst Waves, #12 Committee of One, #6 Starlust
Wagers: #2 to win, Exacta box 1-2, Trifecta 1-2-4/1-2-4-6-9-12/1-2-4-6-9-12, Superfecta 1-2-4-6/1-2-4-6/9-12/9-12
$3 BC Friday All-Turf Pick 3 (races 5, 7, 9): 1-2-4/6-9-11-12/5-8 ($72)
50 cent BC Friday Pick 5 Ticket (races 5-9): 1-2-4-6-9-12/7/3-5-6-7-9-11-12-14/10/5-8 ($48)
SA 6 (BC Juvenile Fillies, 8.5f)
Primary – #7 TAMARA
Secondary – #12 Just F Y I, #1 Candied, #11 Life Talk, #10 Accommodate Eva
Wagers: Exacta box 7-12, Trifecta key 7/1-12, Superfecta key 7/1-11-12, Super High 5 key 7/1-10-11-12
50 cent BC Friday Pick 4 (races 6-9): 7/3-5-6-7-9-11-12-14/10/5-7-8-12-14 ($20)
50 cent BC Friday Pick 4 (races 6-9): 7/6-9-11-12/2-4-6-10/8 ($8)
50 cent BC Friday Pick 4 (races 6-9): 1-7-12/3-5-6-7-9-11-12-14/10/5-8 ($24)
SA 7 (BC Juvenile Fillies Turf, 8T)
Primary – #12 HARD TO JUSTIFY, #9 Carla’s Way
Secondary – #6 Porta Fortuna, #11 She Feels Pretty, #3 Buchu, #7 Gala Brand, #5 Content, #14 Les Pavots
Wagers: #12 to win, Exacta box 9-12, Trifecta 6-9-11-12/6-9-11-12/3-6-7-9-11-12, Superfecta 6-9-12/3-5-6-7-9-11-12-14/3-7-11/3-7-11
50 cent Pick 4 (races 7-10): 3-5-6-7-9-11-12-14/10/8/2-3-4 ($12)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 7-10): 3-5-6-9-11-12/10/5-8/2-4 ($12)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 7-10): 3-6-9-11-12/2-4-6-10/8/2-3-4 ($30)
SA 8 (BC Juvenile, 8.5f) – SA Best Bet
Primary – #10 MUTH, #2 Prince of Monaco
Secondary – #4 Timberlake, #6 Locked, #3 Wine Me Up, #9 Fierceness
Wagers: #10 to win, Exacta 10/2-4-6, Exacta 2-4-6/10, Trifecta 2-4-6-10/2-4-6-8-9-10-11/3, Superfecta 10/2-4-6/2-3-4-6-8-9-11/2-3-4-6-8-9-11
Super High Five key 10/2-3-4-6
Special 2-Day Double (Fri-SA 8, Sat-SA 9): 10-12
SA 9 (BC Juvenile Turf, 8T) – SA Best Bet
Primary – #8 UNQUESTIONABLE, #5 My Boy Prince
Secondary – #7 Agate Road, #12 Mountain Bear, #14 Carson’s Run
Wagers: #8 to win, Exacta box 5-8, Trifecta 5-8/5-7-8-12-14/5-7-8-12-14, Superfecta 8/5-7-12-14/3-4-5-7-9-12-14/3-4-5-7-9-12-14
SA 10 (OC-50k/1x, 6f)
Primary – #2 GHOST OF MIDNIGHT, #3 Hejazi
Secondary – #4 Bus Buzz
Wagers: #2 to win, Exacta 2/3-4, Exacta 3-4/2, Trifecta 2-3/2-3-4/2-3-4
Rolling Daily Double & Pick 3 Contenders – in order of preference:
1 (5-6-4)
2 (7-5-6)
3 (4-2-12-13-6)
4 (10-11-1-12-6)
5 (2-1-4-9-12-6)
6 (7-12-1-11-10)
7 (12-9-6-11-3-7-5-14)
8 (10-2-4-6-3-9)
9 (8-5-7-12-14)
10 (2-3-4)
ROLLING DAILY DOUBLE/PICK 3 WAGERING STRATEGIES
For Rolling Doubles and Pick 3 tickets, key the top choice in each race to all other contenders. See examples below:
Double (Race 1-2):
Ticket 1 (5-7)
Ticket 2 (5/5-6-7)
Ticket 3 (4-5-6/7)
Double (Races 2-3):
Ticket 1 (7-4)
Ticket 2 (7/2-4-6-12-13)
Ticket 3 (5-6-7/4)
Pick 3 (Race 1-3):
Ticket 1 (5-7-4)
Ticket 2 (5/5-6-7/2-4-6-12-13)
Ticket 3 (4-5-6/7/2-4-6-12-13)
Ticket 4 (4-5-6/5-6-7/4)
Article by Jarrod Horak
