Record 184 Horses Pre-Entered for BC
Updated: Saturday, October 30, 2010 3:04 PM
Posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:32 PM
The Breeders’ Cup announced Oct. 26 that a record 184 horses have been pre-entered for the 2010 Breeders’ Cup World Championships to be held at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5-6. The full list of all horsed pre-entered for all 14 races of the Championships will be announced on Oct. 27.
“Based on the commitments received by our racing department, if the fields hold together as projected we're looking at perhaps the deepest, most talented group of horses in the history of the event,"” said Greg Avioli, Breeders’ Cup president and CEO. “With Arc de Triomphe and English Derby champion Workforce, French champion
Goldikova, and Japanese champion
Espoir City joining our reigning US champion
Zenyatta, we have an unprecedented number of the greatest horses in the world competing in this year's Championships.”
The Breeders’ Cup will be televised live in its entirety on ABC and ESPN. For ticket information and wagering locations for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, please go to
www.breederscup.com.
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