Early Nomination Deadline Approaching for Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup issued a reminder July 19 of the upcoming deadline, Aug. 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET, for the early nomination of 2019 weanlings to the Breeders' Cup World Championships program. Meeting this deadline will allow for the nomination appear in the printed catalogs for the fall mixed sales.

The one-time foal nomination fee is US$400.

The $400 nomination entitles each foal with lifetime eligibility to the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the Breeders' Cup Racing Programs. All foals sired by a fully-nominated North American Breeders' Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders' Cup program in their year of birth at the weanling rate. The regular nomination deadline of $400 for all 2019 weanlings is Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Breeders' Cup has been Thoroughbred racing's most significant national and international program for more than 35 years. During this time, purses and awards in excess of $700 million have been distributed to owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators through the programs of the Breeders' Cup, including the annual $30 million Breeders' Cup World Championships.

In addition to the racing benefits, in 2019 Breeders' Cup foal nominators earned US$10,000 for every victory in a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" race and are also eligible to win nominator awards in every Breeders' Cup World Championships race if the nominated horse places first through fourth. The individual nominating the foal receives these nominator awards even though the horse may change hands throughout its racing career.

Visit the Breeders' Cup website for more information and to nominate online.