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It is difficult to overstate how important a race Saturdays Pacific Classic at Del Mar is. Perhaps this is the best way to illustrate the point:The latest future book Breeders Cup Classic odds from the Race and Sports book at Wynn Las Vegas have six horses listed at single digit odds, or, to put it another way, odds of less than 10-1. Three of those six horses will meet in the Pacific Classic.California Chrome, currently second choice in Wynns future book Classic odds at 4-1, right behind the 3-1 price on Whitney and Met Mile winner Frosted, will be the favorite in the Pacific Classic. California Chrome was Horse of the Year in 2014, a powerful winner of the Dubai World Cup last March, and on the basis of international rankings, is currently considered to be the second best race horse in the world.(And no, Frosted is not ranked number 1. That ranking currently belongs to Japanese international traveler A Shin Hikari. Frosted is ranked fourth.)Dortmund, currently 8-1 in Wynns future Classic odds, figures to be the second choice in the betting in the Pacific Classic. Dortmund doesnt have a resume comparable to California Chrome or the other big gun in the Pacific Classic. However, Dortmund gave California Chrome everything he wanted when they met in last months San Diego Handicap, which was California Chrome first start since the Dubai Cup in late Match, but Dortmunds first start since last November. And people tend to forget, but Dortmund had won all six of his starts when he met American Pharoah in last years Kentucky Derby, and at the time, he was very much considered to be in the same league as the colt who famously went on to sweep the Triple Crown.Beholder, third of the big three in this Pacific Classic, is third choice in Wynns future book Classic odds at 5-1. Beholder is a three time Eclipse ward champion, and the fact that she comes into Saturdays race off a narrow defeat at odds of 1-10 in the Clement Hirsch only marginally tempers this Pacific Classic match-up. Beholder crushed males in last years Pacific Classic, winning off by more than eight lengths in what was the finest performance of her career, although it must be said that score came at the expense of a field nowhere near as strong as the one she will face in this Pacific Classic.As if there wasnt already enough going on in this Pacific Classic, another layer of intrigue was added at the post position draw. In most circumstances, post position means little in a race like the Pacific Classic because of the long run to the first turn. But this is an exception.California Chrome drew the rail for Saturdays race, which might prove problematic for him. California Chrome has long established that he does not like running inside of horses, and is much more comfortable (and effective) when he is out in the clear. So with eight opponents breaking to his outside, you can see where this could be an issue, long run to the first turn or not.The good news for Chrome fans is, at age 5, he still has plenty of tactical speed, which is much to his credit because speed is often one of the first things to go in top racehorses of a certain age. California Chrome isnt the greatest gate horse in the world, be he is simply faster early than the five horses breaking immediately to his right. If California Chrome were mine, Id have the jock send him right when the bell rings, and get him out toward the middle of the track as quickly as possible. That could negate any strategic advantage held by Beholder and Dortmund, who break from posts seven and eight, and who do have the speed to pin California Chrome down inside if California Chrome is not proactive about the situation.California Chrome, Beholder, and Dortmund are not the only stars who will be racing Saturday. Songbird, last years champion 2-year-old filly and pretty much a lock to repeat as champion 3-year-old filly this year, goes in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.The Alabama will be Songbirds first attempt at a distance as far as 1-? miles -- its American racings classic distance, and it also happens to be the distance of the Pacific Classic, and Breeders Cup Classic, for that matter. The Alabama distance is, frankly, the only factor of uncertainty for Songbird in the Alabama, and even then, it isnt much of one. 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Manor had occupied that position since Pascal Wehrlein snatched a point at the Austrian Grand Prix in July.Sauber has undergone some radical changes since being acquired by Longbow Finance before the summer break, with the recent signing of technical chief Jorg Zander one of a number of personnel additions in recent months. Kaltenborn thinks the Brazil result proves those changes are having the right impact on the team.We know theres one more race, a lot can happen so theres no need to take it that easy [in Abu Dhabi], Kaltenborn told Sky Sports. Yes this is a very important race for us, it proves the direction we are going is right and sometimes you just needed that little bit of luck as well.We did everrything right, the driver did a fantastic job, the team was right in their decisions and then we had that little bit of luck as well and managed to get these points.ddddddddddddIt proved to be a nervy race for Sauber, with Felipe Nasr sat as high as sixth early in the race, with both Manor drivers also lower down in the points at the time of the final race stoppage. Eventually Nasr did what he needed to claim a result he later claimed was like a victory for the team.Kaltenborn admits it made for a nervy afternoon on the pit wall. [It was] very tense because you never knew what was going to happen and we didnt want to get involved in anything. For us it was just hanging on in there, being there, and making sure that if anything comes or happens, we are in that race. Manor was taking exactly that kind of approach and they were not far behind. There was pressure from all sides. ' ' '