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Article posted on Friday 03 November
As usual, Europe sends over a strong contingent of horses to challenge for the 2017 Breeders' Cup Mile title, a race that has produced some big long shot winners in recent years. The field of 14 will race over the Del Mar turf for a total purse of $2 million.
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Article posted on Thursday 02 November
With the winner typically the early favorite for the next Kentucky Derby, Saturday's Breeders' Cup Juvenile features one heavy favorite and and a bunch of other colts looking to show they belong. Twelve two-year-old colts race 1 1/16 miles on the dirt for a purse of $2 million.
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Article posted on Thursday 02 November
The Juvenile Fillies kicks off Saturday's card of nine Breeders' Cup World Championship races from Del Mar race track, with a field of 13 going to the gate. The third of four races for two-year-olds, they'll race 1 1/16 miles on the dirt for a purse of $2 million.
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Article posted on Wednesday 01 November
A six furlong drag race on the dirt, the Breeders' Cup Sprint always produces a close finish and the 2017 version on Saturday at Del Mar is likely to be no exception. The race has drawn a well-matched field of 10 colts and geldings, and they'll be running for a purse of $1.5 million.
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Article posted on Wednesday 01 November
Despite the presence of a heavy favorite in the field for the 2017 Filly & Mare Sprint, after her the field is wide open in a very tough handicapping race. Open to female runners age three and older, they'll be racing seven furlongs on the dirt for $1 million.
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Article posted on Wednesday 01 November
The most unique of the Breeders' Cup races, the Turf Sprint has been run at different distances over its nine-year history depending on the track. For 2017 at Del Mar, the Turf Sprint will be run over a very short 5 furlongs. Limited to 12 horses, it carries a purse of $1 million.
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Article posted on Wednesday 01 November
Typically one of the smallest fields in the Breeders' Cup, the Distaff also tends to produce more favorites winning than other BC races. The Distaff is for fillies and mares age three and older, racing 1 1/8 miles on the Del Mar dirt course for a purse of $2 million.
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Article posted on Wednesday 01 November
The second race on Day 1 of the Breeders' Cup, the Dirt Mile is for horses aged three and older, and offers a purse of $1 million. Only two post time favorites have won the Dirt Mile in the past 10 years, and in that span the race has produced four winners in double-digit odds.
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Article posted on Thursday 26 October
There's just one week to go before the gates fly open and the horses are off and running in the 2017 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The 13-race event kicks off on Friday, November 3 and continues through Saturday, November 4, culminating in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
