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"Road to the World Thoroughbred Championships Powered by Dodge," a four-month, 17-program series, returns on the ESPN networks this year. Featuring more than 40 races in all eight Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships divisions, the series concludes with a special on October 29 from Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, site of the following days World Thoroughbred Championships.
| Road to the World Thoroughbred Championships Powered by Dodge | ||||||
| Date | Network | Time (ET) | Race | Grade | Division | Track |
| 7/10 | ESPN2 | 8-9 pm | Hollywood Gold Cup | 1 | Classic | Hollywood |
| Swaps Breeders’ Cup | 2 | Classic | Hollywood | |||
| Summit of Speed Recap | - | Sprint | Calder | |||
| 7/18 | ESPN | 4:30-5:30 | Delaware Hcp. | 2 | Distaff | Delaware |
| pm | Leonard Richards | 3 | Classic | Delaware | ||
| 7/24 | ESPN | 7-8 pm | John C. Mabee | 1 | F/M Turf | Del Mar |
| Coaching Club American Oaks | 1 | Distaff | Belmont | |||
| American Derby | 2 | Turf | Arlington | |||
| 7/25 | ESPN | 5-6 pm | Bing Crosby BC Hcp. | 1 | Sprint | Del Mar |
| Salvator Mile Hcp. | 3 | Classic | Monmouth | |||
| 7/31 | ESPN2 | 4-5 pm | Test S. | 1 | Sprint | Saratoga |
| Diana Hcp. | 1 | F/M Turf | Saratoga | |||
| 8/7 | ESPN | 5-6 pm | Whitney Hcp. | 1 | Classic | Saratoga |
| Amsterdam S. | 2 | Sprint | Saratoga | |||
| West Virginia Derby | 3 | Classic | Mountaineer | |||
| 8/8 | ESPN2 | 6–7 pm | Haskell | 1 | Classic | Monmouth |
| Jim Dandy | 2 | Classic | Saratoga | |||
| 8/15 | ESPN | 5–6 pm | Best Pal S. | 2 | Juvenile | Del Mar |
| Monmouth BC Oaks | 2 | Distaff | Monmouth | |||
| 8/21 | ESPN | 5–6:30 pm | Alabama | 1 | Distaff | Saratoga |
| Hopeful | 1 | Juvenile | Saratoga | |||
| Del Mar Oaks | 1 | F/M Turf | Del Mar | |||
| 8/22 | ESPN2 | 7–8 pm | Pacific Classic | 1 | Classic | Del Mar |
| Longacres Mile | 3 | Classic | Emerald Downs | |||
| Saratoga BC Hcp. | 2 | Classic | Saratoga | |||
| 8/28 | ESPN | 5–7 pm | Travers | 1 | Classic | Saratoga |
| King’s Bishop | 1 | Sprint | Saratoga | |||
| Fourstardave Hcp. | 2 | Mile | Saratoga | |||
| 9/4 | ESPN2 | 4-5 pm | Forego Hcp. | 1 | Sprint | Saratoga |
| Pepsi Bassinet | - | Juv. Fillies | River Downs | |||
| NATC Futurity | - | Juvenile | Delaware | |||
| 10/3 | ESPN | 6-7 pm | Ancient Title | 1 | Sprint | Oak Tree |
| Norfolk | 1 | Juvenile | Oak Tree | |||
| Middleground BC S. | - | Juvenile | Lone Star | |||
| Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe | 1 | Turf/Classic | Longchamp | |||
| 10/9 | ESPN2 | 4-5 pm | Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity | 1 | Juvenile | Keeneland |
| Shadwell Turf Mile | 1 | Mile | Keeneland | |||
| 10/16 | ESPN2 | 4-5 pm | Queen Eliz II Challenge Cup | 1 | F/M Turf | Keeneland |
| 10/29 | ESPN2 | 4:30-6 pm | World Thoroughbred Championships Special | ALL | Lone Star | |
| Refrigerator Hcp. | AQHA | Lone Star | ||||
For the complete weekly schedule of all horse racing related broadcasts, check here.
For more racing on TV and satellite, check here.
Breeders' Cup logo courtesy of NTRA/Breeder's Cup Ltd. From an NTRA press release.
