All season the sports betting horse racing spotlight has shifted from one horse to another, to another and then back again. With the Breeders’ Cup Classic now just a couple of weeks away, that spotlight has shifted back to Uncle Mo, the horse that many considered the favorite to win the 2011 Kentucky Derby. While the horse failed at Churchill Downs the first time around as a three-year old, some feel that trainer Todd Pletcher has it on track to come up with a much better effort at the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 5^th.

Uncle Mo spent nearly four intertops months recovering from a major injury, but impressed with a strong showing at the King’s Bishop Stakes at Saratoga in August, and has looked strong again with a couple of phenomenal training runs. After a seven furlong dash and mile test, Uncle Mo will be tested in the 1 ¼ miles run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, especially considering the impressive field around him. Some feel as though it would be best for the three-year old to rest over the next couple of weeks so that it isn’t too exhausted by the time that it returns, but that isn’t something that Pletcher has expressed any worry about. One of the best trainers in the world, Pletcher will also has Stay Thirsty entered in the biggest race of the fall season, and both that horse and Uncle Mo should have a good pay head shot at coming out with the desired results.