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Zenyatta lost by a nose to Blame.
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Classic Payout 2010

Payouts and results for the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Gate	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
5	BLAME	G GOMEZ	$12.40	$4.40	$3.80
8	ZENYATTA	M SMITH		$3.60	$2.80
6	FLY DOWN	J LEPAROUX			$8.60

Daily Double 8-5 $94.20
Exacta 5-8 $33.20
Trifecta 5-8-6 $465.00
Superfecta 5-8-6-12 $1,960.80
Pick-3 1-8-5 $5,697.40
Pick-4 10-1-8-5 $15,592.20

Blame Winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic 2010

Zenyatta ran her last Breeders Cup on Saturday, actually it was her last race ever. The filly retires with a 19-1 record just missing the history making record 20-in-a-row title.

Zenyatta did make a major comeback in the race. She began in last place but made it to the finish line, just a little too late. She lost by a nose to the horse Blame who crossed the finish line first and took home the win.

The top three finishers at the Breeders Cup Classic are: Blame, Zenyatta and Fly Down.

Post Positions and Morning Odds for Juvenile

The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2010.
The post time of the race is 3:55 PM (EST) on November 6th.
Purse:$2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/16 Miles

Post Horse	Jockey	Tainer	Odds
1. Biondetti	Ahmed Ajtebi	Mahmoud Al Zarooni	12-1
2. Boys At Tosconova	Ramon Dominguez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	5-2
3. J.B.’s Thunder	Shaun Bridgmohan	12-1
4. JP’s Gusto	Patrick A. Valenzuela	10-1
5. Riveting Reason	Victor Espinosa	Myung Kwon Cho	30-1
6. Stay Thirsty	Javier Castellano	Todd A. Pletcher	8-1
7. Uncle Mo	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	7-5
8. Murjan	Rafael Bejarano	Darrin Miller	30-1
9. Rogue Romance	Julien Leparoux	Kenneth G. McPeek	30-1
10. Jaycito	Mike Smith	Mike Mitchell	18-1

Post Positions and Odds for Juvenile Turf 2010

The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 2010.
The post time of the race is 1:50 PM (EST) on November 6th.
Purse:$1,000,000
Distance: 1 Miles

Post Horse	Jockey	Tainer	Odds
1. Typhoon Slew	Julien Leparoux	Michael J. Maker	15-1
2. Deciphering Dreams	Ramon Dominguez	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	20-1
3. Mantoba	Frankie Dettori	Brian Meehan	5-1
4. Air Support	Rajiv Maragh	Claude R. (Shug) McGaughey	8-1
5. Master of Hounds	John Murtagh	Aidan P. O’Brien	9-2
6. Utley	William Buick	John H.M. Gosden	6-1
7. Willcox Inn	John Velazquez	Michael Stidham	20-1
8. Banned	Joel Rosario	Thomas F. Proctor	10-1
9. Soldat	Alan Garcia	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	8-1
10. Madman Diaries	Jeffrey Sanchez	Wesley A. Ward	12-1
11. Rough Sailing	Anna Napravnik	Michael Stidham	15-1
12. Humble And Hungry	Olivier Peslier	Ignacio Correas IV	20-1
13. Pluck	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	6-1

Post Positions and Morning Odds for Ladies Classic

The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic 2010 with information on jockeys and morning odds.

The race will be run on November 5th and the post time is 7:30 PM (EST).
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/8 Miles

Post Horse	Jockey	Tainer	Odds
1. Life At Ten	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	7-2
2. It’s Tea Time	Julien Leparoux	George R. Arnold, Jr.	15-1
3. Malibu Prayer	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	8-1
4. Milwaukee Appeal	Rafael Bejarano	Scott H. Fairlie	30-1
5. Acting Happy	Jose Lezcano	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	20-1
6. Persistently	Alan Garcia	Claude R. (Shug) McGaughey III	12-1
7. Seeking the Title	Calvin Borel	Dallas Stewart	30-1
8. Unrivaled Belle	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	8-1
9. Acomo	Robby Albarado	David M. Carroll	20-1
10. Blind Luck	Joel Rosario	Jerry Hollendorfer	9-5
11. Havre de Grace	Jeremy Rose	Anthony W. Dutrow	4-1

Post Positions and Morning Odds for Turf 2010

 The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Turf 2010 with information on jockeys and morning odds.

The post time of Breeders' Cup Turf is 6:00 PM (EST). The race will be televised on ESPN.
Purse: $3,000,000
Distance: 1 1/2 Miles (T)

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	Champ Pegasus	J. Rosario	10-1
2	Winchester	C. Velasquez	8-1
3	Telling	J. Castellano	20-1
4	Debussy (IRE)	W. Buick	10-1
5	Al Khali	J. Leparoux	10-1
6	Workforce (GB)	R. Moore	7-5
7	Behkabad (Fr)	C. Lemaire	9-5
8	Dangerous Midge	L. Dettori	12-1

Post Positions and Morning Odds for Mile 2010

 The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Mile 2010 with information on jockeys and morning odds.

The post time of Breeders' Cup Mile is 4:40 PM (EST).
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 Mile (T)

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	Beethoven (IRE)	J. Murtagh	20-1
2	Society's Chairman	J. Leparoux	20-1
3	Gio Ponti	R. Dominguez	4-1
4	Court Vision	R. Albarado	12-1
5	Delegator (GB)	L. Dettori	12-1
6	Paco Boy (IRE)	R. Moore	6-1
7	The Usual Q. T.	V. Espinoza	15-1
8	Get Stormy	J. Castellano	20-1
9	Sidney's Candy	J. Rosario	10-1
10	Goldikova (IRE)	O. Peslier	6-5
11	Proviso (GB)	M. Smith	12-1

Post Positions and Morning Odds for Classic 2010

The post positions for Breeders' Cup 2010 have been drawn. Here are the list of contenders for Breeders' Cup Classic 2010.
The post time of the race is 6:45 PM (EST) on November 6th.
Purse:$5,000,000
Distance: 1 1/4 Miles

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	Quality Road	J. Velazquez	5-1
2	Paddy O'Prado	K. Desormeaux	15-1
3	Haynesfield	R. Dominguez	12-1
4	First Dude	R. Albarado	15-1
5	Blame	G. Gomez	9-2
6	Fly Down	J. Leparoux	15-1
7	Musket Man	R. Maragh	20-1
8	Zenyatta	M. Smith	8-5
9	Pleasant Prince	J. Rosario	30-1
10	Etched	A. Garcia	30-1
11	Espoir City (JPN)	T. Sato	20-1
12	Lookin At Lucky	M. Garcia	6-1

Post Position Draw Date and Time

With the post position draw just a day away (November 2nd) and with 184 pre-entries (a Breeders’ Cup record by the way) 18 of which have been cross-entered, it’s hard to predict who will run where. The draw for the Breeders' Cup will take place tomorrow at 1pm EST. The final entries for each race, post-positions and morning line odds will be available. The draw will also help to finalize the jockey situation for the weekend.

Jeremy Plonk and Bob Neumeier will report the fields in real time and discuss the draw’s ramifications with chat participants at Horseplayernow.com RaceChat.

Online Chat Covers Post Position Draw

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association and Horseplayernow.com will co-host four live Web chats at NTRA.com during Breeders’ Cup World Championships week. Horseplayernow.com RaceChat can be found in the "Picks and Analysis" section of the "Horseplayers" banner at NTRA.com.

The first of the chats, covering the Breeders’ Cup post position draw, will begin Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 12:45 p.m. (ET) and be hosted by Jeremy Plonk and Bob Neumeier, who will report the fields in real time and discuss the draw’s ramifications with chat participants.

Analysts Joe Kristufek, Brian Nadeau and James Dickson will team up at 9 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, Nov. 4, for a handicapping seminar that will feature additional guests.

On Friday and Saturday, November 5-6, the final two live Breeders’ Cup chats will be anchored by Plonk, and feature all-day paddock analysis, post parade analysis and more. The Nov. 5 chat will begin at 1:30 p.m. (ET), and will start at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Nov. 6.

There will also be live chats from Churchill Downs during Breeders’ Cup that will include information on how the track is playing and any breaking news. Churchill Downs live racing chats will be offered Nov, 3-4 at NTRA.com, kicking off at 12:15 p.m. (ET) both days.

TV Schedule and Date

The 27th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., will air live in HD November 5-6 on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ESPN will have more than nine hours of coverage as both Friday and Saturday races will finish under the lights for the first time in Breeders’ Cup history. Championship Friday, November 5, 2010, will begin at 4 p.m. EST on ESPN2. Saturday’s action will begin at 1:30 p.m. on ABC and continue on ESPN from 3:30-7 p.m. ESPN3.com will simulcast the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts live, while ESPN Mobile TV and ESPNNetworks.com will simulcast the ESPN telecast on Saturday, November 6, 2010.

Breeders’ Cup 184 Pre-Entries Led by Zenyatta

Zenyatta winning 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic

Undefeated Zenyatta tops a record 184 horses pre-entered for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Greg Avioli, president of Breeders' Cup Limited, noted that the pre-entered horses, including 26 potential starters from overseas, had won a combined 865 races totaling $125 million in purses.

"I think we're in for some record-setting days at Churchill Downs across the board," he said.

All eyes will be on Zenyatta, who takes a 19-for-19 record into the 11/4-mile Classic on Nov. 6 in what is expected to be the final start of her career.

Seventeen of Zenyatta's victories have come on synthetic surfaces in her home state of California, leading many to question how well her exhilarating late-running style will work on the conventional track at Churchill Downs. She twice started on dirt, producing a pair of convincing victories in the Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.

Zenyatta will attempt to join Tiznow (2000-01) as the only horses to win back-to-back Classics. Among her chief rivals will be Blame, Quality Road and Lookin At Lucky.

The Breeders' Cup, which will be televised by ABC/ESPN, consists of 14 races totaling $26 million in purses. This will be the seventh time the Cup has been run at Churchill. Final entries will be taken and post positions drawn Tuesday.

Pre-entries Closed

Pre-entries for the Breeders' Cup 2010 were closed at 12:00 PM (ET) today and all pre-entered contenders will be announced on Wednesday, October 27 at 10:00 AM (ET).

The Breeders' Cup Classic might have one of its strongest fields ever, with the likes of Zenyatta, Blame, Quality Road and Lookin At Lucky all pointing toward it, but it doesn't appear as though the presence of that Fearsome Foursome is going to keep the field size down.

Zenyatta's quest to remain unbeaten in her 20th and final start will be the focal point of the event. She won the Classic last year and the Ladies' Classic in 2008. She will be joined by Goldikova in attempting to win at the Breeders' Cup in three consecutive years. Goldikova will seek her third straight victory in the Mile, against males on turf, earlier on the Nov. 6 card.

The latest to join the party was trainer Nick Zito, who said from New York that he had pre-entered two horses, Fly Down and Morning Line, in the $5 million Classic, to be run Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs. Zito said Morning Line also was going to be pre-entered in the $1 million Dirt Mile, "but he'll definitely go in the Classic," Zito said.

The pre-entry stage is the first stage of a two-step process. At this point, horses can be named to two races. But by next Tuesday's final entry day, when post positions are drawn, remaining entry fees must be paid and horses can only be entered in one race.

The Breeders' Cup will be held Nov. 5 and 6 at Churchill Downs, which is playing host to racing's championship event for a record seventh time.

Espoir City arrived to run in Breeders' Cup Classic 2010

The Yushun Horse Club’s Japan-based star Espoir City arrived at Churchill Downs early Tuesday morning for a run in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, settling in his stall in the quarantine barn at 4:30 a.m. (EDT).

Espoir City flew from Japan to Chicago, where he changed planes for the short flight to Louisville. Accompanying Espoir City on the flights was Artiste.
“It was a long flight and he was his companion,” trainer Akio Adachi said. “He is a racehorse, but he will not race here and not train with Espoir City in the morning.”
Espoir City is expected to be in quarantine for 48 hours and Adachi said the 5-year-old would go to the track for training Thursday morning “if time permits.”
Jockey Tetsuzo Sato is scheduled to come to Louisville this Friday for a three-day stay before returning to Japan to honor a riding commitment and then return to Louisville.

Sato accompanied Adachi to Louisville in July to get a firsthand look at Churchill Downs. As Adachi watched horses train Tuesday morning, he was asked how preparations had gone with Espoir City since the last time he was in Louisville.
“Better than expected,” Adachi said. “His first race back (from a five-month layoff) was good and he needed that race.”

The two-time Group I winner has compiled a record of 20-11-4-1 for earnings of $5,963,979 with Sato aboard for eight of the victories.

Mine That Bird Running in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

Mine That Bird, winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby tuned up for runs in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile with workouts on Sunday at Churchill Downs.

Double Eagle Ranch and Buena Serte Equine’s Mine That Bird breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. The move by the 4-year-old Birdstone gelding was the sixth-fastest of 25 at the distance over a fast track. Lukas is pointing Mine That Bird, who has failed to win eight races since his victory at odds of 50-1 in Kentucky Derby 135, toward a possible run in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on Saturday, November 6 2010.

Watch the Kentucky Derby 2009 race where Mind That Bird finished 1st.

Rachel Alexandra is Retired

Rachel Alexandra, North America's 2009 Horse of the Year, was retired Tuesday and co-owner Jess Jackson plans to breed her to Curlin, the continent's 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year.


The decision to end her career comes on the heels of a disappointing 2010 season, one where she never regained the form she showed as a dominant 3-year-old, winning only two of her five races.

In 2009, the filly burst onto the scene by winning the Kentucky Oaks by a record 20 lengths, a performance so impressive it had many experts surmising that she could have entered the Kentucky Derby the following day and won. Jockey Calvin Borel, who rode her to victory in the Oaks, thought so highly of her he became the first jockey in history to ride the Kentucky Derby winner and then give up that mount in the Preakness because he wanted to ride another horse.

Rachael Alexandra validated Borel's decision two weeks later when she captured the second leg of the Triple Crown at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, holding off Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird down the stretch. After skipping the Belmont Stakes, she finished the year 8-0 and was named Horse of the Year by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

But Rachael either peaked as a 3-year-old or was permanently worn down by the dominant 2009 season, because despite taking several months off she was never the same horse. The decision to end her racing career was not totally unexpected.

"The fans adored her. We all did," said Steve Asmussen, who trained Rachel Alexandra. "She had the most fluid and beautiful stride of any horse I have ever seen."

Zenyatta wins TVG's Lady's Secret Stakes

Zenyatta wins TVG's Lady's Secret Stakes at Oak Tree Hollywood Park on October 2, 2010. This is her 19th win, keeping her undefeated in her career.

In the 1 1/16-mile Lady's Secret, Zenyatta ($2.20) took up her customary running position at the back of the five-horse field while Moon de French set the pace.

Jockey Mike Smith guided Zenyatta into striking position five lengths from the lead at the three-eighths pole and stayed wide through the far turn while moving into third position.

Turning into the stretch, Switch took over, cut for home and opened up. Zenyatta initially appeared to be in trouble but she leveled off the final eighth, made the lead with less than 20 yards remaining and drew away in 1:42.97.

Switch held second. It was 4¾ lengths back to Moon de French and Satans Quick Chick, who dead-heated for third. Emmy Darling finished last.

The field was reduced to five starters after the late scratch of Rinterval. Runner-up to Zenyatta when they met Aug. 7 at Del Mar, Rinterval flipped in the paddock and was scratched.

Watch the race replay!

Zenyatta Workout at Hollywook Park

Zenyatta was breathing easily when she walked off the Hollywood Park main track after breezing five furlongs in 1:02.60 on Thursday.

Jockey Mike Smith, sitting atop the undefeated winner of 19 races, beamed as he assessed the 6-year-old mare's first workout since a win in the Grade Lady's Secret Stakes on October 2, 2010.

"I wanted to see her energy level and her action," Smith said. "She was full of it. She did all the work in the last eighth. It was very handy."

Thursday's workout was the first of three scheduled works for Zenyatta before she is sent to Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Classic on November 6. Zenyatta won the 2009 BC Classic at Santa Anita. This year's BC Classic will be Zenyatta's first start in Kentucky.

Juvenile Pathfork Not Running for 2010 Breeders' Cup

Jessica Harrington's unbeaten juvenile Pathfork has been ruled out of next month's Breeders' Cup meeting after suffering a minor setback.

The American-bred colt took his record to three wins from three starts with victory in the National Stakes at the Curragh last time, and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile was due to be his next assignment.

Harrington said: "He's had a bit of a setback and he just wouldn't go to the Breeders' Cup ready enough - you need to be 110%. We said all along that he needed not to miss anything. He worked last Friday and everything was fine but we weren't quite happy with him on Monday."

She added: "We just had to back off him and we've taken a view today that we can't go having missed working him this week, which he needed to do.

"You can't go over there just hoping that he'll be all right, so we'll let him down now and get him sorted out.

"It's disappointing for the owners and I feel sorry for them, but that's horses for you."

Masket Man Going for Class 2010

Trainer Derek Ryan confirmed Oct. 13 that Musket Man will make his next start in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.

His last effort was a runner-up finish in the Monmouth Cup (gr. II) on Oct. 9. Musket Man was kept down on the inside most of the way before angling four-wide for the stretch drive and falling a neck short of Etched in the 1 1/8-mile test.

From 14 career starts, 4-year-old Musket Man sports a record of 6-3-5 with earnings of $1,235,570. The son of Yonaguska out of the Fortunate Prospect mare Fortuesque earned graded victories in the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) and Illinois Derby (gr. III) in 2009 before finishing third in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I).

Wickedly Perfect Missing Juvenile Filles

Wickedly Perfect, the winner of Friday's Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland, will miss the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 because of a bone chip in a knee, trainer Doug O'Neill said.

Trainer Doug O’Neill told the Daily Racing Form the judgment was made the morning of Oct. 9 when there was heat in the filly’s left stifle and x-rays revealed the chip.

According to DRF, O’Neill conferred with veterinarian Mark Cheney in Kentucky and Joe Dowd in California, after which a decision was made for the daughter of Congrats to have the chip surgically removed Oct. 11 . The operation will be performed by Dr. Larry Bramlage, who is based at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington.

2010 Futures Betting Odds Comparison

Below is a comparison of the current future odds for the Breeders' Cup Classic between the Wynn Las Vegas and the international bookmakers of Paddy Power and Bet365 as of September 21, 2010.

Horse	Wynn	Paddy	Bet365
Zenyatta	3/1	4/1	7/2
Quality Road	4/1	6/1	6/1
Lookin At Lucky	9/2	4/1	9/2
Blame	5/1	5/1	6/1
Espoir City	6/1	14/1	16/1
Rachel Alexandra	12/1	12/1	12/1
Twice Over	15/1	20/1	14/1
Fly Down	15/1	16/1	16/1
Rip Van Winkle	16/1	20/1	12/1
Rail Trip	18/1	16/1	20/1
Fame And Glory	20/1	16/1	16/1
Misremembered	20/1	20/1	20/1
Awesome Gem	30/1	33/1	40/1
Ice Box	30/1	33/1	33/1
First Dude	30/1	33/1	40/1
Gitano Hernando	30/1	25/1	25/1
A Little Warm	35/1	33/1	50/1
Trappe Shot	40/1	20/1	25/1
Mine That Bird	60/1	25/1	33/1
Super Saver	n/a	25/1	25/1
Byword	n/a	20/1	16/1

Admission Ticket Sale

General admission tickets — at a $5 savings — are available for purchase online for the 27th Breeders' Cup World Championships on November 5-6 at Churchill Downs at breederscup.com/tickets.

The online cost is $10 for Championship Friday, November 5, and for $20 for Championship Saturday. Fans can print their general-admission tickets at home and bring them to the track.

The tickets became available on Monday.

The price at the gate will be $15 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. The online general-admission tickets will be sold until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 4.

Selected reserved grandstand and clubhouse seating for both days of the Championships remains available ranging from $20 to $75 on Friday and $40-150 on Saturday.

2010 Jockey Gold Cup Winners and Payouts

Haynesfield led all the way Saturday, beating favorite Blame by four lengths in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.

The lone New York-bred in the field, Haynesfield improved to 9 for 13. Ramon Dominguez was aboard as the 4-year-old trained by Steve Asmussen ran the 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.48 on the fast track.

Haynesfield paid $17, $5.10 and $3. Blame, the 4-5 favorite and winner of five straight stakes coming in, returned $2.50 and $2.10. Fly Down paid $2.20 to show. Hold Me Back was fourth, followed by Rail Trip and Tranquil Manner.

Jockey Gold Cup 2010 Race Replay

Post Positions of Jockey Club Gold Cup 2010

Whitney Handicap winner Blame heads a field of eight thoroughbreds for Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The 1 1/4-mile race is a final prep for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on November 6 at Churchill Downs.

Owned by Adele Dilscheider and Claiborne Farm, Blame has posted five straight wins coming into the Gold Cup and has won eight of 11 lifetime starts for more than $1.5 million.

The following is the post positions and post time of the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Post time: Saturday at 5:48 p.m. EDT at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Purse: $750,000. Distance: 1 ¼ miles.

Pp horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1. Fly Down (122) Lezcano/Zito 9-2
2. Blame (126) Gomez/Stall 8-5
3. Mythical Power (126) Velazquez/Baffert 10-1
4. Tranquil Manner (126) A. Garcia McLaughlin 15-1
5. Dry Martini (126) Prado/Tagg 15-1
6. Haynesfield (126) Dominguez/Asmussen 8-1
7. Hold Me Back (126) Maragh/Mott 15-1
8. Rail Trip (126) Velasquez/R. Dutrow 5-2

Breeders’ Cup Brunch November 4th

The Breeders’ Cup Host Committee announced today the establishment of the Breeders’ Cup Brunch, a very special public welcome celebrating the return of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to Louisville. The Brunch will take place on Thursday, November 4, 10:30 a.m., at the Galt House Hotel and Suites (140 N. Fourth St.) with proceeds from the event benefitting The V Foundation for Cancer Research.

ESPN’s Kenny Mayne and ESPN radio analyst and V Foundation board member Bob Valvano will host the Breeders’ Cup Brunch. Screen actress and California Thoroughbred Racing Board commissioner Bo Derek will be the featured speaker.

Richard's Kid, Classic Contender, Profile

Bred in Maryland by Robert Meyerhoff’s Fitzhugh, Richard’s Kid is out of the multiple stakes-winning Broad Brush mare Tough Broad. He halted a three-race winless stretch in the Pacific Classic. After winning the San Antonio Handicap (G2) to kick off the season, Richard’s Kid finished seventh in the Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) and third in both the Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap (G1) and Cougar II Handicap (G3).

Richard's Kid earned a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic via a Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009.

2009 Record: (11-3-1-2)
2009 Earnings: $732,840
2009 Win %: 27% In-The-Money %: 54%

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
August 28, 2010	$1M	Pacific Classic S. presented by TVG	Del Mar	1	1
July 30, 2010	$125K	Cougar II H.	Del Mar	3	3
July 10, 2010	$500K	Hollywood Gold Cup H.	Hollywood Park	1	3
March 27, 2010	$10M	Emirates Air Dubai World Cup			7
February 7, 2010	$150K	San Antonio H.	Santa Anita Park	2	1
November 7, 2009	$5M	Breeders' Cup Classic	Oak Tree At Santa Anita	1	6
October 10, 2009	$350K	Goodwood S.	Oak Tree At Santa Anita	1	3
September 6, 2009	$1M	Pacific Classic S.	Del Mar	1	1
August 5, 2009	$150K	Cougar II H.	Del Mar		2
July 25, 2009	$350K	Eddie Read H.	Del Mar	1	7
May 16, 2009	$100K	William Donald Schaefer S.	Pimlico	3	4
March 14, 2009	$500K	New Orleans H.	Fair Grounds	2	6

Gran Estreno, Classic Contender, Profile

Gran Estreno came to the U.S. in 2007 from his native Argentina, where he won the Jockey Club (Arg-G1). Since then, he has been in and out of claiming races, and it was at Arlington last year that trainer Michael Stidham claimed him for $20,000 for his current owners. Stidham moved him up the ladder since the claim and Gran Estreno has rewarded his connections with three stakes wins.

With the Washington Park Handicap win, Gran Estreno earned an automatic starting spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) via the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series.

Out of the winning Senor Pete mare Great Stampa, Gran Estreno increased his earnings to $407,235 with 11 wins from 30 starts.

2009 Record: (10-6-0-3)
2009 Earnings: $232,239
2009 Win %: 60% In-The-Money %: 90%

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
September 4, 2010	$150K	Washington Park H.	Arlington Park	3	1
August 21, 2010	$34.5K	Allowance Optional Claiming	Arlington Park		3
May 29, 2010	$100K	Hanshin Cup H.	Arlington Park	3	3
May 6, 2010	$34.5K	Allowance Optional Claiming	Arlington Park		1
March 13, 2010	$45K	Allowance Optional Claiming	Fair Grounds		9
January 30, 2010	$200K	John B. Connally Turf H.	Sam Houston Race Park		4
January 3, 2010	$49K	Allowance Optional Claiming	Fair Grounds		4
October 30, 2009	$56K	Allowance Optional Claiming	Keeneland		3
October 4, 2009	$150K	Durham Cup S.	Woodbine	3	7
September 5, 2009	$200K	Washington Park H.	Arlington Park	3	1
July 25, 2009	$100K	Claiming Crown Emerald S.	Canterbury Park		1
December 13, 2008	$150K	W. L. McKnight H.	Calder Race Course	2	7

Blame, A Classic Contender, Profile

Blame has won five consecutive races, including a pair of Grade 1 contests in the June 12 Stephen Foster H. at Churchill Downs and the August 7 Whitney H. at Saratoga, in which he upset another top older male in training, Quality Road (Elusive Quality), who went on to win the Woodward S. (G1) in his next start.

Bred and owned by Adele B. Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm, Blame breezed six furlongs over the Keeneland Polytrack this past Sunday in 1:11 4/5, handily.

2009 Record: (6-4-1-1)
2009 Earnings: $583,322
2009 Win %: 66% In-The-Money %: 100%
BC Points: Challenge Win

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
August 7, 2010	$750K	Whitney H.	Saratoga	1	1
June 12, 2010	$600K	Stephen Foster H.	Churchill Downs	1	1
May 15, 2010	$100K	William Donald Schaefer S.	Pimlico	3	1
November 27, 2009	$400K	Clark H.	Churchill Downs	2	1
October 31, 2009	$150K	Fayette S.	Keeneland	2	1
September 19, 2009	$750K	Super Derby	Louisiana Downs	2	2
August 2, 2009	$78K	Curlin S.	Saratoga		1
July 2, 2009	$50.2K	Allowance	Churchill Downs		1
June 12, 2009	$50.2K	Allowance	Churchill Downs		3
October 17, 2008	$50K	Maiden Special Weight	Keeneland		1
September 13, 2008	$22K	Maiden Special Weight	Turfway Park		3

Whitney Handicap Race Replay

Field Selection

A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in the Breeders' Cup races. Winners of Breeders' Cup challenge races take a berth and the rest of the field gets filled with horses with most points.

The point system works as follows.

Specific point values are assigned to first-, second- and third-place finishes in stakes throughout the United States from January 1 through the pre-entry deadline date October 25, 2010 that have been granted graded status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

Based on this system, win, place and show horses in Grade I stakes earn ten, six and four points, respectively. The top three finishers in Grade II stakes earn six, four and two points respectively, and in Grade III races the points earned are four, two and one, respectively.

Breeders' Cup Schedule 2010

Breeders' Cup World Championships
November 5-6, 2010
Churchill Downs
$26 Million In Purses & Awards

RACE	PURSE	DISTANCE	DATE	TV
Breeders' Cup Marathon (Gr.III)	$500K	1 3/4 miles	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Gr.II)	$1M	1 mile (T)	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Gr.I)	$2M	1 1/16 miles	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr.I)	$2M	1 3/8 miles (T)	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Gr.I)	$1M	7 furlongs	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (Gr.I)	$2M	1 1/8 miles	Nov. 5	ESPN2
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. (Gr.II)	$1M	1 mile (T)	Nov. 6	ABC
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (Gr.II)	$1M	5 furlongs (T)	Nov. 6	ABC
Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (Gr.I)	$2M	6 furlongs	Nov. 6	ABC
Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Gr.I)	$2M	1 1/16 miles	Nov. 6	ESPN
TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr.I)	$2M	1 mile (T)	Nov. 6	ESPN
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (Gr.I)	$1M	1 mile	Nov. 6	ESPN
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (Gr.I)	$3M	1 1/2 miles (T)	Nov. 6	ESPN
Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr.I)	$5M	1 1/4 miles	Nov. 6	ESPN