Here are my selections for today’s Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita.

      The third race kicks things off with the $500,000 Marathon.  

     NICK’S PICKS - 1.  Father Time (sixth). 2. Man or Iron (first $14.80, $7.20, $4.40). 3. Mastery (third $2.40). 4.  Nite Lite (eighth).

      The fourth race is the $1,000,000 Juvenile Fillies Turf.

      NICK’S PICKS  – 1. Lillie Langtry (eighth). 2. Rose Catherine (second $6.80, $5.80). 3. House of Grace (third $5). 4. La Nez (sixth).

      The fifth race is the $2,000,000 Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies.

      NICK’S PICKS - 1. Blind Luck (third $3). 2. Devil May Care (eleventh). 3. Negligee (sixth). 4. She Be Wild (first $16.80, $9, $5).

     The sixth race offers the $2,000,000 Emirates Airline Filly and Mare Turf.

     NICK’S PICKS - 1. Magical Fantasy (fifth). 2. Forever Together (third $2.40). 3. Visit (fourth). 4. Pure Clan (Second $7.80, $4.

      The seventh race is the $1,000,000 Sentient Jet Filly and Mare Sprint.

       NICK’S PICKS - 1. Ventura (second $2.60, $2.20)). 2. Informed Decision (first $8.80, $3, $2.80) . 3. Sara Louise (fourth). 4. Evita Argentina (seventh).

      The eighth and featured race is the $2,000,000 Ladies’ Classic.

      NICK’S PICKS - 1. Music Note (third $3.20). 2. Careless Jewel (eighth). 3. Cocoa Beach (sixth). 4. Life Is Sweet (first $18.20, $8, $5).

DEWEY’S BREEDER’S CUP ANALYSIS

     For us horse enthusiasts, this is the Super Bowl, World Series and March Madness spread out over two days of incredible racing. Zenyatta goes tomorrow, but while we wait to see if the champion mare can beat the boys and extend her winning streak to 14, today’s Breeder’s Cup card offers plenty of betting opportunities and intriguing possibilities. I expect today to be rather chalky, but that isn’t the case for Saturday’s card.

Santa Anita Breeder’s Cup at Oak Tree
3^rd – The Breeder’s Cup Marathon
$500,000 1 ¾ miles

      The Pick: Nite Lite (Eighth) (Mastery (third $2.40), Man or Iron (first $14.80, $7.20, $4.40), Cloudy’s Knight (second $7.40, $4.60))

4^th – Juvenile Fillies Turf
1-mile turf
$1,000,000

The Pick: House of Grace (third $5) (Lillie Langtry (eighth), Tapitsfly (first $21.60, $8.60, $6), Junia Tepzia (12th)

 5^th – Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies
1 1/16-miles $2,000,000

     The Pick: Blind Luck (third $3)  (Negligee (sixth), She Be Wild (first $16.80, $9, $5), Always a Princess (fifth)

6^th – Emirates Filly and Mare Turf
 11/4-miles $2,000,000

     The Pick: Magical Fantasy (fourth) (Forever Together (third $2.40), Midday (first $6.60, $4.80, $3), Dynaforce (eighth)

   7^th – Sentient Fillies and Mares Sprint
7-furlongs $1,000,000

    The Pick: Informed Decision (first $8.80, $3, $2.80) (Ventura (second $2.60, $2.20), Sara Louise (fourth), Seventh Street (eighth)

8^th – The Ladies Classic
11/8-miles $2,000,000

 The Pick:  Careless Jewel (eighth) ( (Music Note (third $3.20), Lethal Heat (seventh), Life is Sweet (first $18.20, $8, $5)

Dewey Forget contributed to this report.