Breeders' Cup

Comments, records, and statistics for the 28th Breeders' Cup World Championship races at Churchill Downs on November 4-5, 2011.

The 2011 Saturday Breeders' Cup card included 9 championship races, headlined by the $5 million Classic won by Drosselmeyer rallied wide to catch Game on Dude at the wire. Get the results, charts, and photos for 4 races here: the Classic, Turf, Sprint, and Juvenile.

The 2011 Saturday Breeders' Cup card included 9 championship races. Goldikova failed in her attempt to win the Mile for the 4th straight year, fading late to let Court Vision win in a photo over Turallure. Get the results, charts, and photos for 5 races here: the Mile, Dirt Mile, Turf Sprint, Juvenile Turf, and Marathon.

Info about the 2011 Breeders' Cup races at Churchill Downs on November 4-5. Once again the Breeders' Cup World Championships will have a total of 15 races spread over two days of racing worth a total of $26 million. Entries and post positions are now up.

Here are links to where you can find free past performances for all 15 Breeders' Cup Championship races in PDF format from BRISnet.com and Equibase.

Thursday of 2011 Breeders' Cup week it was overcast and started raining around 9am, causing the turf works to be cancelled which angered the European trainers. Check out photos of several of the horses from the day.

Wednesday of 2011 Breeders' Cup week there were lots horses on the track as more had arrived at Churchill Downs, including Havre de Grace who will go against the boys in the Classic. Check out photos of several of the horses from the day.

Tuesday of 2011 Breeders' Cup week there were lots horses on the track as many of the foreign horses had cleared quarantine, including Goldikova who will try to win the Mile an unprecedented fourth time. Check out photos of 10 of the horses from the day.

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is the biggest event of the year in Thoroughbred horse racing with 15 races worth $26 million run over two days. First run in 1984, it rotates between various host tracks each year and is where all the best horses in the world come and annual championships are decided.

The Handicapper's Guide to Breeders' Cup XXVIII by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Classic at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Ladies' Classic (formerly the Distaff) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Mile at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Sprint at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Filly and Mare Turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Filly and Mare Sprint at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Marathon at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Pre-Entries for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

A look at the Entries and Post Positions for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships Juvenile Sprint at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Since the Breeders' Cup is held at a different race track each year, there are only two things that are always constant: the trophy and the flower blankets for the winners. Learn more about them here.

What do you think about the new Breeders' Cup medication rules that will ban Lasix completely by 2013?

An overview of the influence of Santa Anita on the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championship races. In 2009, Santa Anita will host the Breeders' Cup for the fifth time on November 6-7.

Churchill Downs, who will host the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 5 and 6, has also been named as the host track for the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held on November 4 and 5. This will be the first time the track has hosted the event in consecutive years and will mark the 9th time Churchill Downs has been the host track.

The Down the Stretch is the signature cocktail of the Breeders' Cup World Championships and features Grey Goose Vodka, one of their sponsors.

Horses who have won two Breeders' Cup championship races and those who almost did, plus winners who have offspring that went on to win a Breeders' Cup race.

Full of information including charts for all the past runnings, video replays, photos, stats, and more.

Author Bill Finley has put together a very useful work to allow horseplayers who have been leery of handicapping races over synthetic tracks to develop the ability to analyze these races effectively. Should be very useful to those wanting to handicap this year's Breeders' Cup since it will be the first time those races have been run over a synthetic surface.

The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships are horse racing's biggest day of the year. Here are some books and videos to help you relive the past runnings or get ready for this year's running.

A look at how supplemental entries have performed each year. Mostly this is a losing proposition. Updated through 2004.

Rules for the selection of the field for a Breeders' Cup Championship race if more than the maximum number or horses is pre-entered.

by HorsePhotos.com. A new DVD that is put together with a montage of still photos and narration showing highlights from the first 24 years of Breeders' Cup which any racing fan should enjoy.

A guide to seating and getting tickets for the 2005 Breeders' Cup at Belmont Park.

Links to all kinds of information like contenders, track info, handicapping, etc.

Resources, tips, past performances, and more to help you handicap the Breeders' Cup Championship races

Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including Santa Anita postcards and all last year's winners.