The Breeders’ Cup World Championships has become recognized as the ultimate test of a Thoroughbred’s talent and ability. Not only offering a platform to enhance and promote Thoroughbred racing, the Breeders’ Cup races provide a powerful year-end championship and a grand spectacle that presents the sport to a worldwide audience. Through the enthusiastic participation of prominent horsemen from around the world who bring their top horses to compete, the Breeders’ Cup has established a reputation for showcasing Thoroughbred racing at the highest level of international competition.
Announced in April of 1982 by leading thoroughbred owner and breeder John R. Gaines, the Breeders’ Cup has served as a positive step toward not only promoting racing, but uniting the industry itself. Breeders’ Cup Limited enjoyed immediate and widespread support from the industry through annual nomination payments for stallions and one-time nomination payments for those stallions’ offspring.
Since the inaugural running at Hollywood Park 26 years ago, the Breeders’ Cup has established itself as the season-ending championship of thoroughbred racing. It is now firmly entrenched in American racing lore with a history and tradition all its own. The Breeders’ Cup World Championships has also served as a deciding factor in Eclipse Award voting. The Eclipse Awards, which honor Horse of the Year and other champions in the sport, are voted on annually by representatives of Daily Racing Form, the National Turf Writers Association and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.
The multimillion-dollar event has been a magnet for the most outstanding equine competitors in the world. American champions such as Azeri, A.P. Indy, Alysheba, Cigar, Curlin, Personal Ensign, Ferdinand, Sunday Silence, Zenyatta and countless others have demonstrated greatness at Breeders’ Cup. Last year’s Championships at Santa Anita Park was another clear example of the international excellence of the event, as the 5-year-old mare Zenyatta completed another undefeated season by beating the world’s best horses in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, the first female ever to win the Classic. In addition, the magnificent French filly Goldikova (IRE) won the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile for the second consecutive year, and the 4-year-old Irish bred Conduit was a repeat winner of the Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf.
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