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Breeders’ Cup Announces Race Order, Wagering Menu For 2020 World Championships

The Breeders' Cup announced today the official order of races and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.

There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first day of the Championships – “Future Stars Friday” – and 12 races on the Saturday program (nine Breeders' Cup races). The Friday program begins at 11:30 a.m. ET with five undercard races. The TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) (Race #10) will be the final race of the day, which will have a post time of 5:10 p.m. ET.

Championship Saturday's first post is 10:15 a.m. ET and begins with three undercard races. The day will conclude with the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) (Race #12), which will have a post time of 5:13 p.m. ET.

The race order for the undercard races on Breeders' Cup Friday and Saturday will be announced on Monday, Nov. 2.

Championships Race Order (All Times Eastern)

The first Championships race on “Future Stars Friday” will be the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) (2:30 p.m.) followed by the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America (G1) (3:10 p.m.); the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) (3:50 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) (4:30 p.m.) and the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (5:10 p.m.).

Championship Saturday begins with three undercard races followed by the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) (12:02 p.m.); the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) (12:39 p.m.); the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) (1:18 p.m.); the $2 million Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) (1:57 p.m.); the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (2:36 p.m.); the $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile presented by PDJF (G1) (3:15 p.m.); the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) (3:54 p.m.); the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf  (G1) (4:33 p.m.) and the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (5:13 p.m.).

Friday's Guaranteed Pools

Friday's card will open with a Pick 5 with a $500,000 minimum guarantee on races 1-5; an all Breeders' Cup Late Pick 5 with a $1 million guarantee on races 6-10, and an all Breeders' Cup Pick 4 with a $1 million minimum guarantee on races 7-10.

Saturday's Guaranteed Pools

Saturday's card will open with a Pick 5 with a $500,000 minimum guarantee on races 1-5; an all Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick 6 with a $1 million guarantee on races 7-12; an all Breeders' Cup Late Pick 5 with a $2 million guarantee on races 8-12; and an all Breeders' Cup Late Pick 4 with a $2 million guarantee on races 9-12.

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2020 BREEDERS' CUP POST TIMES AND WAGERING MENU

(All Times Eastern)

Friday, November 6
Race 1 11:30 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 JSH-5
Race 2 12:05 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 3 12:40 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD JSH-5
Race 4 1:15 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 5 1:50 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 JSH-5
Race 6 2:30 BC Juvenile Turf Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 JSH-5
Race 7 3:10 BC Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SPDD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 8 3:50 BC Juvenile Fillies WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SPDD JSH-5
Race 9 4:30 BC Juvenile Fillies Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER DD SPDD JSH-5
Race 10 5:10 TVG BC Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance  WPS EX TRI SUPER JSH-5
Saturday, November 7
Race 1 10:15 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 JSH-5
Race 2 10:45 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 3 11:20 TBD WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD JSH-5
Race 4 12:02 BC Filly & Mare Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 5 12:39 BC Turf Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD JSH-5
Race 6 1:18 Big Ass Fans BC Dirt Mile WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 7 1:57 Maker's Mark
BC Filly & Mare Turf		 WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 JSH-5
Race 8 2:36 BC Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 JSH-5
Race 9 3:15 FanDuel BC Mile presented by PDJF WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 JSH-5
Race 10 3:54 Longines BC Distaff WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD JSH-5
Race 11 4:33 Longines BC Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER DD JSH-5
Race 12 5:13 Longines BC Classic WPS EX TRI SUPER JSH-5

 

BOLD are Breeders' Cup World Championships races.

 

Friday's Pick 6, Pick 5 and Jackpot Super High 5 may carry over to Saturday.

Saturday's Pick 6, Late Pick 5 and Jackpot Super High 5 are mandatory payouts.

ANY Pick 5 carryover will roll over to the late Pick 5 on Saturday.

Special Daily Double:

Juvenile Turf/Turf on race 7 Friday with race 11 Saturday

Juvenile Fillies/Distaff on race 8 Friday with race 10 Saturday

Juvenile/Classic on race 10 Friday with race 12 Saturday

BET MINIMUMS

$1.00 – WIN, PLACE, SHOW, DAILY DOUBLE, EXACTA, PICK 6, SPECIAL DAILY DOUBLE

$0.50 – TRIFECTA, PICK 3, PICK 4, PICK 5, JACKPOT SUPER HIGH 5

$0.10 – SUPERFECTA

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Breeders’ Cup Commemorative Maker’s Mark Bottle Will Benefit PDJF

With the Nov. 6-7 return of the Breeders' Cup World Championships to Keeneland Race Course, a unique commemorative item available to race fans and bourbon lovers alike will also be a great way to benefit a worthy cause. Maker's Mark®, the official bourbon of the Breeders' Cup, has partnered with Keeneland for the second time in 2020 to create a uniquely designed, limited-edition bottle with proceeds supporting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

This distinctive collectible is a stunning all-white Maker's Mark bottle featuring the Breeders' Cup 2020 logo, a green wax Keeneland medallion, and a green and gold Keeneland strip stamp over purple wax sealing the bottle in the bourbon's trademark style.

The bottles will go on sale in limited quantities at select local retailers around Kentucky on Friday, October 30.

“On behalf of the men and women that the PDJF serves, we are grateful for the support of Keeneland and Maker's Mark for making the PDJF the charity beneficiary of the sales of these bottles commemorating the Breeders' Cup World Championships,” said PDJF President Nancy LaSala.

“Keeneland served the very first cases of Maker's Mark ever sold,” said Rob Samuels, eighth-generation whisky maker and Managing Director of Maker's Mark, whose grandparents founded the brand. “With that in mind, we wanted to commemorate the return of the Breeders' Cup to Keeneland and felt that supporting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund was the perfect way to celebrate our long partnership.”

Maker's Mark and Keeneland released a different commemorative bottle earlier this summer before Keeneland's Summer Meet in July, which featured the running of the Maker's Mark Mile, a Grade 1 turf race. That bottle sold out quickly with those proceeds also benefiting PDJF.

“This gorgeous Maker's Mark bottle is a wonderful way for our fans to celebrate the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland and to benefit the important work of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund,” said Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason. “We especially thank our partner, Maker's Mark, for their decades-long support of Keeneland and Thoroughbred racing.”

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Breeders’ Cup Festival Announces Plans For Week Of World Championships In Lexington

Befitting a city that is the “Horse Capital of the World”, the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland will be a unique and exciting experience that pays homage to the Lexington community. The CHI Saint Joseph Health Breeders' Cup Festival has developed safe and diverse ways to highlight the city's creative and culinary culture during the November 1-7 Breeders' Cup World Championships Week.

“The city of Lexington set the hospitality bar high when we hosted the Breeders' Cup in 2015,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. “This year we will continue to bring out the best in our City, as we welcome our guests and showcase our international leadership of the Thoroughbred industry.”

All festival activities will follow health and safety protocols as mandated by the CDC and the Governor's office to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19.

“Despite the challenges we have faced, we are still hosting a world-class event with our limited guests, as well as locals, and they will still have ample opportunity to enjoy this international event safely,” said festival chair Kip Cornett. “Thanks to the city of Lexington, along with our arts and restaurant communities, there will be a number of activities that allow everyone to responsibly participate and appreciate what the Thoroughbred industry means to Lexington.”

Starting on Wednesday, October 28, an impressive collection of 32 dining establishments will participate in an “International Feeders' Cup”, where local chefs will create dishes of the 16 countries who have participated in the Breeders' Cup. From Australia to Ireland, from Peru to Japan, these restaurants' salute to international cuisine can be found at FeedersCup.com.

World Championship week will then kick off with a “bang” with a downtown fireworks show at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 1st. A musically-synched fireworks display will follow the same location and safety protocols from the July 4th show. Citizens who can't see the fireworks from their homes are encouraged to drive to an appropriate parking spot and celebrate from their cars. Viewing available from Rupp Arena's High Street parking lot. There is no charge for parking.

Starting Wednesday, the center of the city will feature roving musicians who will perform in numerous public spaces downtown. They will be joined by local artists who will be capturing the Breeders' Cup experience in live, plein air painting in various spaces throughout the hospitality corridor. Three life-size horse statues painted and decorated as part of the Painted Horse Trilogy will be on display in Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza.

“There will not be a single performance area and we will be very careful to adhere to social distancing rules, but this gives our artistic community a chance to shine and be a part of the experience in 2020,” stated Cornett.

A number of events planned by the 2020 Breeders' Cup Festival Committee will occur when the Breeders' Cup World Championships returns to Lexington in 2022.

“During this unprecedented Breeders' Cup week, we are finding new and creative ways to honor our World Championships' participants,” said Breeders' Cup President and CEO Drew Fleming. “Lexington's local community of racing fans, businesses and members of the Thoroughbred industry are the backbone of the sport and deserve a second opportunity, in short order, to experience the World Championships and the Breeders' Cup Festival at their full potential and we are more than excited to return again in 2022.”

“Keeneland is honored to once again welcome the Breeders' Cup home to Central Kentucky, and to share two days of championship racing with our fans, albeit remotely, around the world,” Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason said. “We sincerely thank our corporate and industry partners for their support of this year's Breeders' Cup Festival. Though limited in scope, it still provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase the best of Lexington and engage the community. We are eager to celebrate the pageantry and excitement on Nov. 6-7, and look forward to its return in 2022.

The Breeders' Cup will also have numerous opportunities to take in all the excitement around the racing action. Starting with the draw for post positions and continuing through two days of amazing competition on Friday and Saturday, fans are encouraged to visit BreedersCup.com to learn how to watch, wager and enjoy all the excitement from their homes. From livestream events to the NBC coverage, the Breeders' Cup can be enjoyed and experienced throughout the whole week. Racing coverage will begin on NBCSN on Friday, November 6th, at 2:00pm ET. On Saturday, November 7th, coverage begins at noon ET on NBCSN before switching over to NBC at 2:30pm ET.

“We can't thank CHI Saint Joseph Health, as well as The Jockey Club, enough for making a modified version of the Breeders' Cup Festival happen this year,” closed Cornett. “With their help, we have found new and creative ways to enjoy our local culture and highlight the importance of the Thoroughbred industry.”

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Breeders’ Cup Partners With Guardian Security

The Breeders’ Cup announced a new partnership with Guardian Security to provide 24-hour security services surrounding the 2020 World Championships, scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7 at Keeneland. Over 100 security guards will be deployed to support the Breeders’ Cup Equine Security Team to help monitor activity in the barns, keep daily logbooks of who enters a stall and bolster overall stable and racetrack security while enforcing safety and integrity protocols.

“Protecting the welfare of our horses has always been an utmost priority,” said Dora Delgado, Breeders’ Cup Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer. “We firmly believe in the continued enhancement and enforcement of the security standards in Thoroughbred racing, and we hope to set the new benchmark in equine care through our partnership with Guardian Security.”

Jeff Blanton, Chief Operating Officer of Guardian Security, added, “Our goal at Guardian Security is simple–to provide world-class safety and security measures that guarantee the most seamless and high-quality horse racing experiences. Breeders’ Cup has long been known for its exemplary equine welfare protocols, and we’re honored to be working with them to build upon this strong foundation and create the safest and fairest World Championships yet.”

For more information on Breeders’ Cup’s equine welfare and safety standards, visit www.BreedersCup.com/safety.

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