Due to changes in racetrack schedules and auction sales dates as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday that it is extending the discount deadline for horses of racing age to Saturday, Aug. 15.
All horses must be Breeders' Cup-nominated in order to compete in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which is scheduled to be held at Keeneland Race Course Lexington, Ky., Nov. 6-7.
The original horses of racing age nomination discount deadline was July 15.
The nomination discounts are as follows:
- 2-year-olds by a nominated Breeders' Cup stallion can join the program for US$12,000. This one-time nomination fee makes the racehorse Breeders' Cup-eligible for its entire racing career.
- Runners which are 3-year-olds and older that were foaled in the Northern Hemisphere and sired by a nominated stallion will receive a 50% discount off normal racehorse nomination fees. Three-year-olds and older which were born in the Southern Hemisphere can be nominated for 25% of their regular nomination fee.
- All nominated racehorses are eligible for the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which will have purses and awards totaling more than $35 million this year, and for any other Breeders' Cup racing program for their entire racing careers.
Following the Aug. 15 deadline, the price for all non-nominated runners reverts back to the standard racehorse nomination fee of US$100,000 or more until Oct. 26, when all runners must be pre-entered for the Breeders' Cup World Championships races.
Owners may nominate their horses of racing age online at https://members.breederscup.com/Nomination/RacehorseNominationTerms1 or by calling the Breeders' Cup Racing department at 859-514-9422.
Owners of horses of racing age by non-nominated stallions also can take advantage of discounted prices before Aug. 15. Two-year-olds by non-nominated stallions can join the program for US$18,000; Northern Hemisphere 3-year-olds and older for US$100,000 and Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds and older for US$50,000.
Below is the complete list of nomination prices and deadlines:
Horses of Racing Age sired by Nominated Stallion and Nominated before Aug. 15.
- Two-Year-Olds: $12,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Northern Hemisphere-bred): $50,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Southern Hemisphere-bred): $25,000 (US)
Horses of Racing Age sired by Nominated Stallion and Nominated after Aug. 15.
- Two-Year-Olds: $100,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Northern Hemisphere-bred): $100,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Southern Hemisphere-bred): $100,000 (US)
Sired by NON-Nominated Stallion and Nominated before Aug. 15.
- Two-Year-Olds: $18,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Northern Hemisphere-bred): $100,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Southern Hemisphere-bred): $50,000 (US)
Sired by NON-Nominated Stallion and Nominated after Aug. 15.
- Two-Year-Olds: $200,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Northern Hemisphere-bred): $200,000 (US)
- Three-Year-Olds & Up (Southern Hemisphere-bred): $200,000 (US)
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