On November 4, 2006 , The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred championships heads back to Louisville, Kentucky and Churchill Downs. The prestigious eight-race event features $14 million in purses. More of 2006 Breeders' Cup »
Kentucky's horse racing scene is rich in history. The state's first race track was laid out in Lexington (home of Keeneland and the Bluegrass Stakes) in 1789. But nearly a hundred years later in 1875, Churchill Downs officially opened and began its tradition as “Home of the Kentucky Derby” -- America's world-famous thoroughbred racing and the first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown races.
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The Breeders' Cup, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event, consisting of 14 Breeders' Cup races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on October 24-25, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
With filly Zenyatta remaining undefeated as the 2008 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Day concludes, see the October 24 Breeders' Cup results & Payouts. Breeders' Cup Day Saturday will be highlighted by the Breeders' Cup Classic where Horse of the Year Curlin will defend his title against Casino Drive of Japan, Raven's Pass of Europe and other horse racing stars.
Find out the Breeders' Cup post times, see the 2008 Breeders' Cup odds or take a look back in time in last year's Breeders' Cup entries and the previous Breeders' Cup winners.
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Kentucky Derby is America's most prestigious and most popular thoroughbred horse racing event, held during the first weekend of May at Churchill Downs. The Derby also marks the beginning of the coveted Triple Crown Races.
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Home of the Kentucky Derby. The Downs, as it is called today, has become the world's most legendary race track and also operates an off-track betting and training facility called Trackside Louisville.
Keeneland race track is in the town of Lexington, the world capital of racehorse breeding, where the Bluegrass Stakes are held every year approximately three weeks before the Kentucky Derby. Opened in 1935, Keeneland also provides superior year-round training facilities and conducts yearly race meetings during the months of April and October.
Located in Henderson, Ky., Ellis park offers thoroughbred racing and whole card simulcasting and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN). Home of the Grade III Gardenia Stakes on "Big Four Stakes Saturday," Ellis Park conducts its live race meet from mid-July through Labor Day.
Catch exciting thoroughbred racing at Turfway park all year long. With three major racing season: Winter/Spring Meet from January to April, Fall Meet from September-October, and the Holiday Meet for November-December.
Kentucky Downs is located in Franklin, Kentucky near the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Its Fall meet takes place during the month of September with the highlight being the Grade 3 $500,000 Kentucky Cup Turf Festival.
Known for its fast, red clay and one-mile track, The Red Mile is the second oldest harness track in the world. For over 130 years, harness racing’s elite has converged on The Red Mile to stage some of the greatest equine battles in history.
Players Bluegrass Downs is a horse track in Paducah, Kentucky featuring harness and quarter horse racing. It opened in 1998 with a grand stand capacity of 2,950.
Thunder Ridge is a horse track in Prestonsburg, Kentucky that features harness racing. The track is also used for motocross racing during its horse racing off-season.
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