Breeders’ Cup 2010 race schedule
There are six races on the first day which is November 5 and eight races on the final day, giving a total of 14 top tier horse powered showdowns.
First up is the Breeders’ Cup Marathon. This division was added to the card in 2008. And it is already a smassive hit with racing fans across the globe. The race is run over 1 ¾ miles (14 furlongs) and has a purse of $500,000.
This is followed by the Juvenile Fillies Turf and the Juvenile Fillies. The prize for the Juvenile Fillies Turf will be a cool 1 million and even cooler $2 million for the Juvenile Fillies. Both races are run over exactly a mile. Race four is the Filly and Mare Turf again with a $2 million purse and is ran over 1 ¼ miles. the race is open to all fillies and mares of three years and older. Another mixed race follows as fillies and mares go head to head in the Filly and Mare Sprint. This fast paced race covers just seven furlongs. And the prize you get for winning over less than a mile is the princely sum of one million US dollars.
Day one concludes with the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic. This race will run for a distance of 1 and 1/8 miles with a purse of $2 million. One of this years’ Breeders’ Cup Classic favourites Zenyatta, won the Ladies Classic in 2008.
On Saturday 6 November we see the Juvenile Turf and the Sprint. the Sprint is regarded as one of the greatest spectacles of the two days and this six furlongs is open to both sexes.
The Mile, the Dirt Mile, the Juvenile, the Turf all lead us up to the highlight of every Breeders’ Cup race meeting, the Breeders’ Cup Classic. This will be a showdown of America and Europe’s finest over 1 ¼ miles on the dirt track. This finale of all finales has a prize fund of $5 million and is one of the richest races in the sport.
