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Breeders’ Cup Summed Up

Mendelssohn preps for the Breeders' Cup Classic
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The Breeders' Cup Trophy on the grounds of Churchill Downs
The Breeders’ Cup Trophy on the grounds of Churchill Downs

Today, we welcome the world back to my old Kentucky home!  Once again, Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY welcomes visitors and viewers from all corners of the earth.   This racetrack continues to take the international spotlight for grand Thoroughbred racing!  Churchill Downs is known  for delivering the “Greatest Two Minutes In Sports” for over 144 years and is now hosting it’s ninth of 35 Breeders’ Cup Events.  The Breeders’ Cup is serving up 2 days of 14 World Championship races with $30 million in purse money.  I just could not help but attend Dawn at the Downs to see the last morning workout before Breeders’ Cup 2018 (BC18) begins!

 

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Breeders’ Cup has Broad Borders

Breeders' Cup World Championships is enjoyed by many countries.
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Breeders' Cup World Championships is enjoyed by many countries.
Breeders’ Cup World Championships is enjoyed by many countries.

With just 60 days to go before the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships the entries for the contenders of each race are filing up fast.  While the BC races take place in America and Canada, we have entries from all over the world.  85 Challenge Series races held in 12 countries help to define the field of each race.  The 35th year of BC races will be hosted by Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on November 2nd and 3rd.  Several of the entries in the 14 BC races are contenders that were bred or live abroad.  BC18 welcomes the world!

 

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A Trio for Travers Day

Saratoga is happy to tie in Runhappy with the Travers and H. Allen Jerkens Stakes!
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Saratoga is happy to tie in Runhappy with the Travers and H. Allen Jerkens Stakes!

Saratoga is happy to tie in Runhappy with the Travers and H. Allen Jerkens Stakes!

  1. Saturday at Saratoga serves up several stakes!  The Midsummer Derby is only one of seven graded stakes on the day’s card of a lucky 13 races.  Five of the stakes offer an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup!  ‎Three stakes will be covered by NBC.  Who will win the Forego, the Sword Dancer or the Travers Stakes?

 

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