Final entries were taken Tuesday and post positions drawn the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held on October 26-27 at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, for the first time ever. It will be the 24th running of the event and it will also be the first time it will be run over two days with three additional races added on Friday, raising the total purses to $23 million. Post times and race order are as listed in the table below with first post at 12:30pm Eastern for the Juvenile Fillies.
A field of nine was entered in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic – Powered by Dodge, it is a quality group and the outcome of this race will likely determine who gets the title of Horse of the Year. Kentucky Derby and Travers winner Street Sense, Whitney and Woodward winner Lawyer Ron, Preakness and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Curlin, Haskell and Brooklyn Handicap winner Any Given Saturday, and Swaps and Goodwood winner Tiago are all pre-entered, making it one of the best fields ever for the Classic.
Once again this year the event will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The three new races will be shown Friday from 4:00-6:00pm Eastern on ESPN2 in the US and TSN in Canada. The main event of eight races will be shown on Saturday from Noon to 7:00pm Eastern on ESPN and TSN alternate feed in Canada.
Below are links to some essential info elsewhere on the web plus a link to each race for a list of all the entries, post positions, and morning line odds plus links to profiles for each horse.
- Free BRIS past performances for the Breeders' Cup races:
Juvenile Fillies - Juvenile - Filly and Mare Turf - Sprint - Mile - Distaff - Turf - Classic - Juvenile Turf - Filly and Mare Sprint - Dirt Mile - Review: Crushing the Cup 2007 - by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallet. This annual stats bible for the Breeders' Cup World Championships is highly recommended.
- Free Prep Replays - Unfortunately this is all Flash now. Go to the Breeders' Cup home page, click "Races & Video" and then "Videos" to view the prep races.
- Breeders' Cup Weather - What will the weather be like at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ, on October 27? Here are lots of places to find out!
- Breeders' Cup Links - the master list with even more info
- 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 with supplements and injuries indicated
- 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
- DRF Breeders' Cup coverage - news, handicapping, and more.
- Thoroughbred Times Breeders' Cup Coverage - News, contender profiles, stats, history, and more.
- European News - the latest on the Euro contenders from Sporting Life
- 2007 Breeders' Cup Results and Coverage
Just click the race names below to see the entries plus links to a profile and photo for each horse if you click the horse's name. 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 Daylight Time.
| Friday October 26 | ||||
| Race | Distance | Age/Sex | Purse | Post |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | 6 furlongs | 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares | $1 Million | 4:25pm |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | 1 Mile (Turf) | 2 Year Olds | $1 Million | 5:00pm |
| Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | 1 Mile & 70 yards | 3 Year Olds & Up | $1 Million | 5:35pm |
| Saturday October 27 | ||||
| Race | Distance | Age/Sex | Purse | Post |
| Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 Year Old Fillies | $2 Million | 12:30pm |
| Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) | 1 1/16 Miles | 2 Year Old Colts & Geldings | $2 Million | 1:10pm |
| Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) | 1 3/8 Miles (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares |
$2 Million | 1:55pm |
| TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) | 6 Furlongs | 3 Year Olds & Up | $2 Million | 2:35pm |
| NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) | 1 Mile (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up | $2 Million | 3:20pm |
| Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) | 1 1/8 Miles | 3 Year Olds & Up Fillies & Mares |
$2 Million | 4:05pm |
| John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) | 1 1/2 Miles (Turf) | 3 Year Olds & Up | $3 Million | 4:50pm |
| Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (G1) | 1 1/4 Miles | 3 Year Olds & Up | $5 Million | 5:35pm |
