While the early numbers are too often skewed by offshore misinformation or peppered with outdated gossip, by and large they are a useful window into potential overlays.
That means the futures market provides some real context for bettors who might wait until race day to pull the trigger on their wagers. The pre-entries are the framework for the 14 races, eliminating horses that might have been on the fence for their connections and serving as distractions in ante-post wagering. If there are 1½ weeks until the Breeders’ Cup, then it must be time for the pre-entries, the signal for horseplayers to pre-handicap the pre-fields for pre-wagers.
