Entries closed and post positions were drawn for the 15 Breeders' Cup World Championship races on Monday, October 31, in the Millionaire's Row dining room at Churchill Downs. Morning line odds were set by Churchill Downs handicapper Mike Battaglia and jockey assignments were also announced and should be final now barring any last minute changes.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is at Churchill Downs for the second year in a row. Like last year, the Breeders' Cup will have a total of 15 races spread over two days of racing with $26 million in purse money on the line, with the new Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint added to Friday this year. Friday November 4th will have six races including all the distaff divisions, headlined by the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (formerly the Breeders' Cup Distaff) worth $2 million. Saturday November 5th will have nine races headlined by the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles.
Television coverage for the Breeders' Cup will be on ESPN and ESPN2 with the schedule so far being:
- Friday, November 4, 4:00-8:00 ET on ESPN2
- Saturday, November 5, 2:00-3:30 ET on ABC, then 3:30-7:30 on ESPN
Check here for the latest TV schedule including preps and preview shows.
Here are the races with purses, conditions, and tentative post times for both days. I will update the order and post times once Breeders' Cup releases the actual schedules. Just click the race names to get links for info specific to that race plus a list of the current top contenders. Each horse's name links to a detailed profile for him or her. Good luck with your handicapping and enjoy what should be a spectacular day of racing at its finest. Note that all post times are Eastern Time.
- Friday November 4
- Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint; 6 furlongs; 2 Year Old $500,000; post time 4:10pm
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2); 1 mile (Turf); 2 Year Old Fillies; $1 Million; post time 4:50pm
- Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1); 7 furlongs; 3 Year Olds & Up; Fillies & Mares; $1 Million; post time 5:30pm
- Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1); 1 1/16 miles; 2 Year Old Fillies; $2 Million; post time 6:10pm
- Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1); 1 3/8 miles (Turf); 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares; $2 Million; post time 6:50pm
- Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1); 1 1/8 miles; 3 Year Olds & Up; Fillies & Mares; $2 Million; post time 7:30pm
- Saturday November 5
- Breeders' Cup Marathon (G3); 1 3/4 miles; 3 Year Olds & Up; $500,000; post time 1:20pm
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G2); 1 Mile (Turf); 2 Year Olds; $1 Million; post time 2:02pm
- Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1); 6 Furlongs; 3 Year Olds & Up; $1.5 Million; post time 2:37pm
- Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G2); 5 Furlongs (Turf); 3 Year Olds & Up; $1 Million; post time 3:21pm
- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1); 1 Mile; 3 Year Olds & Up; $1 Million; post time 4:01pm
- Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (G1); 1 1/2 miles (Turf); 3 Year Olds & Up; $3 Million; post time 4:45pm
- Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1); 1 1/16 miles; 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings; $2 Million; post time 5:25pm
- TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (G1); 1 mile (Turf); 3 Year Olds & Up; $2 Million; post time 6:07pm
- Breeders' Cup Classic (G1); 1 1/4 miles; 3 Year Olds & Up; $5 Million; post time 7:00pm
Here are some useful links for more Breeders' Cup info:
- Breeders' Cup Thursday workout photos - Another new set of horses from the morning, including several from the Classic.
- Breeders' Cup Wednesday workout photos - More horses from the morning and paddock schooling in the afternoon, including Havre de Grace.
- Breeders' Cup Tuesday workout photos - Tuesday morning there were lots horses on the track as many of the foreign horses had cleared quarantine, including Goldikova.
- Free past performances - to download from Breeders' Cup for all 15 races
- Free Breeders' Cup past performances - from BRISnet.com for all 15 races in BRISnet format
- Breeders' Cup Weather - What will the weather be like at Churchill Downs on November 4 and 5? Here are lots of places to find out!
- Breeders' Cup Field Selection Rules - how they determine who gets in each race at pre-entry time.
- TV Schedule - for all the preps and other programming leading up to the big day
- Free Prep Replays - listed by date in reverse chronological order
- Breeders' Cup Links - the master list with even more info
- Review: Crushing the Cup 2011 by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. Great anybody wanting to bet the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs with tons of stats, angles, and biases for all the races.
- The Breeders' Cup Championship Day - The official page for the Breeders' Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
- Points Standings - from the Breeders' Cup
- TV Schedule - for all the preps and other programming leading up to the big day
- Breeders' Cup Traditions - find out about the permanent Breeders' Cup trophy, the Torrie horse, the flower blankets for the winners, and the official "Down the Stretch" cocktail.
- Breeders' Cup Supplemental Contenders - past supplements and how they fared
- Blood Horse Countdown to the Cup - Contenders, news, history and more
- DRF Breeders' Cup coverage - news, handicapping, and more.
- Thoroughbred Times Breeders' Cup Coverage - News, contender profiles, stats, history, and more.
- The Downey Profile Breeders' Cup Special - analysis of each horse in the biggest races starting in October
- European News - the latest on the Euro contenders from Sporting Life
- 2010 Breeders' Cup Results and Coverage
