Five Breeders' Cup longshots to follow

You can't pick 'em all. Now that my and other colleagues' Breeders' Cup top three selections are publicly available inside the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Betting Guide, it's still worth noting a few horses who, though they didn't quite make my personal cut, might still prove dangerous at a price. These were hard eliminations to make, but I'll still be respecting their chances this weekend by including them in vertical and/or horizontal exotics wagers. Juvenile Turf Sprint #4 STILLWATER COVE (20-1), one of several fillies in the field from the Wesley Ward barn, sprung a 10-1 upset over her more highly-regarded stablemate #9 CHELSEA CLOISTERS at Saratoga two back, and last time found the one-mile Natalma (G1) at Woodbine just a bit too far for her liking, though a four-length beat by La Pelosa was no disgrace. "She handles the soft turf well," said Ward on Wednesday in advance of a forecasted two-day deluge of rain in Louisville. "She has one of the fastest figures in the race when she won with authority at Saratoga. If she repeats that race, she'll be very tough."

Turf Sprint Another filly to watch against males is #8 CHANTELINE (15-1), who takes her spot off back-to-back wins in the Smart N Fancy at Saratoga and the Franklin County (G3) at Keeneland. Unlike #1 RUBY NOTION, who beat her two lengths over soft ground at Saratoga in July, Chanteline is unlikely to be buried on the inside as she'll break from the middle of the field. Her recent BRIS Speed ratings also compare favorably with course specialists #2 BUCCHERO and #13 WILL CALL.