BREEDERS’ CUP: TOUR SANTA ANITA PARK | HOME OF HORSE RACING

Each horse racing season in America ends with just one finish line: the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

It’s the two-day, 14-race, year-end culmination that every thoroughbred, professional jockey, racehorse trainer and owner across the globe has in their sights.

The world’s best riders including Big Money Mike Smith, Frankie Dettori, Irad Ortiz Jr, Luis Saez, John Velazquez, Jose Ortiz, Joel Rosario and Javier Castellano among others, all come together to crown champions.

Spectators celebrate as horse racing history unfolds before their eyes, with trainers Aidan O’Brien, John Gosden, Mark Casse, Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown, Bob Baffert, Joseph O’Brien, Graham Motion, Brad Cox, Todd Pletcher, Peter Miller and Richard Mandella all fielding their champion equines.

Full of exciting events both on and off the racetrack with glamorous fashion, celebrity sightings and food by world-renowned chefs, it’s not just another day at the races.

The Breeders' Cup weekend kicks off with Future Stars Friday, comprising five races for horse racing's brightest young stars.
(Juvenile, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile Turf Sprint)

Championship Saturday is one of the richest days in horseracing, awarding over $26 million USD in purses, culminating in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
(Classic, Turf, Distaff [Ladies Classic], Mile, Sprint, Filly & Mare Turf, Dirt Mile, Turf Sprint, Filly & Mare Sprint)

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Hall of Champions:
Since 1984, the world's finest thoroughbreds have competed in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Classic honour roll reads as below:
2019 Vino Rosso
2018 Accelerate
2017 Gun Runner
2016 Arrogate
2015 American Pharoah
2014 Bayern
2013 Mucho Macho Man
2012 Fort Larned
2011 Drosselmeyer
2010 Blame
2009 Zenyatta
2008 Raven's Pass
2007 Curlin
2006 Invasor
2005 Saint Liam
2004 Ghostzapper
2003 Pleasantly Perfect
2002 Volponi
2001 Tiznow
2000 Tiznow
1999 Cat Thief
1998 Awesome Again
1997 Skip Away
1996 Alphabet Soup
1995 Cigar
1994 Concern
1993 Arcangues
1992 A.P. Indy
1991 Black Tie Affair
1990 Unbridled
1989 Sunday Silence
1988 Alysheba
1987 Ferdinand
1986 Skywalker
1985 Proud Truth
1984 Wild Again

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Location:
Santa Anita Park ‘The Great Race Place’ at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in California hosted the 2019 event with Covfefe, Mitole, Uni, Bricks And Mortar, Belvoir Bay, Vino Rosso, Iridessa, Spun to Run and Blue prize all crowned winners.

In 2020, the Breeders' Cup will return to the cradle of the breeding industry and the heart of the Bluegrass state at the iconic Keeneland.
In 2021, The Breeders’ Cup will return to another iconic racing venue: Del Mar, where the turf meets the surf Southern California style. With San Diego’s vibrant nightlife, beautiful beaches and sunny days creating a perfect trifecta.

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Nominations:
The foundation of the Breeders’ Cup begins with foal and stallion nominations by Studs and breeders. The very best thoroughbred stallions in the world are nominated to the Breeders’ Cup, paving the way for their progeny to join this international racing and breeding program.

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