The 38th Breeders’ Cup will have a total of 14 Championship races (thirteen Grade 1 with the Juvenile Turf Sprint as the lone Grade 2) spread over two days of racing with $30 million in purse money on the line. Friday, November 5th is billed as “Future Stars Friday” featuring all 5 Championship races for juveniles on the same card, starting with the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) and highlighted by the $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1).
Saturday November 6th will have nine Grade 1 races for older horses headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles. The Championships will be held at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in San Diego County, California, for a second time, the first in 2017.
The Breeders’ Cup will be televised on NBC and NBC Sports with the schedule shown below. All times are Eastern.
Friday, November 6, 5:00-9:00pm – Future Stars Friday on NBC Sports
Saturday, November 7, 2:30-8:00 – Championship Saturday on NBC Sports
Saturday, November 7, 8:00-9:00pm – Classic on NBC
$6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)
Post/Horse/Trainer/Jockey/Odds
1 Tripoli * John Sadler Irad Ortiz Jr. 15-1
2 Express Train John Shirreffs Victor Espinoza 20-1
3 Hot Rod Charlie Doug O’Neill Flavien Prat 4-1
4 Essential Quality Brad Cox Luis Saez 3-1
5 Knicks Go * Brad Cox Joel Rosario 5-2
6 Art Collector Bill Mott Mike Smith 8-1
7 Stilleto Boy Ed Moger Jr. Kent Desormeaux 30-1
8 Medina Spirit * Bob Baffert John Velazquez 4-1
9 Max Player * Steve Asmussen Ricardo Santana Jr. 8-1
* indicates Breeders’ Cup Challenge winner
Horse-Races.net, run by Canadians Cindy and Terence Dulay, have all the entries here.
RAGING BULL, a Breeders’ Cup Mile entrant, is coming off a 4th place in the Woodbine Mile – Cindy Pierson Dulay photo – horse-races.net
November 1 Breeders’ Cup Notes
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