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Here is a list of sources for information about the Breeders' Cup World Championships. This year the Breeders' Cup is at Santa Anita in Los Angeles, CA, on October 24 and 25. In 2009, Santa Anita will host it for a second consecutive year on November 6 and 7.
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.
Breeders' Cup World Championships: The First 25 Years
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.
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.
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Past Performances
Free past performances for the 2008 Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita Park on October 24 and 25. PPs are available for all races except the Marathon.
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.
Arcadia, CA, Breeders' Cup Weather
Links to weather information for the Santa Anita Park area for the 2008 Breeders' Cup.
Betting Synthetic Surfaces
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.
Review: Crushing the Cup 2008
The Handicapper's Guide to Breeders' Cup XXV by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. An excellent publication for anybody wanting to bet the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park with tons of stats, angles, and biases for handicapping the races.
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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.
Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park
The Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita Park is the 2008 and 2009 host track for the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Here on their website is lots of info about them and how to get there.
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.
2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held at Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park will be the first track to host the Breeders' Cup World Championships in consecutive years. It was announced February 7, 2008, that the Arcadia, California track was selected to host the 2009 event. The 2008 Championships will also be held there.
Review: Crushing the Cup 2007
by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. This annual stats bible for the Breeders' Cup World Championships is highly recommended.
World Championships Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
A look at the horses entered for the 2007 World Thoroughbred Championships Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ.
Top Breeders' Cup Books and Videos
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.
Breeders' Cup Hits and Near Misses
A look at the horses who have won two Breeders' Cup races and those who have performed were in more than one running. Updated through 2004.
Breeders' Cup Supplements
A look at how supplemental entries have performed each year. Mostly this is a losing proposition. Updated through 2004.
Breeders' Cup Official Website
Full of information including charts for all the past runnings, video replays, photos, stats, and more.
Information Resources
Links to all kinds of information like contenders, track info, handicapping, etc.
Handicapping the Cup
Resources, tips, past performances, and more to help you handicap the Breeders' Cup Championship races
Breeders' Cup Postcards
Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including Santa Anita postcards and all last year's winners.

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