Godolphin Racing’s Mastery has been installed as the 9-5 morning line favorite in the $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon, which kicks off the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita.
The 1 3/4-mile Marathon will be contested by 10 horses, including 2008 Irish-bred winner Muhannak.
A Darley-bred son of Sulamani trained by Saeed bin Suroor, Mastery has won or placed in seven of eight career starts while earning $1,183,249. The 3-year-old colt won the Italian Derby (Ity-II) earlier in the season and took the Ladbrokes St. Leger (Eng-I) on Sept. 12, his most recent start. Mastery will have the services of Frankie Dettori.
Father Time, a Juddmonte Farms homebred who finished fourth in the St Leger for trainer Henry Cecil, is the 3-1 second favorite. He will be ridden by Eddie Ahern.
Although he won the Marathon last year, Muhannak is listed at 12-1 morning line odds. The son of Chester House has been unplaced in eight starts since his victory at Santa Anita last year.
| Breeders' Cup Marathon | ||||
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
| 1. | Black Astor | Alex Solis | Lisa Lewis | 12-1 |
| 2. | Muhannak | Ryan Moore | Richard Pegum | 12-1 |
| 3. | Nite Light | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 4-1 |
| 4. | Cloudy's Knight | Rosemary Homeister Jr. | Jonathan Sheppard | 8-1 |
| 5. | Father Time | Eddie Ahern | Henry Cecil | 3-1 |
| 6. | Mastery | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 9-5 |
| 7. | Sir Dave | Joel Rosario | Jack Carava | 20-1 |
| 8. | Eldaafer | Rafael Bejarano | Diane Alvarado | 30-1 |
| 9. | Man of Iron | John Murtagh | Aidan P. O'Brien | 8-1 |
| 10. | Gangbuster | Kent Desormeaux | J. Keith Desormeaux | 30-1 |