Breeders’ Cup Challenge Expands to 49 Races

Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge, a series of automatic qualifying races for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, will be expanded from 24 to a minimum of 49 races at 12 of North America’s premier racing venues in 2008, Breeders’ Cup announced today.

The expanded Breeders’ Cup Challenge will now include 6 races at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Other new markets and tracks for the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge include Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington; Suffolk Downs in Boston; Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware; Calder Race Course near Miami; and Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey.

The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races will begin on July 5 with races from Monmouth Park, host of last year’s Breeders’ Cup.

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Preakness Stakes winner Curlin wins the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic

Posted on Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Curlin, 2007 Preakness Stakes winner, dominated Monmouth Park Saturday, October 27th to win the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

2007 Breeders’ Cup World Championship Race Results

OCEANPORT, NEW JERSEY (TICKER) — Curlin answered any questions of who should be Horse of the Year.

Putting an exclamation point on a sensational year, Curlin pulled away to win Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park.

In a race billed as the “War at the Shore,” Curlin won the battle, roaring past Hard Spun and Lawyer Ron around the final turn en route to reaching the the winner’s circle by 4 1/2 lengths in North America’s richest race.

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Monmouth Park ready to take center stage on the 2007 BC World Championship

Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Thoroughbred racing biggest day is almost around the corner and New Jersey is ready to take part in the history as the 2007 Breeders’ Cup World Championship races jump-starts on October 26 and 27.

The 137-year old Monmouth Park racetrack received a $30 Million make-over in last year. The re-design of the grass course for the 2006 season brought with it a new, second chute to accommodate 5 1/2 furlong sprint races. Turf races can be run along the hedge, or with the portable rail out 12 feet (dubbed the “Haskell Course”), 24 feet (”Monmouth Course”) or 36 feet (”Lennox Course”). The main track is a one mile dirt oval with chutes for 6 furlong and 1 1/4 mile races. The turf course is seven furlongs in circumference, with a diagonal chute for races between 1 mile and 1 1/8 miles.

A record $23 million in purses will be on the line at the Breeders’ Cup, and many more dollars will change hands based on the results. Last year, more than $134 million was bet on the Breeders’ Cup, more than on the Kentucky Derby.

The Breeders’ Cup will draw 45,000 hard-core horse-racing fans, including a mix of billionaires, $2 bettors, and hordes of handicappers, the gamblers who are the lifeblood of horse racing and view the Breeders’ Cup races as an ultimate test of their skill.

Breeders’ Cup Classic Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Any Given Saturday 7/2
Awesome Gem 15/1
Corinthian 22/1
Curlin 3/1
Diamond Stripes 20/1
Fairbanks 40/1
George Washington 10/1
Hard Spun 6/1
Lawyer Ron 3/1
Lewis Michael 33/1
Magna Graduate 30/1
Spring At Last 30/1
Street Sense 4/1
Tiago 15/1
Wanderin Boy 25/1
Zanjero 25/1

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Bodog Racebook Breeders’ Cup Thoroughbred Racing Odds

Posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Bodog Racebook has released the latest odds for the 2007 Breeders’ Cup World Championships horse races on October 26-27 at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. This year’s Breeders’ Cup has been expanded to two days and includes three new races, the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf - bringing a total of 11-races and a total purse of up to $23 million.

October 26, Breeders’ Cup Schedule

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Commentator 12/1
Corinthian 9/2
Diamond Stripes 7/2
Discreet Cat 8/5
Forefathers 15/1
Gottcha Gold 7/1
High Finance 8/1
Lewis Michael 6/1
Park Avenue Ball 22/1
Wanderin Boy 9/1
Xchanger 13/1

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Baroness Thatcher 9/1
Dream Rush 9/4
Hystericalady 11/1
Jazzy 9/1
La Traviata 5/2
Maryfield 7/1
Miraculous Miss 25/1
Miss Macy Sue 8/1
Oprah Winney 5/1
Rahiyah 10/1
Shaggy Mane 15/1
Wild Gams 15/2

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Achill Island 7/1
Austintatious 30/1
Cannonball 30/1
Cherokee Triangle 11/2
Cowboy Cal 16/1
Domestic Fund 12/1
Gio Ponti 8/1
Globetrotter 12/1
Horse Doctor 50/1
Ibn Khaldun 5/1
Moral Compass 13/1
Nownownow 12/1
Old Man Buck 8/1
Overextended 18/1
Preachin Man 10/1
Prussian 12/1
Shore Do 10/1
Strike The Deal 8/1
Texas Fever 12/1
The Leopard 6/1
Why Tonto 20/1
Your Round 20/1

October 27, Breeders’ Cup Schedule

Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
A to the Croft 8/1
Annie Skates 20/1
Backseat Rhythm 12/1
Clearly Foxy 20/1
Cry And Catch Me 4/1
Grace Anatomy 10/1
Indian Blessing 2/1
Irish Smoke 12/1
Izarra 7/1
Joffe’s Run 30/1
Phantom Income 20/1
Proud Spell 6/1
Set Play 18/1
Smarty Deb 12/1
Tasha’s Miracle 14/1
Zee Zee 13/1

Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Beresford 25/1
Dixie Chatter 13/2
Globalization 30/1
Kodiak Kowboy 6/1
Majestic Warrior 12/1
Old Man Buck 20/1
Overextended 22/1
Pyro 10/1
Salute the Sarge 12/1
Shore Do 20/1
Slew’s Tiznow 14/1
Tale of Ekati 8/1
Texas Fever 17/1
War Pass 5/2
Wicked Style 5/1
Z Humor 10/1

Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
All My Loving 15/1
Argentina 15/1
Arravale 22/1
Danzon 10/1
Honey Rider 5/1
Lahudood 13/2
Nashoba’s Key 5/2
Panty Raid 15/1
Passage of Time 17/4
Precious Kitten 12/1
Simply Perfect 7/1
Timarwa 8/1
Wait A While 6/1

TVG Breeders’ Cup Sprint Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Attila’s Storm 16/1
Benny the Bull 17/2
Bordonaro 20/1
Commentator 20/1
First Defence 20/1
Forefathers 17/1
Greg’s Gold 8/1
High Finance 12/1
Idiot Proof 9/1
In Summation 18/1
Kelly’s Landing 9/1
La Traviata 9/2
Mach Ride 14/1
Midnight Lute 7/2
Park Avenue Ball 40/1
Smokey Stover 19/4
Talent Search 10/1

NetJets Breeders’ Cup Mile Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
After Market 5/1
Cosmonaut 8/1
Excellent Art 3/1
George Washington 11/2
Host 30/1
Icy Atlantic 45/1
Jeremy 12/1
Kip Deville 17/2
Lewis Michael 33/1
My Typhoon 15/1
Nobiz Like Shobiz 5/1
Precious Kitten 17/1
Purim 10/1
Rabatash 18/1
Rebellion 35/1
Remarkable News 10/1
Silent Name 35/1
Trippi’s Storm 9/1

Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Balance 20/1
Bear Now 10/1
Dream Rush 28/1
Ermine 22/1
Ginger Punch 7/2
Hystericalady 10/1
Indian Vale 9/2
Joint Effort 28/1
Lady Joanne 9/1
Lears Princess 8/1
Miss Shop 9/1
My Typhoon 15/1
Nashobas Key 14/1
Octave 15/2
Panty Raid 10/1
Prop Me Up 28/1
Sugar Shake 20/1
Teammate 12/1
Tough Tizs Sis 10/1
Unbridled Belle 9/2

John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Better Talk Now 10/1
Champs Elysees 6/1
Dylan Thomas 3/2
English Channel 9/2
Fri Guy 25/1
Grand Couturier 17/2
Honey Ryder 28/1
Icy Atlantic 18/1
Red Rocks 11/2
Shamdinan 20/1
Sunriver 10/1
Transduction Gold 40/1

Breeders’ Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge Horse Racing Odds

Competitor Odds
Any Given Saturday 7/2
Awesome Gem 15/1
Corinthian 22/1
Curlin 3/1
Diamond Stripes 20/1
Fairbanks 40/1
George Washington 10/1
Hard Spun 6/1
Lawyer Ron 3/1
Lewis Michael 33/1
Magna Graduate 30/1
Spring At Last 30/1
Street Sense 4/1
Tiago 15/1
Wanderin Boy 25/1
Zanjero 25/1

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Racing Post and Schedule For The 2007 Breeders’ Cup World Championships

Posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — The order of races and post times for the $23 million, 11-race Breeders’ Cup at Monmouth Park on Oct. 26-27 was announced Tuesday.

The three new Breeders’ Cup races will be run Oct. 26, the Filly & Mare Sprint, the Juvenile Turf and the Dirt Mile, each with a $1 million purse. Post time for the Filly & Mare Sprint is 4:25 p.m.

On Oct. 27, the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic featuring Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense and Preakness winner Curlin will go off at 5:35 p.m.

The $2 million Juvenile Fillies will open the Breeders’ Cup portion of the program with a post time of 12:30 p.m., followed by the $2 million Juvenile (1:10 p.m.); the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf (1:55 p.m.); the $2 million Sprint (2:35 p.m.); the $2 million Mile (3:20 p.m.); the $2 million Distaff (4:05 p.m.); the $3 million Turf (4:50 p.m.); and the Classic.

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge introduces a wild card element to select divisions. Challenge race winners get an automatic bye into their division. Check schedule and winner details on the Breeders’ Cup Challenge page.

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FanFest At Oceanport To Celebrate The First Breeders’ Cup At Monmouth Park

Posted on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

The Breeders’ Cup month will begin on Friday, Sept. 28, with a kickoff cocktail party at the Shrewsbury Sailing and Yacht Club in Oceanport, followed the next day, September 29th with a sailing regatta and ending Saturday, October 20th with a 5K run.

This year the Breeders’ Cup has been expanded to two days and includes three new races, bringing the 11-race purse total to $23 million. Breeders’ Cup Schedule.

The city of Oceanport will host Breeders’ Cup FanFest in celebration of Monmouth Park hosting its first Breeders’ Cup. More than 100 boats will participate in the Regatta.

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On Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11-12, there will be a FanFest Exhibit titled “The Magnificent Thoroughbred.” The exhibit features the work of Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer Jon Kral, and is presented by Monmouth University and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. The exhibit will be held in the Monmouth University Gallery.

On Sunday, Oct. 14, the FanFest Polo Match will be held on the field across from Monmouth Park. The match will draw players from local, state and regional polo clubs.

Saturday, Oct. 20, brings the Oceanport FanFest 5k Run. The event is sponsored by the Monmouth Park host municipality, Oceanport, and will draw more than 1,200 runners.

Oceanport FanFest will be in Oceanport from Friday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 21, featuring a family fair atmosphere with games, amusements and food booths. The events will take place on the grounds at Monmouth Park.

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Lawyer Ron Heads Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park

Posted on Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Lawyer Ron will look to add a fifth graded stakes victory to his resume when he takes on four others in the $150,000 Salvator Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Monmouth Park June 23.

The 4-year-old Langfuhr colt, owned by Hines Racing and trained by Todd Pletcher, has been assigned highweight of 121 pounds in what will be his fourth start of the year. He comes into the race off a solid third-place finish in the May 28 Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I), and prior to that start, took the April 7 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II).

Lawyer Ron’s main competition appears to be a stakes-winning son of A.P. Indy named Indy Wind, who will carry 119 pounds. Amy Tarrant owns and trains the 5-year-old chestnut horse, who took the May 28 Frisk Me Now Stakes at Monmouth in his last start.

“He has his best shot to win a graded stakes at this track,” said Tarrant. “We’ve learned that he hates to ship, and that he loves Monmouth.”

Stakes winner Gottcha Gold is seeking to avenge his loss in the Frisk Me Now, after finishing second by 1 3/4 lengths. Edward Plesa Jr. trains the homebred Coronado’s Quest colt for Centaur Farms. The 4-year-old colt, who won two stakes races in 2006, will carry 117 pounds.

Both Chucker and Take The Bluff are seeking their first stakes victory and have been assigned 117 pounds. Richard Dutrow Jr. trains Chucker for Stronach Stables, while Richard Violette Jr. trains Take the Bluff for Red Diamond Stable, Peter Kizenko, and Patrick Mackay.
Salvator Mile Race Entries with Jockeys:

1. Indy Wind, Mario Madrid, 119
2. Gottcha Gold, Charles Lopez, 117
3. Lawyer Ron, John Velazquez, 121
4. Take the Bluff, Jose Lezcano, 117
5. Chucker, Eddie Castro, 117

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