 Churchill
Downs
has been selected as the host track for the 27th
edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships
on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6,
2010, and will be televised live on ESPN and
ABC. This will be the seventh time the
Louisville, Kentucky, track has hosted
Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event,
more than any other track.
The Breeders’ Cup Championship is non-stop action from the
moment the horses step onto the track for the first race,
the Distaff, until the garland is draped across the
shoulders of the Classic winner at dusk. Heart stopping
finishes, stunning upsets, international glamour,
old-fashioned fun - Breeders’ Cup Championship has it all.
The Breeders' Cup Championship has provided racing with some
of its finest moments, like the great Cigar ending his
perfect 1995 season with a thrilling victory in the
Breeders' Cup Classic. Horse Fans will always remember the
gallant French filly Miesque winning back-to-back editions
of the Breeders' Cup Mile? Or an obscure French based runner
named Arcangues pulling the biggest upset in Breeders' Cup
history, winning the 1993 Classic and paying $269.20 to win?
Another one of the breeders Cup exciting elements is the
intense rivalry between North American and European
contenders. In almost every race, national pride is on the
line. Owners and trainers from England, Ireland, France and
Germany now circle the Breeders' Cup Championship on their
calendars. Horses have journeyed from as far away as Japan
to compete in the Breeders' Cup Championship. It truly has
become the foremost international racing event.
2009 Breeders Cup Contenders
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 |
The 2010 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the sport’s
most prestigious event, annually attracts the best
horses from North America and Europe. It is the richest
prize-money event in sports, consisting of 14 races and
purses totaling $25.5 million. After adding three
additional $1 million Breeders’ Cup races to the 2009
event.
2008 Breeders Cup Classic Winner
and Resultss
2007 Breeders Cup Classic Winner
and Results
This was the 24th
Breeders' Cup. Champions were crowned, pretenders were
exposed, handicappers made
memorable scores or went home broke and everybody got
wet.
After two months of dry, unseasonably warm weather,
clouds rolled in Wednesday and never left.
They dumped 2½ inches of rain that turned the main track
into muck. Only on Breeders' Cup day
would grass racing have been conducted in North America
on such a saturated surface.
After the 2 minutes of horse racing excitment, a
mud-splattered Robby Albarado grinned as a blanket
of purple and yellow flowers was draped over Classic
hero Curlin.
Making a persuasive case for Horse of the Year, Curlin
also won the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Preakness
(both gr. I) this year. He has won six of his nine
starts and has never finished out of the money. The
Classic victory, worth $2.7 million, increased Curlin's
lifetime earnings to $5,102,800 just this year,
not bad for any horse, let alone one who sold for just
$57,000 as a yearling.
Curlin paid $10.80, $5,20, and $4.20 while Hard Spun
paid $7.60 and $5.80. Awesome Gem, a 28-1 shot,
returned $9.40 for the show. The exacta paid $70.80,
while the $1 trifecta paid $645.30.
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