Breeders Cup 2007

Oceanport, New Jersey is going to be the place to go if you are a horse racing fanatic. The best of the crowd is expected to really deliver this year, despite the sadness of Barbaro in 06, the up and coming colts are going to put on a stupendous show.

Eleven races totaling 23 million dollars in a purse award should bring out the best stock we have seen all year, and October 26^th and 27^th will be amazing. The Cup Classic, a 5 million dollar purse sponsored by Dodge, caps off the event, with all horses 3 years and older competing for the honors of taking home the title of the best of the best in Thoroughbred horse racing.

With eleven divisions in the new two day format, there is enough activity packed into this event to keep anyone busy, and since the inception of the Breeder’s Cup in 1982, it has been not only a crowd pleaser, but also providing a basis for judging in the Eclipse Awards, which honors the horse of the year, a true feather in the owner’s cap.

The 25 race “Breeders Cup Challenge” is also new in allowing the winners automatic acceptance into the regulated Breeders Cup event, taking in riders and horses from around the world. This should speed up the elimination rounds, and give more time to the secondary events, probably making a lot of the up and coming breeders, jockeys, and yes, even the horses, much happier.

The Breeder’s Cup is open to horses and owners worldwide, and can be viewed live on ESPN and on streaming video, as near as your computer.