Breeders Cup 2011 Tickets
By On October 27th, 2011 in 2011 Tickets /
If you want to attend the Breeders Cup then tickets are still available for this event through one of the leading ticket websites Vivid Seats.
Breeders Cup 2011 News
By On October 27th, 2011 in 2011 Contenders /
Pre-entries were released on Wednesday, October 26, with a total of 193 horses entered for the 15 races. Some are entered with a second preference in another race, but these are the only horses who can run in the championship races now. Final entries will be taken on Monday, October 31, and post positions drawn then. Jockey assignments will not be official until after the entries are taken.
This year, the Breeders’ Cup will have a total of 15 races spread over two days of racing with $26 million in purse money on the line. Friday November 4th will have six races including the new Juvenile Sprint and all the distaff divisions, headlined by the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic (formerly the Breeders’ Cup Distaff) worth $2 million. Saturday November 5th will have nine races headlined by the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles.
This year the Breeders’ Cup will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2 with the schedule so far being:
Friday, November 4, 4:00-7:00 ET on ESPN2
Saturday, November 5, 2:00-7:30 ET on ESPN and ABC
Below is the list of races with conditions, purses, and post times for both days. The official race order and post times have been set and should not change again when the post positions are drawn. Click the race names to get links for info specific to that race plus a list of the top contenders for it. Each contender’s name will link to a full profile with a photo and lots of info about that horse.
(info from horse-racing.net)
