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BC Betting Challenge Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2021 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge is now open. The winner will be the player with the highest accumulated bankroll at the end of the two-day World Championships.

The 2021 BCBC total cash prize pool is expected to be $1 million based upon a minimum of 400 players registered. Players may participate in the BCBC from Del Mar and official satellite locations at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park and Santa Anita. Players can also participate online at TVG.com, Xpressbet.com and NYRA Bets. To register now and view complete 2021 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge rules and information, click here.

For the 2021 BCBC, a $2,500 buy-in and $7,500 betting bankroll ($10,000 total) are required of each player. All buy-in monies are applied to the prize pool. Players can bet into the Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta, and Daily Double pools with their $7,500 bankroll over the two days and keep all monies earned from their betting.

Horseplayers can still earn free entry into the BCBC by winning a Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge Qualifying contest. For details on upcoming live qualifying contests, click here.

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Mr Speaker to Relocate to Texas

Grade I winner Mr Speaker (Pulpit–Salute, by Unbridled) has been purchased by Lori and Mark Collinsworth and will be relocating to their Forks of the Paluxy Farm in Bluff Dale, Texas for the 2022 Breeding Season. He will stand for $5,000.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to stand a horse of Mr Speaker's caliber in Texas,” said Mark Collinsworth. “He was a very talented racehorse, and he is off to a great start in his stallion career with a number of stakes horses already to his credit. With the creation of new Texas-sired stakes races this

year and the purse increases we have seen recently in Texas, we are thrilled to offer a stallion with his proven credentials to Texas breeders.”

A Phipps homebred trained by Shug McGaughey, Mr Speaker won six of 18 races and earned $1,247,544. His four black-type victories were topped by a win in the 2014 GI Belmont Derby. He previously stood at Lane's End Farm and his top progeny includes GISW Speech.

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Santa Anita to Continue Ship and Win Program

As part of a continuing effort to attract new horses, Santa Anita will again be offering bonuses to horsemen bringing out-of-state horses to run at Santa Anita's upcoming winter/spring meet, which opens Dec. 26.

Eligible horses will receive a $5,000 bonus as well as purse money 35% above their allotted purse percentage for one start. Horses who become eligible at the 2021 Del Mar fall meet will also be eligible for Ship & Win bonuses for their first start at Santa Anita's winter/spring meet. The $5,000 bonus will also apply to any stakes horse that meets Ship & Win eligibility guidelines, but those horses will not be eligible for the 35% purse increase.

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TRF to Hold Silent Auction of Original Artwork at Belmont

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, in collaboration with TRF board member Anita Motion, will host a silent auction of original artwork to benefit the nearly 500 horses in the care of the organization. The event will be held at Belmont Park this Saturday, Oct. 9.

The display featuring the artwork will be set up in the Clubhouse Lobby at Belmont Park and will run throughout the day starting when gates open at 11:00 a.m. The auction will close at approximately 4:52 p.m., which is the scheduled post time of the day's ninth race on the 11-race card. Art must be paid for and picked up by 5:30 p.m. on the day of the event.

The artwork up for auction features original pieces by acclaimed artists featuring Off the Track Thoroughbreds thriving in second careers and was organized by TRF board member Anita Motion.

“There is nothing more beautiful than a Thoroughbred,” said Motion. “These pieces showcase the beauty and versatility of these amazing athletes and we are excited to offer racing fans a chance to get one of these incredible pieces for their own home all while benefitting a very deserving cause.”

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