This year's Pegasus World Cup appears pretty top-heavy ... at least that's what many think. Gun Runner is the 4/5 favorite, with Sharp Azteca (6/1), West Coast (8/1), and Collected (8/1) the only others lower than 10/1 in the 12-horse field.
There's a method to picking which horses to focus on for trifecta and superfecta bets in a Pegasus World Cup like this, and horse racing guru Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you navigate the richest horse race in the world.
At last year's Kentucky Derby, Demling won his ninth straight Derby-Oaks double -- he called the winners of both races for the ninth straight year.
He hit the jackpot in the Belmont Stakes when he nailed the 1-2 finish along with trifecta and superfecta wagers. Right after that, he called the Travers Stakes champ correctly and hit the superfecta at the Breeders' Cup Classic. Anyone who has followed his picks is way, way up.
Here's a refresher on those bet types from Demling:
Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. This paid out $34 at the Breeders' Cup and $33 at last year's Pegasus World Cup on a $2 bet.
Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. This paid out $64 at the Breeders' Cup and $104 at last year's Pegasus World Cup on a $1 bet.
Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. This paid out $1,433 at the Breeders' Cup and $463 at last year's Pegasus World Cup on a $1 bet.
While Demling has no quibbles with Gun Runner's favorite status, he plans to hold tickets with Collected and West Coast, plus a double-digit underdog that could actually win the race and another horse that could net a monster payday.
Demling has specific recommendations for win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets so you can cover all your bases. And he's sharing them over at SportsLine.
So which horses do you take? And in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks to win, place and show as well as his favorite exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the Pegasus World Cup.
