Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day Entries at Santa Anita Park September 27

Posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

SBG Global RacebookJerry and Ann Moss’s Zenyatta and stablemate Tiago will be major players at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 27, when the Oak Tree Racing Association presents 6 Grade I stakes races, each with 2008 Breeders’ Cup implications.

Tiago will defend his title against 10 rivals in a wide-open Goodwood Stakes with the 1 1/8 mile event to serve as a final prep for the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on October 25, climaxing an expanded Breeders’ Cup program featuring 14 Breeders’ Cup races over 2 days.

First post for the unique 11-race program billed as the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Day is at 12:30 pm. Except the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship, winners of the Grade I stakes will be assured a starting spot in the Breeders’ Cup field in their respective Breeders’ Cup events under the event’s “Win and You’re In” program.

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