2011 Breeders' Cup

The 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 28th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, and took place on November 4 and 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1]

Friday

The Breeders' Cup races were part of a 10 race program with post time at 2:00 pm EST for the first race. The post time of the first Breeders' Cup race was 4:12 pm EST.^[2] The attendance was 40,677.^[3]

Race Name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner
Juvenile Sprint	Sentient Jet	3⁄4 mile (1.2 km)	2 yrs	$500,000	Secret Circle
Juvenile Fillies Turf		1 mile (Turf)	2-year-old fillies	$1 million	Stephanie's Kitten
Filly & Mare Sprint	Sentient Jet	7⁄8 mile (1.4 km)	3 yrs+ fillies & mares	$1 million	Musical Romance
Juvenile Fillies Dirt	Grey Goose	1+1⁄16 miles (1.7 km)	2-year-old fillies	$2 million	My Miss Aurelia
Filly & Mare Turf	Emirates Airline	1+3⁄8 miles (2.2 km) (Turf)	3 yrs+ fillies & mares	$2 million	Perfect Shirl
Ladies' Classic		1+1⁄8 miles (1.8 km)	3 yrs+ fillies & mares	$2 million	Royal Delta

Saturday

The Breeders' Cup races were part of a 12 race program with post time at 12:05 pm EST for the first race. The post time of the first Breeders' Cup race was 1:20 pm EST.^[4] The attendance was 65,143.^[4]

Highlights of the day's card was the attempt by Goldikova to win a fourth consecutive Breeders' Cup Mile in her last race.^[5] She was defeated into third place by 64–1 long shot Court Vision.^[4] Joseph O'Brien, son of famed Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien, became the youngest jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race (St Nicholas Abbey) at 18 years, 5 months, surpassing Fernando Jara, who was 18 years, 10 months old when he won the 2006 Classic on Invasor.^[5]

Race Name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner
Marathon		1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km)	3 yrs+	$500,000	Afleet Again
Juvenile Turf		1 mile (Turf)	2-year-old colts & geldings	$1 million	Wrote
Dirt Sprint	Sentient Jet	3⁄4 mile (1.2 km)	3 yrs+	$1,500,000	Amazombie
Turf Sprint		5⁄8 mile (1.0 km) (Turf)	3 yrs+	$1 million	Regally Ready
Dirt Mile		1 mile (one turn)	3 yrs+	$1 million	Caleb's Posse
Turf	Emirates Airline	1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) (Turf)	3 yrs+	$3 million	St Nicholas Abbey
Juvenile Dirt	Grey Goose	1+1⁄16 miles (1.7 km)	2-year-old colts & geldings	$2 million	Hansen
Turf Mile	TVG Network	1 mile (Turf)	3 yrs+	$2 million	Court Vision
Classic		1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km)	3 yrs+	$5 million	Drosselmeyer

References

^ Angst, Frank (September 22, 2011). "Breeders' Cup post times announced, pick five wager added". The Thorooughbred Times. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
^ "2011 Breeders' Cup Charts – November 4th, 2011" (PDF). Equibase. November 4, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ Law, Tom; Nevills, Joe (November 4, 2011). "Attendance, handle down slightly on Breeders' Cup Friday". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2011 Breeders' Cup Charts – November 5th, 2011" (PDF). Equibase. November 5, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Havre de Grace settles for 4th in BC Classic". Yahoo. Associated Press. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[TT_2011-1] Angst, Frank (September 22, 2011). "Breeders' Cup post times announced, pick five wager added". The Thorooughbred Times. Retrieved September 24, 2011.

[odds-2] "2011 Breeders' Cup Charts – November 4th, 2011" (PDF). Equibase. November 4, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[attend-3] Law, Tom; Nevills, Joe (November 4, 2011). "Attendance, handle down slightly on Breeders' Cup Friday". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[Saturday-4] "2011 Breeders' Cup Charts – November 5th, 2011" (PDF). Equibase. November 5, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

[highlights-5] "Havre de Grace settles for 4th in BC Classic". Yahoo. Associated Press. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.

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