WOTA Forum Set for Nov. 2

The World Tote Association (WOTA) will hold the second annual Racing and Betting Forum, which has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 2, from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Arcadia, CA. The event is being held in conjunction with this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, set for Nov. 3 and 4 at Santa Anita Park.

This year's forum will discuss several key issues affecting pool betting, including attracting a younger audience and how sustainability issues in horse racing will impact on betting.

The forum will be held at the Le Meridien Pasadena Arcadia hotel. For more information or to register, visit the WOTA website.

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Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entry Announcement to be Televised Live on FanDuel TV

Pre-entered fields for the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be announced live on FanDuel TV along with the Breeders' Cup website, Official Mobile App, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at noon ET.

The 39th Breeders' Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 races with purses and awards totaling more than $31 million, will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5.

The live stream will be hosted by FanDuel TV talent Joaquin Jaime and the voice of the Breeders' Cup, Larry Collmus.

Breeders' Cup Pre-Entry is the first stage of a two-stage entry process for all owners intending to start a horse in one of the 14 Breeders' Cup World Championships races. The first payment is due at the pre-entry stage on Monday, Oct. 24. The second payment is due on Monday, Oct. 31, when entries are taken for all 14 Breeders' Cup races and post positions are drawn.

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2022 Breeders’ Cup Post Times and Broadcast Schedule Announced

The Breeders' Cup has released post times and the broadcast coverage schedule for the 39th Breeders' Cup World Championships on Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. The two-day championship event will be shown live across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV.

The 39th Breeders' Cup begins on Friday, Nov. 4 with Future Stars Friday, featuring all five Breeders' Cup World Championships races for 2-year-olds. There will be five undercard races preceding the first Breeders' Cup race on Friday's 10-race program, with the first race post time at 11:55 a.m. ET.

USA Network and FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) will televise the first day of this year's World Championships from 2-6 p.m. ET. This is the first year that USA Network will televise the World Championships. In total, FanDuel TV will be televising 13 of the 14 World Championships races and all undercard races.

Friday's first Breeders' Cup Championship race will be Race #6, which will have a post time of 3 p.m. ET. Post time for the last Breeders' Cup race of the day, Race #10, will be 5:40 p.m. ET.

There will be 12 races on Saturday, Nov. 5, featuring nine Breeders' Cup World Championships races. The day opens with two undercard races, beginning with a first race post time of 10:30 a.m. ET. The first Breeders' Cup Championship race will be Race #3, which will have a post time of 11:50 a.m. ET. FanDuel TV will televise the first eight Breeders' Cup World Championships races on Saturday.

USA Network begins its Saturday coverage from 1-3:30 p.m. ET, followed by two-and-a-half hours of live programming on NBC and Peacock, from 3:30-6 p.m. ET, culminating with the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Post time for the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, Race #11, will be 5:40 p.m. ET. An additional undercard Race #12 will complete the Saturday programming with a post time of 6:20 p.m. ET.

The official race order and wagering menu for both days of the World Championships will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

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Breeders’ Cup Nomination Discount Ends July 15

Owners of horses of racing age currently not nominated to the Breeders' Cup program can nominate their runners at discounted rates on or before Friday, July 15 for competition in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Following the July 15 discount deadline, the price for all non-nominated runners reverts back to the standard racehorse nomination fee of US$100,000 or more until Oct. 24, when all runners must be pre-entered for the Breeders' Cup World Championships races.

Owners may nominate their horses of racing age online or by calling the Breeders' Cup Racing department at 859-514-9422. A Breeders' Cup-nominated horse is eligible to participate in all Breeders' Cup purse and awards programs for its entire racing career without any further nomination payments due.

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