October 15, 2008

Breeders' Cup 2008 Post Time

The Breeders' Cup post time and race order for the two Breeders' Cup cards at Santa Anita on October 24 and 25 was released today.

Championship Friday will be a 10 race program, beginning at 2:05 p.m. (et) 11:05 a.m. (pt) with two Santa Anita allowance races followed by five Breeders' Cup races (ESPN2, 3:30-6:30 p.m. et) on the first ever major racing card devoted exclusively to female horses: Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint; Grey Goose Juvenile Fillies Turf; Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and the Breeders Cup Ladies Classic. Friday's program concludes with the Las Palmas Handicap and two Santa Anita allowance races.

Championship Saturday (ABC 1:00-3:30 p.m.; ESPN 3:30-7:00 p.m. et) features nine open Breeders' Cup races on an 11 race card, starting with the Breeders' Cup Marathon at 1:10 p.m. et (10:10 a.m. pt), followed by the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, TVG Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Breeders' Cup Mile, Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint, Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf and the Breeders' Cup Classic. Post time for the Classic will be 6:45 p.m. et. The Damascus Stakes and Oak Tree Derby follow the Classic.

Friday October 24th
TV Coverage: ESPN2, 3 PM - 6:30 PM(EST)
Race Post Time(EST)
Filly & Mare Sprint 3:35 p.m.
Juvenile Fillies Turf 4:15 p.m.
Juvenile Fillies (Gr.I) 4:55 p.m.
Filly & Mare Turf (Gr.I) 5:35 p.m.
Ladies' Classic (Gr.I) 6:15 p.m.

Saturday October 25th
TV Coverage: ABC, 1 PM - 3:30 PM and ESPN, 3:30 PM - 7 PM(EST)
Race Post (EST)
Marathon 1:10 p.m.
Turf Sprint 1:50 p.m.
Dirt Mile 2:30 p.m.
Mile (Gr.I) 3:15 p.m.
Juvenile (Gr.I) 3:55 p.m.
Juvenile Turf 4:35 p.m.
Sprint (Gr.I) 5:15 p.m.
Turf (Gr.I) 6:00 p.m.
Classic (Gr.I) 6:45 p.m.

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