|
Horse Track Betting
Offers you a guide
for betting on horse racing and a view at legal online horse sportsbooks that offer over 57
US tracks to choose from and 20 % sign up cash bonuses. Also
catering to information on the major horse events such
as the triple crowns (Kentucky Derby Odds,
Belmont
Stakes lines and The
Preakness Stakes Betting)
Breeder's Cup horse race and much more!
|
2009 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships |
Where: Santa Anita in Arcadia, California
When: The Breeders Cup takes place on
November 6th and 7th
Watch: See it on TV with ESPN at 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Time
In a short time, the Breeders' Cup
has been firmly established as Thoroughbred racing's most
prestigious event.
Nothing can rival its millions in prize money or its
international cast of talent. No other day of racing can
match the Breeders' Cup Championship for non-stop excitement. It
remains the definitive test of champions and
has become racing's most recognizable and successful showpiece.
It only promises to improve in the years to come.
| The buildup to the Breeders' Cup begins well in advance of the
Championship day. NTRA's "Racing to the Breeders' Cup"
on ESPN gets the momentum started in early summer and continues
through mid-October. The nationally televised series
consists of dozens of stakes races at major tracks across the
country and serves as racing's version of the playoffs. |
 |
Bet
on the Breeders Cup & get all your Racebook odds Here!
Breeders' Cup Picks
& Tips
Every year, the sport of Horse racing comes to a fitting
finale with the Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred
Championships. This traveling year-end championship
features eight all-star horse races collectively worth
$14 million in purses, showcasing the world's best in
thoroughbred horses racing.
Unrivaled in its millions in prize money and its
international cast of talent, the prestigious Breeders'
Cup races offer nonstop action in horse racing betting
and handicapping.
Breeders Cup Facts
Breeders' Cup Limited was founded in 1982 to stage an
annual series of championship Thoroughbred races with a
multi-million-dollar total purse. The first series of
seven races was held Nov. 10, 1984 at Hollywood Park in
Inglewood, California, before 64,254 horse racing fans.
In 1986, a separate $250,000 Breeders' Cup Steeplechase
was added to the program, it was run two weeks earlier
than the series at a different track. But the race was
discontinued after 1993. A turf race for fillies and
mares was added in 1999.
Breeders Cup History
The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual
series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association and held on a single day at a
predetermined site, usually in the United States but sometimes
in Canada.
The event, which has occurred annually since 1984, was created
as a year-end championship for North American
thoroughbred racing, and also attracts top horses from other
parts of the world, especially Europe.
Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships History
The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
basically ends the horse racing season and crowns
the best Philly’s around. The most promising turf
horses, to the winner of the day's final and richest
race: the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic. The
Breeders' Cup has provided racing with some of its finest
moments. Horses have journeyed from as far away as Japan
to compete in the Breeders' Cup. It truly has
become the foremost international racing event. "The
program was looked at as a revolutionary step when it
started, but now it is considered part of the fabric
of American racing," says Breeders' Cup president
D. G. Van Clief, Jr. The Breeders' Cup continues
to grow in popularity because of its prestige and keen
level of competition. Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, holds the records for both attendance
and total wagering. The renowned racecourse attracted
80,452 spectators in 1998 and when Breeders' Cup came
back to Louisville in 2000, over $108 million
was wagered But the Breeders' Cup is known beyond the
borders of the particular host track. NBC has televised the event since its inception, providing
a degree of air time unprecedented in Thoroughbred
racing. In a short time, the Breeders' Cup
has been firmly established as Thoroughbred racing
most prestigious event. The Breeders' Cup has accomplished
what its founders set out to do - and more. It remains
the largest test of champions and has become
racing's most recognizable and successful showpiece
and only improves every year with Thoroughbred racing most prestigious events to come.
|
2009 Contenders
For Breeders' Cup
Classic at Santa Anita Park |
Breeders' Cup Classic
(G1)
Distance: 1 1/4 miles
Conditions: 3 Year Olds & Up
Purse: $5 Million
Post Time: 6:45pm EDT
| Horse
|
Trainer
|
Jockey |
| Awesome Gem |
Craig Dollase |
David Flores |
| Bullsbay * |
Graham Motion |
Jeremy Rose |
| Colonel John |
Eoin Harty |
Garrett Gomez |
| Dry Martini |
Barclay Tagg |
Edgar Prado |
| Einstein |
Helen Pitts Blasi |
Julien Leparoux |
| Gio Ponti |
Christophe Clement |
Ramon Dominguez |
| Hold Me Back |
Bill Mott |
Julien Leparoux |
| Jonesboro |
Randy Morse |
Clifton Berry |
| Kensei |
Steve Asmussen |
Edgar Prado |
| Life Is Sweet |
John Shirreffs |
Garrett Gomez |
| Macho Again |
Dallas Stewart |
Robby Albarado |
| Mine That Bird |
Bennie Woolley Jr. |
Mike Smith |
| Quality Road |
Todd Pletcher |
John Velazquez |
| Rail Trip |
Ron Ellis |
Jose Valdivia Jr. |
| Rip Van Winkle |
Aidan O'Brien |
John Murtagh |
| Regal Ransom |
Saeed bin Suroor |
Richard Migliore |
| Summer Bird |
Tim Ice |
Kent Desormeaux |
| Zenyatta |
John Shirreffs |
Mike Smith |
|
| 2008 Breeders' Cup
Classic Results |
Raven's Pass ran 1¼
miles in a track record 1:59.27 under Frankie
Dettori, who won two races Saturday. So did Princess
Haya of Jordan, who co-owns Raven's Pass, and John
Gosden, who trains the winner.
Sent off at 13-1 odds, Raven's Pass paid $29, $15.80
and $8.
Henrythenavigator, also based in Europe, returned
$22 and $11.20, while Tiago was another
three-quarters of a length back in third and paid $7
to show. |
More Breeders' Cup Past Winners Click Here >> |
We've got FREE
Breeders Cup racing
picks and odds to win from the top
online racebooks and
casinos, complete with race analyses and handicapping
features. Also including this year's Breeders Classic race
entries, Santa Anita Park
Racing Tips
and
Breeders Cup results.
|
|
