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PREPARE FOR THE BREEDER'S CUP
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For this year's Breeder's Cup, which will be held on October 24 and 25 (Friday and Saturday), there will be fourteen competitions: five on Friday and nine on Saturday.

ESPN2 (Directv channel #209) will host Friday's races, and ESPN (Directv channel #206) will host Saturday's. ABC (Directv channel #311 [I think]) will also host Saturday's races.

On Friday there are five races. These include:

Filly & Mare Sprint--6 furlongs on dirt--$1,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Filly & Mare Turf--1 3/8 miles on turf--Grade I--$2,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Juvenile Fillies--1 1/16 miles on dirt--Grade I--$2,000,000 purse--2-year-olds only
Juvenile Fillies Turf--1 mile on turf--$1,000,000 purse--2-year-olds only
Ladies' Classic--1 1/8 miles on dirt--Grade I--$2,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up

On Saturday there are nine races. These include:

Classic--1 1/4 miles on dirt--Grade I--$5,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Dirt Mile--1 mile on dirt--Grade I--$1,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Juvenile--1 mile 70 yards on dirt--Grade I--$1,000,000 purse--2-year-olds only
Juvenile Turf--1 mile on turf--$1,000,000 purse--2-year-olds only
Mile--1 mile on dirt--Grade I--$2,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Marathon--1 1/2 miles on dirt--$500,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Sprint--6 furlongs on dirt--Grade I--$2,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Turf--1 1/2 miles on turf--Grade I--$3,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up
Turf Sprint--6 furlongs on turf--$1,000,000 purse--3-year-olds and up

Note that these races are in alphabetical order, not in order of their running.
Celebrated horses that will appear are:

Big Brown
Tiago
Curlin
Awesome Gem
Pyro
Student Council
Go Between
Mast Track
Well Armed
Zanjero
Colonel John
Two Step Salsa
Casino Drive
Fairbanks
Smooth Air

Some fillies include:

Zenyatta
Indian Blessing
Mani Bhavan

Get ready for Breeder's Cup Day! ~Equine Lover