Breeder’s Cup World Championships were created to identify and celebrate the best of North America’s thoroughbreds at the end of each year. The BC has evolved to a two day schedule hosting fourteen Grade I stakes with entries from around the globe. To qualify for a BC race, a horse must either win a BC Challenge Series race, earn points from major annual Grade I through III races or be nominated by a panel. There were 84 Challenge Series races in ten counties this year. This BC includes 196 thoroughbreds, of which 56 were shipped from overseas. Today, November 5th, 2021 is Future Stars Friday, for the who’s who of the 2 year-olds. On 11/6/21, the BC races continue and culminate with the Longines BC Classic!
Future Stars Friday features 5 BC races on a card of ten. Race 1 posts at 2:55 PM ET. Check out the BC races that day by race number and name/purse/surface/distance/and time: (updated with winner)
- Race 6: BC Juvenile Turf Sprint/$1,000,000/turf/5 furlongs/5:50 PM ET (Twilight Gleaming)
- Race 7: Netjets BC Juvenile Fillies/$2,000,000/dirt/1 and 1/16 miles/6:30 PM ET (Echo Zulu)
- Race 8: BC Juvenile Fillies Turf/$1,000,000/turf/1 mile/7:10 PM ET (Pizza Bianca)
- Race 9: TVG BC Juvenile Presented by TAA/$2,000,000/dirt/1 and 1/16th miles/7:50 PM ET (Corniche)
- Race 10: BC Juvenile Turf/$1,000,000/turf/1 mile/8:30 PM ET (Modern Games)
The action continues on Saturday with a dozen races, starting at 1:15 PM ET:
- Race 4: BC Filly and Mare Sprint/$1,000,000/dirt/7 furlongs/3:05 PM ET (Ce Ce)
- Race 5: BC Turf Sprint/$1,000,000/turf/5 furlongs/3:40 PM ET (Golden Pal)
- Race 6: Big Ass Fans BC Dirt Mile/$1,000,000/dirt/1 mile/4:19 PM ET (Life Is Good)
- Race 7: Maker’s Mark BC Filly and Mare Turf/$2,000,000/turf/1 and 3/8 miles/4:59 PM ET (Loves Only You)
- Race 8: Qatar Racing BC Sprint/$2,000,000/dirt/6 furlongs/5:38 PM ET (Aloha West)
- Race 9: Fanduel BC Mile presented by PDJF/$2,000,000/turf/1 mile/6:20 PM ET (Space Blues)
- Race 10: Longines BC Distaff/$2,000,000/dirt/1 and 1/8 miles/7:00 PM ET (Marche Lorraine)
- Race 11: Longines BC Turf/$4,000,000/turf/1 and 1/2 miles/7:40 PM ET (Yibir)
- Race 12: Longines BC Classic/$6,000,000/dirt/1 and 1/4 miles/8:40 PM ET (Knicks Go)
Meanwhile, that is $31 million in purses for the 2 days of live racing! I hope that those who are attending will truly enjoy Del Mar’s only second hosting of the Breeders’ Cup. It looks like a gorgeous track and is has been a staple in Southern California racing since 1937.
However, if you are watching from your television set, like myself, please tune to NBCSN, NBC and TVG. NBCSN will cover the races starting at 5 PM ET on 11/5 and 2:30 PM ET on 11/6. Regular NBC will pick up coverage on the 6th at 8:00 PM ET for the BC Classic!
Del Mar is where the champs are, this weekend. Don’t miss out on these Breeders’ Cup races. Thank you for reading and visit my site again soon for more on thoroughbred racing with Thoroughbred U!
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