The Grade 1, $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic brings together a full field of 14 plus one also eligible to Del Mar on Nov. 2, and includes 11 horses with Grade 1 or Group 1 stakes wins in their careers.
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NBC’s Randy Moss Discusses Japan’s Breeders’ Cup Runners, Classic Contender City of Troy, and More
NBC Sports will provide extensive coverage of the 41st Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Nov. 1-2. The season-culminating event features 14 races worth more than $34 million in purses and awards.
RACING CONFIDENTIAL: Inside the bidding war for Sir Michael Stoute’s home, the Ahoy Senor furore explained and why Frankie Dettori can cause a Breeders’ Cup shock
DOMINIC KING IN CALIFORNIA: The home of Sir Michael Stoute is part of Newmarket folklore but it has been impossible not to walk past it recently and feel an overwhelming sense of sadness.
On the Rise: Courtney Reid of Breeders’ Cup
A job for three summers at the Virginia Racing Commission while Courtney Reid was still a student at James Madison University introduced her to the world of horse racing, something she knew little about other than watching the Kentucky Derby on TV. But Reid, who graduated from college in 2012 with a degree in science and psychology and later received a masters in public health from Liberty University, was so drawn in by horse racing she pursued it as her career of choice.
