Breeders' Cup Central

In 2011, the Breeders' Cup World Championships are on November 4 and 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. Below are links each of the 15 races with entries, post positions, morning line odds, free past performances and other useful info.

• Breeders' Cup Entries - info about the event and venue
• Friday Races
  Ladies' Classic (G1),   Filly & Mare Turf (G1),   Filly & Mare Sprint (G1),   Juvenile Fillies (G1),   Juvenile Fillies Turf,   Marathon,   Juvenile Sprint
• Saturday Races
  Classic (G1),   Turf (G1),   Sprint (G1),   Juvenile Turf (G2),   Juvenile (G1),   Mile (G1),   Dirt Mile (G1),   Turf Sprint
• Wednesday Workout Photos
• Thursday Workout Photos
• Tuesday Workout Photos
• Free Past Performances from BRISnet
• Field Selection Rules
• Churchill Downs Weather

The months before the Breeders' Cup are filled with graded prep races. There is also a series of Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" races where a win guarantees you a spot in the field for that division's championship race.

• Breeders' Cup Challenge races with winners - with links to race coverage and winner profiles
• Breeders' Cup points list - points are earned by a top 3 finish in a graded stakes and are part of what determines who gets in the field for each race
• Stake Races video replays - For all the prep races
• Stakes Race Schedule - what is coming up in the next couple of weeks at tracks across the country

With 14 races and full fields of top class horses going from 6 furlongs to 1 3/4 miles on the main track and the turf course, the Breeders' Cup can be a nightmare to handicap. Here are a few things to help you try to pick a winner.

• Free past performances - to download from Breeders' Cup for all 15 races
• Free Past Performances from BRISnet
• Review: Crushing the Cup 2011 - by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallet, updated for this year
• Breeders' Cup 360 - "The Bettor's Inside Source" for Breeders’ Cup handicapping info
• Breeders Cup Handicapping Tips - a separate article of tips for each race
• Handicapping the Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup was first run in 1984 and will have its 28th running this year. Here you can find results and photos for past runnings plus links to all kinds of statistics for the event.

• History of the Breeders' Cup - how it started
• Breeders' Cup winners - for all 14 races
• Repeat winners and near misses
• Supplemental Entries - was it a wise investment?
• The Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita - the past 4 runnings there and more
• Traditions - the trophy and flower blankets
• Past Breeders' Cup results and photos - my coverage starting in 1997
• Statistics and recaps - from Breeders' Cup, includes charts

Here are workout photos and other things from Churchill Downs.

• 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships Wrap-up - Comments, records, and stats for the 27th Breeders' Cup World Championship races at Churchill Downs on November 5-6, 2010.
• Breeders' Cup Saturday Results - Blame beats Zenyatta in the Classic and Goldikova wins the Mile for a third time
• Breeders' Cup Friday Results - Unrivaled Belle won the Ladies Classic
• Thursday workout photos and more Zenyatta
• Wednesday workout photos and more Zenyatta
• Tuesday workout photos and Zenyatta's arrival
• Monday workout photos