Photo: Breeders' Cup Limited
The
Breeders' Cup announced today the wagering menu and post times for the
28th Breeders' Cup World Championships, to be held on Friday, November 4
and Saturday, November 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. This
year's wagering menu on the 15 Breeders' Cup races features an abundance
of wagering opportunities including two all Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick
Sixes, 10-cent Superfectas, 50-cent Pick 4’s, rolling Pick 3's, a
Ladies' Classic - Breeders' Cup Classic daily double and a new Pick 5
wager.
There
will be a total of 10 races (six Breeders' Cup races) on the
Championship Friday program and 12 races on Championship Saturday (9
Breeders' Cup races). Championship Friday begins at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Time with four Breeders’ Cup undercard races. The tentative order of
Breeders’ Cup races is as follows: The first Championships race on the
program is scheduled to be the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint
(4:10 p.m.), followed by the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Turf (4:50 p.m.); $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare
Sprint (5:30 p.m.); $2 million Breeders' Cup Grey Goose Juvenile
Fillies (6:10 p.m.); $2 million Breeders’ Cup Emirates Airline Filly
& Mare Turf (6:50 p.m.) and concluding with the $2 million Breeders'
Cup Ladies' Classic (7:30 p.m.). There will be an Ultra Pick Six on the
six Friday Breeders’ Cup races with a guaranteed gross pool of
$750,000.
On
Championship Saturday, first post time is 12:05 p.m. Eastern Time
starting with an allowance race and a Churchill Downs stakes race. The
tentative order Breeders’ Cup races is as follows: The first
Championships race on Saturday is scheduled to be the $500,000 Breeders’
Cup Marathon (1:20 p.m.); $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (2:02
p.m.); $1.5 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (2:37 p.m.); $1
million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (3:21 p.m.); $2 million Grey Goose
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (4:01 p.m.); $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Mile
(4:45 p.m.); $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (5:25 p.m.); $3 million
Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (6:07 p.m.) and the $5 million
Breeders' Cup Classic (7:00 p.m.). An additional stakes race will be the
twelfth race at 7:40 p.m. There will be an Ultra Pick Six with a
guaranteed gross pool of $2 million on the Saturday program beginning
with the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint and concluding with the Breeders’ Cup
Classic.
The Official race order for both days of the World Championships will be finalized on Wednesday, October 26. The remainder of each day’s card will be set after entries and post-positions are drawn on Monday, October 31.
"This
year’s Championships promise to give every fan an opportunity to cash a
big bet. From the ten cent superfectas, to fifty-cent trifectas, Pick
3s, Pick 4s and the new Pick 5, players can be confident they will
receive the highest betting value in all of racing,” said Ken Kirchner,
President of FalKirk International and the manager of the Breeders' Cup
wagering and simulcasting operations for the last 15 years. “The
Breeders’ Cup continues to defy the industry trends, with total
worldwide wagering increasing by 13% last year to over $173 million.”
Each
Breeders' Cup World Championships race will feature a maximum of 14
horses and wagering interests. 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 Championship Friday and
Championship Saturday. Among the featured wagers this year are:
A
new Breeders’ Cup Pick 5 with a fifty-cent minimum bet value. 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
is a mandatory payout each day.
Friday's
Ultra Pick 6 will have a guaranteed gross pool of $750,000 and
Saturday's Ultra Pick 6 will feature a $2 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 is a mandatory payout at the end of
the Saturday program. In 2010, an $817,000 carryover into Saturday
produced an Ultra Pick 6 pool of over $6 million. There were five
winning 6 of 6 tickets worth $800,160.
Breeders’
Cup continues to offer some of racing’s highest payouts. In 2010, the
Pick 6 paid $800,160; Friday’s Pick 6 paid $54,509 for 5 of 6; Friday’s
Pick 4 paid $17,064 for a fifty-cent bet; and a dozen other bets paid
more than $5,000.
A
Daily Double wager linking the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Friday
to the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday will again be offered. Last
years “Classic Double” of Ladies’ Classic winner Unrivaled Belle and
Classic winner Blame paid $89.
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. There will be three guaranteed Pick 4 pools. Friday's
all Championships Pick 4 (races 7-10) will have a guaranteed pool of
$750,000. On Saturday, there will be two guaranteed Pick 4s. The early
all Championships Pick 4 (races 4-7) will have a $1 million guaranteed
gross pool and the late all Championships Pick 4 (races 8-11) will have a
$1.5 million gross pool.
A
Super High Five wager on both the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic and the
Breeders' Cup Classic will be offered. 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 Super High
Five on the Classic. The wager is a mandatory payout after the
Classic.
2011 BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS POST TIME AND WAGERING SCHEDULE
(Breeders’ Cup races in bold)
Friday, November 4
1.
Allowance 2:00 pm WPS EX
TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD Pick 5
2.
Allowance 2:30 pm WPS
EX TRI SUPER PICK 3
DD
3.
Stakes 3:00 pm WPS
EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
Pick 4
4.
Stakes 3:30 pm WPS
EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
5. $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint
4:10 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 6
6. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. II)
4:50 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
7. $1 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I)
5:30 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4
8. $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I)
6:10 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
9. $2 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. I)
6:50 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER DD
10. $2 million Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (gr. I)
7:30 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER SP-DD Sup Hi 5
Saturday, November 5
1.
Allowance 12:05 pm WPS
EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 5
2.
Stakes 12:35 pm WPS
EX TRI SUPER PICK 3
DD
3. $500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon (gr. III)
1:20 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
4. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. II)
2:02 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4
5. $1.5 Million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I)
2:37 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD
6. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. II)
3:21 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 6
7. $2 million Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I)
4:01 pm WPS EX
TRI SUPER PICK 3 DD
8. $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I)
4:45 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD PICK 4
9. $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I)
5:25 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD
10. $3 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. I)
6:07 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER PICK 3 DD
11. $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I)
7:00 pm WPS EX TRI
SUPER DD Sup Hi 5
12. Stakes 7:40 pm WPS EX TRI SUPER
ALL POST-TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME
- Breeders’ Cup World Championships races are in bold.
- Friday’s Pick 6 and Super Hi 5 may carryover to Saturday
- Saturday’s Ultra Pick 6 and Super Hi 5 have a mandatory payout
- The Pick 5 is a mandatory payout each day
- Superfectas are a ten-cent minimum wager
- Trifectas, Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 are fifty cent minimum wager
- Win, Place, Show, Exacta and Pick 6 are $2 minimum wager
- Daily Double and Super Hi 5 are $1 minimum bet
- The Official race order will be set on October 26