Breeders' Cup Lists Start Times, Bet Options

The Breeders' Cup announced today the order of races, wagering menu ,and post times for the 31st World Championships, to be held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.



There will be a total of 10 races (four Breeders' Cup races) on the Friday program and 12 races on Saturday (nine Breeders' Cup races). Friday's card begins at 11:25 a.m. PT with five undercard races. Saturday's first post is 10:15 a.m. PT and also begins with three undercards races.



The official race order of the undercard races for both days of the World Championships will be finalized Oct. 28 after entries have been taken (all times Pacific).



The first World Championships race on Breeders' Cup Friday will be the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2:25 p.m.); followed by the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (3:05 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (3:50 p.m.); and the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (4:35 p.m.). There will be an "Ultra Pick Six" starting with the Twilight Derby (race 4), and concluding with the Distaff (race 9). The Las Vegas Marathon Stakes follows the Distaff at 5:10 p.m.



On Saturday, racing begins with the Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes, the Golden State Juvenile Stakes and the Ken Maddy Stakes (gr.. IIIT).

The order of the Breeders' Cup Saturday races is as follows:  $2 million 14 Hands Winery Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (12:05 p.m.); $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (12:43 p.m.); $1 million DraftKings Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (1:21 p.m.); $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2:05 p.m.); $2 million Sentient Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2:45 p.m.), $3 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (3:23 p.m.); $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (4:02); $2 million  Breeders' Cup Mile (4:45 p.m.), and the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic (5:35 p.m.). There will be an "Ultra Pick Six" with a guaranteed gross pool of $2.5 million beginning with the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (race 7) and concluding with the Breeders' Cup Classic (race 12).



This year's wagering menu on the 13 Breeders' Cup races features an abundance of other wagering opportunities including a low takeout 50-cent Pick 5, 10-cent superfectas, 50-cent trifectas, Pick 3's , Pick 4's and Pick 5's, a Breeders' Cup Distaff/Classic daily double, and two Super High 5 wagers. 



"The Breeders' Cup offers the best betting value of the year for horseplayers around the globe," said Ken Kirchner, president of FalKirk International and the manager of the Breeders' Cup wagering and simulcasting operations for the last 19 years. "With outstanding fields of grade I competitors and low-priced betting options like 50-cent trifectas and Pick 3s, Pick 4 and Pick 5s, the Championships yield some of the highest pari-mutuel payouts of the year."



Each Breeders' Cup World Championships race will feature a maximum of 14 horses and wagering interests with the exception of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, which is limited to 12 starters. In addition to the standard win, place and show betting, there will be exacta and trifecta wagering on every race and rolling Pick 3 wagers beginning with the first race and continuing through all races on both days. Among the featured wagers this year are:



· Breeders' Cup Pick 5's with a 50-cent minimum bet value and a 14% takeout. The wager will be offered on the first five races each day and will give players a chance to cash a large bet for a small investment. The wager may carry over from Friday to Saturday and also from Saturday to Sunday. Last year's Saturday Pick 5 handled $6,438,510 and paid $23,665 for a 50-cent wager.



· Friday's Ultra Pick 6 will have a guaranteed gross pool of $750,000 and Saturday's Ultra Pick 6 will feature a $2.5 million guaranteed gross pool. If no one hits the Friday Ultra Pick 6, the pool will carry over into Saturday's Ultra Pick 6. The wager may also carry over from Saturday's program into Sunday. In such case, the Pick 6 would be a mandatory payout on Santa Anita's closing day program Nov. 2.  Last year, Friday's Pick 6 paid $106,839 for a $2 wager. Saturday's Pick 6 paid $47,516.



· Trifecta and superfectas continue to pay huge dividends. Last year saw $1 trifectas pay $3,710, $2,810, and $2,619. Superfecta payouts were $27,889, $17,140, and $14,718 for a $1 bet.



· A special Daily Double wager linking the Breeders' Cup Distaff (race 9) on Friday to the Breeders' Cup Classic (race 12) on Saturday will again be offered.



· Other Wagering Highlights this year are: The Pick 4, with a 50-cent minimum, continues to be a fan favorite bet at the Breeders' Cup. Friday's late Pick 4 (races 6-9) will have a guaranteed pool of $1,5 million. On Saturday, there will be two guaranteed Pick 4s. The early all "Championships Pick 4" (races 4-7) will have a $1,5 million guaranteed gross pool, and the late all Championships Pick 4 (races 9-12) will have a $3 million gross pool. The Friday Pick 4 last year paid $29,725 for a 50-cent wager.



·There will again be a  Super High Five wager on both the Breeders' Cup Distaff and the Breeders' Cup Classic. Bettors are required to select the first five finishing places on one ticket. If no one hits the Super High Five on Friday the pool will carry over to Saturday's and if no one hit's the Saturday High Five, it will carry into Sunday. The bet minimum for this wager is 50 cents.