Breeders' Cup (Nov)
United States
November 2010
The 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held at historic Churchill Downs for a record seventh time.
Churchill Downs, the legendary home of the Kentucky Derby, has previously hosted the Breeders' Cup in 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2006.
Some of the greatest moments in Breeders' Cup history have taken place under the famed Twin Spires during the Championships' six previous visits to Louisville.
Constructed in 1895, the Spires were the creation of a twenty-four-year-old draftsman, Joseph Dominic Baldez
The 1988 Breeders' Cup was arguably one of racing's all time greatest days, highlighted by Personal Ensign's unforgettable stretch drive to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff and Alysheba clinching Horse of the Year by winning the Breeders' Cup Classic.
In 1991, the two-year-old Arazi stunned the racing world with a dominating performance in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, while in 2006, the remarkable English mare Ouija Board (GB) won her second Filly & Mare Turf title.
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History
The Breeders’ Cup, the brainchild of leading American thoroughbred owner and breeder John R Gaines, was born in April 1982.
It took two more years to get his idea up and running, but since the inaugural running at Hollywood Park 25 years ago, the Breeders’ Cup has established itself as the season-ending championship of Thoroughbred racing.
It is now firmly entrenched in American and European racing lore with a history and tradition all of its own.
With each Breeders’ Cup race worth a minimum of $500,000 and the Classic now worth $5,000,000, the day has been a magnet for the most outstanding horses in the world.
American champions such as Azeri, A P Indy, Alysheba, Cigar, Personal Ensign, Ferdinand, and Sunday Silence have demonstrated greatness at the Breeders’ Cup.