If you are in Canada, you can watch live coverage of the Breeders’ Cup 2008 at TSN.
If you are in the US, ABC and ESPN will cover the races.
- Friday, October 24, 3:30-6:30 EST on ESPN2
- Saturday, October 25, 1:30-3:30 EST on ABC
- Saturday, October 25, 3:30-7:00 EST on ESPN
If you don’t have any of these channels, you can always go to breederscup.com homepage to watch the races with simple registration.
The races on the Breeders’ Cup Day 1 were over and here are the results and payouts.
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Post Horses Win Place Show 12 Ventura $7.60 $3.40 $3.00 5 Indian Blessing $3.40 $2.40 6 ZAFTIG $4.00 $1 Daily Double 4-12 $18.80, $1 Exacta 12-5 $12.70, $1 Trifecta 12-5-6 $48.70, $1 Superfecta 12-5-6-10 $733.30, $1 Pick-3 14-4-12 $88.30
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Post Horse Jockey Win Place Show 3 MARAM LEZCANO J $24.20 $13.20 $6.40 12 HEART SHAPED MURTAGH J $11.60 $6.60 2 LARAGH PRADO E S $3.40 $1 Daily Double 12-3 $66.50, $1 Exacta 3-12 $175.10, $1 Trifecta 3-12-2 $898.90, $1 Superfecta 3-12-2-11 $5,796.30, $1 Pick-3 4-12-3 $397.10
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filles Post Horse Jockey Win Place Show 10 STARDOM BOUND SMITH M E $5.20 $3.20 $2.20 12 DREAM EMPRESS DESORMEAUX K J $8.80 $5.20 4 SKY DIVA DOMINGUEZ R $3.60 $1 Daily Double 3-10 $42.00, $1 Exacta 10-12 $24.50,$1 Trifecta 10-12-4 $77.90, $1 Superfecta 10-12-4-7 $2,538.90,$1 Pick-3 12-3-10 $192.90
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Post Horse Jockey Win Place Show 3 FOREVER TOGETHER LEPAROUX J R $11.80 $6.40 $4.80 1 SEALY HILL HUSBANDS P $2 $36.20 $15.80 5 WAIT A WHILE VELAZQUEZ J R $2 $3.60 $1 Daily Double 10-3 $14.90, $1 Exacta 3-1 $224.60, $1 Trifecta 3-1-5 $996.10,$1 Superfecta 3-1-5-4 $13,505.10,$1 Pick-3 3-10-3 $234.50
Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic Post Horse Win Place Show 1 ZENYATTA $3 $2.60 $2.10 3 COCOA BEACH (CHI) $4.60 $3.80 4 MUSIC NOTE $3.80 $1 Daily Double 3-1 $9.70, $1 Exacta 1-3 $6.70,$1 Trifecta 1-3-4 $34.30, $1 Superfecta 1-3-4-5 $116.80,$1 Pick-3 10-3-1 $26.30
There are 9 more races tomorrow.
2008 Breeders’ Cup advanced wagering has just begun. Click here to place a bet now.
Here are Breeders' Cup Classic contenders and morning lines. Good luck with your Breeders' Cup bet! Post Horse ML 1 GO BETWEEN 8 2 CASINO DRIVE 10 3 TIAGO SMITH 15 4 DUKE OF MARMALADE 10 5 HENRYTHENAVIGATOR 10 6 SMOOTH AIR 50 7 STUDENT COUNCIL 20 8 RAVEN'S PASS 6 9 CURLIN ALBARADO 7/5 10 FAIRBANKS 10 11 COLONEL JOHN 20 12 CHAMPS ELYSEES 15
Zenyatta and Curlin are heavy favorites in the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Classic respectively. The two Classics are the highlights of a 14-race slate spread over two days with $25.5 million in purses up for grabs.
Zenyatta is a perfect 8-for-8 in her career, and if she makes it nine straight against the girls while Curlin struggles on Santa Anita’s synthetic Pro Ride surface in the $5 million Classic, there’s a chance she could ruin Curlin’s shot at becoming the first horse since Cigar in the mid-1990s to win consecutive Horse of the Year awards.
Curlin will try to add to his legacy as one of flat racing’s all-time greats when he attempts to duplicate his victory of last year at rain-soaked Monmouth Park as the Breeders’ Cup 2008 moves to the synthetic track at Santa Anita in sunny Southern California.
Zenyatta is the overwhelming 3-5 favorite in the Ladies Classic and Curlin drew the No. 9 post and was made the early favorite at 7-5. Click here to check out Breeders’ Cup betting odds on other contenders.
Post positions have been set for the 25th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Curlin drew post position 9 in the Breeders Cup 2008 Classic. Breeders’ Cup odds on each horse will be added as they become available. Here’s the full field:
Post Horse Jockey 1 Go Between Gomez 2 Casino Drive Espinoza 3 Tiago Smith 4 Duke of Marmalade Murtagh 5 Henry the Navigator J. Velasquez 6 Smoooth Air Cruz 7 Student Council Bridgmohan 8 Ravens Pass Dettori 9 Curlin Albarado 10 Fairbanks Migliore 11 Colonel John Prado 12 Champs Elysees A. Garcia
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will attend the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on October 25, and he will become the first California governor to ever present the winner’s trophy for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
“We are extremely pleased that Gov. Schwarzenegger has chosen to attend and present the trophy for the biggest race in North America,” said Sherwood Chillingworth, Oak Tree Director and executive vice president.
“I think the governor recognizes the importance of the thoroughbred industry here in California, and his presence on October 25 does, indeed, lend a great deal of prestige to the event.”
Curlin won the Breeders’ Cup Classic last year at Monmouth Park. He is running for the Classic this year again to defend his title. He is a favorite and the Breeders’ Cup odds on Curlin is 1/2 from Bodog Racebook.
Here are 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic results and payouts.
Purse: $4,580,000
# Horse Jockey Win Place Show 4 Curlin Albarado R J 10.80 5.20 4.20 8 Hard Spun Pino M G 7.60 5.80 6 Awesome Gem Flores D R 9.40
Also ran: Street Sense, Tiago, Any Given Saturday, Lawyer Ron, Diamond Stripes and George Washington (IRE)
Winning Trainer: Asmussen Steven M - Owner: Stonestreet Stables, Padua Stables, Bolton, George and Midnight Cry Stables
The injury ended the hope that Big Brown would face 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25. After running six furlongs on turf at Aqueduct, the thoroughbred was found to have damaged a heel bulb - an area of soft tissue - at the back of his right front foot. It is a big disappointment to horse betting fans who wanted to see Big Brown and Curlin matchup in the Breeders’ Cup classic.
“We are disappointed that Big Brown will not be able to compete in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic but are glad to hear that he is expected to make a full recovery from the injury he sustained earlier today,” Breeders’ Cup president and chief executive officer Greg Avioli said.
Big Brown is to stand at stud at Robert Clay’s Three Chimney’s farm for the 2009 breeding season.
Zarkava became the first three-year-old filly since Akiyda in 1982 to win Europe’s richest race, the four million euro Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Longchamp on Sunday. The brilliant three-year-old boosted her claims with a devastating success in the Prix Vermeille three weeks ago, extending her unbeaten run to six races.
Zarkava, trained by Alain de Royer-Dupre and ridden by Christophe Soumillon, ran about 1-½ miles on good-to-soft turf in 2 minutes, 28-4/5 seconds to defeat 15 male opponents in the Group I race. She returned $6 for a $2 win wager to U.S. simulcast horse bettors.
Championships for fillies and mares are happening on Friday, the first ever Breeders Cup Ladies Day. Saturday’s card features the main event, the Breeders Cup Classic, which is setting up to pit Horse of the Year Curlin and Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown against each other. For Breeders’ Cup betting tips and future odds, click here!
Television coverage for the 2008 Breeders’ Cup will be on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 with the schedule so far being:
- Friday, October 24, 3:30-6:30 EST on ESPN2
- Saturday, October 25, 1:30-3:30 EST on ABC
- Saturday, October 25, 3:30-7:00 EST on ESPN
