News Breeders’ Cup Restructuring Championship Lineup May 10, 2018 News Breeders’ Cup Restructuring Championship Lineup May 10, 2018 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article LEXINGTON, KY – The Breeders’ Cup today announced a new and exciting race schedule for the 35th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships that will be held this year at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 2-3, 2018. This year, and in the future, all five of the Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-olds will be run on the first day of the event and will be branded “Future Stars Friday.” Under the new schedule, the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and the new $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint will join the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf on the Friday race card, which will culminate with the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at 6:05 p.m. ET, the first and most prominent step on the road to the Kentucky Derby. The Juvenile had been run on the Saturday program in previous years. The $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff and the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile have been moved to the Saturday program, which will feature nine Breeders’ Cup races, concluding with the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at 5:44 p.m. ET. “With the increased excitement and international interest in our Juvenile races, ‘Future Stars Friday’ will create an identity to showcase the emerging stars of our sport on the first day of the World Championships,” said Craig Fravel, Breeders’ Cup President and CEO. “Churchill Downs also provides the perfect stage for our fans to witness the potential candidates for next year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, as well as standouts competing from overseas. “We also look forward to the Distaff and Dirt Mile bolstering an already blockbuster lineup of World Championship races on Saturday, culminating with the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic,” Fravel added. A total of eight starters from the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Good Magic, Solomini, Bolt d’Oro, Firenze Fire, Free Drop Billy, Mendelssohn, My Boy Jack, and Flameaway) competed in last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Horses that ran in last year’s Juvenile Turf at Del Mar have combined for 12 stakes victories, seven of them graded or group events, since the 2017 Championships. Below is the list of races for this year’s World Championships. The official race order will not be announced until October 24. 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships (Official Race Order to be announced on October 24) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 “Future Stars Friday” RACE AGE, SEX DISTANCE PURSE* Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 2yo, C&G, Fillies 5 1/2 furlongs (T) $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2yo, Fillies 1 mile (T) $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies 2yo, Fillies 1 1/16 miles $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf 2yo, C&G 1 mile (T) $1,000,000 Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile 2yo, C&G 1 1/16 miles $2,000,000 (10-race program) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 RACE AGE, SEX DISTANCE PURSE* Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint 3yo & Up, F&M 7 furlongs $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint 3yo & Up 5 1/2 furlongs (T) $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile 3yo & Up 1 mile $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf 3yo & Up, F&M 1 3/8 miles (T) $2,000,000 TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint 3yo & Up 6 furlongs $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Mile 3yo & Up 1 mile (T) $2,000,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff 3yo & Up, F&M 1 1/8 miles $2,000,000 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf 3yo & Up 1 1/2 miles (T) $4,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic 3yo & Up 1 1/4 miles $6,000,000 (12-race program) *Purse Includes Travel Awards In addition to the new lineup of races, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf will be run at 1 3/8 miles. It was run at 1 1/8 miles last year. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint will be run at 5 1/2 furlongs and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint also will be run at 5 1/2 furlongs. Total purses and awards for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will exceed $30 million, including more than $1 million in purses for the undercard races.
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