Breeders' Cup World Championship

The total purses for the Breeders' Cup WorldCup Filly & Mare Turf, the TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint,
Championship have been raised to $20 million, $6the NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile, the Emirates Airline
million more than last year. Seven of the eightBreeders' Cup Distaff, the John Deere Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup races have increased their purses.and the Turf Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by
The Breeders' Cup Classic which is powered byDodge.
Dodge has increased its purse to $5 million thatThis race is a determining factor in Horse of the Year
means $1 million more than last year. The horse racehonors. The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred
will take place on November 4th, at Churchill DownsChampionships is a series of thoroughbred horse
in Louisville, Kentucky.races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred
Breeders' Cup races have doubled their purses sinceRacing Association. It is a one-day event that takes
its beginning in 1984, when they started with a $10place every year at a different location. It has always
million purse. Last time purses increased was beforetaken place in the United States; the one year that
the 2003 Breeders' Cup when the Breeders' Cup Milewas in another country was in 1996, when the races
and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile were increased to 1.5were at the Woodbine Racetrack in Canada.
million dollars.The horse racing event was created as a
This situation is turning the Breeders' Cup into thechampionship for North American thoroughbred
richest race of all, giving its property even moreracing, but it also attracts top horses from other
value than ever. It is formed by eight races: theparts of the world, especially Europe and during
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the Bessemer Trustrecent years, the Middle East.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile, the Emirates Airline Breeders'