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Breeders Cup Predicitions at online sportsbook BetUS.com have installed Irish thoroughbred Rip Van Winkle as the favorite, along with mare Zenyatta, in tonight's Breeders Cup Classic. The horse is presently listed at 2 to 1 odds to win this evening's capstone event. The race is scheduled to get underway at 6:45pm ET at the Oak Tree racetrack at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California; it will be broadcast live on ESPN. 

Rip Van Winkle comes into this weekend's festivities having five 2009 races to his credit. The three year old had little success early in the season due to a number of problems with his hooves, but he has won his last two outings, the Sussex Stakes in August and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in September. The Galileo sired colt was impressive enough in those runs that many have pegged him as the horse to beat in tonight's Classic.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien certainly has high hopes for the horse, calling him the best he has ever entered at the Breeders' Cup.

"There's no doubt that this is a very special horse and we haven't come here with a horse of this caliber before," O'Brien said. "He's the most natural athlete and you could see that this morning (Thursday's practice), the movement and athleticism and enthusiasm."

Irish jockey Johnny Murtagh will have Rip Van Winkle's mount in tonight's race. The 37 year old already has two Breeders' Cup wins to his credit, the 2000 Turf run aboard Kalanisi and the 1995 Mile on Ridgewood Pearl. His two wins, coupled with his earnings of over $3.5 million, are fourth best among European born riders at the Breeders' Cup.

BetUS.com Breeders Cup Predictions: Rip Van Winkle 2 to 1 Breeders Cup Odds

Mine That Bird +1200
Colonel John +1600
Summer Bird +600
Zenyatta +225
Twice Over +1200
Richard's Kid +1500
Gio Ponti +1400
Einstein +1500
Girolamo +2200
Rip Van Winkle +225
Regal Ranson +2500
Quality Road +1200
Awesome Gem +4000

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