BC TV Schedule and Juvenile Pre-Entries
Three Networks Will Carry Breeders' Cup; Male Juveniles Get Ready
Oct 20, 2008
ESPN2 picks up the first leg of television coverage for the 2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships October 24 at 3:30 pm (ET), while competitors for the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile ready themselves for a 3:55 pm curtain call on October 25 with ESPN taking over the TV booth at 3:30 pm.
ABC will broadcast from 1:30 to 3:30 pm on Saturday.
Complete Television Coverage of Breeders' Cup
Seven other races will be contested on October 24 and 25 when the Breeders' Cup championships take place at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park. The entire schedule looks like this:
Friday, October 14
Race No. 1 -- Santa Anita card race -- 2:05 pm (ET)
Race No. 2 -- Santa Anita card race -- 2:25 pm
Race No. 3 -- Sentient Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint -- 3:35 pm
Race No. 4 -- Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) -- 4:15 pm
Race No. 5 -- Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf -- 4:55 pm
Race No. 6 -- Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) --5:35 pm
Race No. 7 -- Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1) -- 6:15 pm
Race No. 8 -- Las Palmas Handicap -- 6:55 pm
Race No. 9 -- Santa Anita card race -- 7:30 pm
Race No.10 -- Santa Anita card race -- 8:05 pm
Saturday, October 25
Race No. 1 -- Breeders' Cup Marathon -- 1:10 pm
Race No. 2 -- Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf -- 1:50 pm
Race No. 3 -- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile -- 2:30 pm
Race No. 4 -- Sentient Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint -- 3:15 pm
Race No. 5 -- Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) -- 3:55 pm
Race No. 6 -- Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) -- 4:35 pm
Race No. 7 -- Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) -- 5:15 pm
Race No. 8 -- Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) -- 6:00 pm
Race No. 9 -- Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) -- 6:45 pm
Race No. 10 -- Damascus Stakes -- 7:20 pm
Race No. 11 -- Oak Tree Derby -- 7:55 pm
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Eligibles
Eligibles and pre-entries for the Juvenile competition at the Breeders' Cup, along with their trainers and regular jockeys, appear as follows:
- Azel Leon ----- Doug O'Neill/Rafael Bejarano
- Believe in Hope ----- Ronald Ellis/Joe Talamo
- Bushrange ----- David Wachman/John Murtagh
- Coronet of a Baron ----- Eoin Harty/Corey Nakatani
- Elusive Bluff ----- Eric Guillot/Michael Baze
- Midshipman ----- Bob Baffert/Tyler Baze
- Mine That Bird ----- Richard Mandella/Chantel Sutherland
- Munnings ----- Todd Pletcher/Garrett Gomez
- Pioneer of the Nile ----- William Mott/Kent Desormeaux
- Silent Valor ----- Todd Pletcher/Garrett Gomez
- Square Eddie ----- Doug O'Neill/Rafael Bejarano
- Street Hero ----- Myung Kwon Cho/Alex Solis
- Terrain ----- Albert Stall, Jr./Jamie Theriot
- West Side Bernie ----- Kelly Breen/Stewart Elliott
The following two pre-entries would be selected in order by BC committee, if necessary:
- Gallant Son, trained by Frank Lucarelli
- Forty Thieves, trained by Steve Klesaris
Although the 25th edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships will not feature the much anticipated matchup between Triple Crown dual race champion Big Brown, who was unfortunately injured in a workout last Monday, and all world champion Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, there is much to enjoy, including a sneak peek at the youngsters that will become 2009's hopefuls and star power attractions.
