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2008 Breeders' Cup Coverage

All the articles and stats for the 2008 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Photo Gallery
A gallery of photos from the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park including both the Friday and Saturday races.
2008 Breeders' Cup Wrap-up
An overview of the highlights, big achievements, attendance, and wagering figures for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Saturday Part 1
The 2008 Saturday Breeders' Cup card included 9 championship races, headlined by the $5 million Classic won by Raven's Pass, upsetting heavily favored Curlin. Get the results, charts, and photos for 4 races here: the Classic, Turf, Sprint, and Juvenile Turf.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Saturday Part 2
The 2008 Saturday Breeders' Cup card included 9 championship races. Part 2 starts off with the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile won by Midshipman. Get the results, charts, and photos for 5 races here: the Juvenile, Mile, Dirt Mile, Turf Sprint, and Marathon.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Friday Results
The 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships tried a new format on Friday with five races for fillies and mares only, headlined by the $2 Ladies' Classic (formerly the Distaff) won by heavy favorite Zenyatta. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 5 Friday races here.
Thursday October 23, 2008, Breeders' Cup Works
It was another beautiful morning Thursday with even more Breeders' Cup horses on the track at Santa Anita out for some exercise. Here is a selection of 10 more photographs from the morning works featuring Ladies' Classic favorite Zenyatta and Classic favorite Curlin.
Wednesday October 22, 2008, Breeders' Cup Works
It was another clear and chilly morning Wednesday with even more Breeders' Cup horses on the track at Santa Anita making their final preparations now that the Europeans are out of quarantine. Here is a selection of 10 more photographs from the morning works featuring contenders from a variety of races, all different from Monday.
Tuesday October 21, 2008, Breeders' Cup Works
It was clear and chilly Tuesday morning with even more Breeders' Cup horses on the track at Santa Anita making their final preparations. Here is a selection of 10 more photographs from the morning works featuring contenders from a variety of races, all different from Monday.
Monday October 20, 2008, Breeders' Cup Works
There were lots of Breeders' Cup horses on the track today, including a timed work by last year's Classic winner Curlin. Here is a selection of photographs from the morning works featuring contenders from a variety of races, including three other winners from last year who are back again.
Curlin works at Santa Anita
Photos from Curlin's workout at Santa Anita on October 13 in preparation for the 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Entries
Get the final entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 14 Breeders' Cup races. Lots of info for each race with links to horse profiles. This year brings a lot of changes to the Breeders' Cup World Championships as they expand to a total of 14 races spread over two days of racing worth a total of $25.5 million.
Breeders' Cup World Championships Classic
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Ladies' Classic (formerly known as the Distaff) at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Sprint
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Sprint at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Mile
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Mile at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Emirates Airline Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Sentient Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Sentient Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Marathon
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Marathon at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
World Championships Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
A look at the entries, post positions, and morning line odds for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
2008 Breeders’ Cup Ticket Applications Available April 30
Ticket applications for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park will be mailed out starting May 1st, with applications closing on July 15th. Be sure to get your application in early to have the best shot at getting tickets. Since the 2009 Breeders' Cup is also at Santa Anita, if you get tickets to 2008 you will get an option to buy the same tickets for 2009.

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