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Updated: 10/17/02
Post positions and final entries are now up here.
On October 26th, Arlington Park will host the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships for the first time in the 19 year history of the event. The eight race series will be televised live on NBC from 1:00 to 6:00pm Eastern time and the audio portion will also be broadcast live on the internet via Real Audio. The fields are starting to come together, so click the race names below to see the top contenders with photos of and info about each. New horses and information are being added constantly now, so check back often.
| Race | Distance | Age/ Sex |
Purse | Post* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares | $2 Million | 1:20 PM |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) | 1 1/8 Miles | 2 Year Old Fillies | $1 Million | 1:55 PM |
| Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) | 1 Mile (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up | $1 Million | 2:35 PM |
| Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) | 6 Furlongs | 3 Year Olds & Up | $1 Million | 3:10 PM |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) | 1 1/4 Miles (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares | $1 Million | 3:45 PM |
| Bessemer Trust Juvenile (G1) | 1 1/8 Miles | 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings | $1 Million | 4:20 PM |
| John Deere Turf (G1) | 1 1/2 Miles (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up | $2 Million | 4:55 PM |
| Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 Year Olds & Up | $4 Million | 5:35 PM |
- Review: Crushing the Cup 2002 - an essential tool for anyone trying to handicap the Breeders' Cup races. NEW!
- Points Standings - from the Breeders' Cup with supplements and injuries indicated
- Chicago Weather
- Breeders' Cup Tickets
- Breeders' Cup Links - my full list
- Breeders' Cup Postcards - Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends NEW!
- Breeders' Cup Challenge 2002 - an online contest with a $10,000 prize
- TV Schedule - for all the preps and other programming leading up to the big day
- Breeders' Cup Supplemental Entries - past supplements and how they fared
- Blood Horse Countdown to the Cup - Contenders, news, history and more
- Thoroughbred Times Coverage - News, contenders, preps, and history
- DRF Breeders' Cup Coverage - news, morning reports, stats, and more
- Breeders' Cup Advanced Edition - from DRF with lifetime performances of all the pre-entered horses. Goes on sale October 17th
- European News - the latest on the Euro contenders from Sporting Life
Photos ©2002 Cindy Pierson Dulay, licensed to About. Breeders' Cup logo courtesy of Breeders' Cup Limited.
