Three new races added to Breeders’ Cup programme
It marks the second straight year that events have been added to the prestigious meeting, with 14 races now to be run over two days, bringing total purses to $25.5m.
The three new races are the $1m Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, the $1m Juvenile Fillies’ Turf and the $500,000 Dirt Marathon over a mile and a half.
“The establishment of the three new races continues our aggressive expansion of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships as a pre-eminent international sports and entertainment property for our fans, sponsors and television viewers around the globe,” Breeders’ Cup president and CEO Greg Avioli said.
“These new races also continue our mission in providing more opportunities for horsemen to compete at the highest levels over the two-days of the championships.”
The addition of the races come a year after the formation of the $1m Filly and Mare Sprint, the Dirt Mile and the Juvenile Turf.
The 25th Breeders’ Cup will be run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California on October 24-25. Six races will be run Friday followed by eight Saturday.
