Breeders' Cup

Breeders Cup 2004

Officials of Breeders' Cup Limited and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that the 2004 Breeders' Cup Stakes program will feature 113 races and distribute $7.2 million in Breeders' Cup Funds – an increase of $800,000 over last year - to existing stakes races across the United States and Canada . There are 10 races which will receive Breeders' Cup enhancements for the first time, including the Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes at Hollywood Park .

Now in its ninth year, the Breeders' Cup Stakes program is cooperatively funded by Breeders' Cup Ltd. and 40 participating racetracks. Combined with racetrack and racing association allocations, total purses for the 2004 series will be in excess of $21 million. Last year, the program was allocated $6.4 million in Breeders' Cup Funds to 103 races.

“We are pleased to announce an increase in funding to horsemen across the U.S. and Canada and provide them with multiple opportunities to earn Breeders' Cup money throughout the year,” said D.G. Van Clief, Jr., president of Breeders' Cup Ltd. “Additionally, the series is a valuable incentive for all breeders in sustaining foal and stallion nominations each season.”

There are 72 American graded stakes and six Canadian graded events in the 2004 Breeders' Cup Stakes program. The 10 new series races are as follows: The $150,000 John B. Campbell Breeders' Cup ($75,000 BC Funds) run Feb. 14 at Laurel Park; $100,000 Berkeley Breeders' Cup Handicap ($25,000 BC Funds) on March 27 at Golden Gate Fields; $150,000 Dogwood Breeders' Cup Stakes, gr. III ($50,000 BC Funds) at Churchill Downs on May 30; $100,000 Seabiscuit Breeders' Cup Handicap ($25,000 BC Funds) at Bay Meadows on May 31; $150,000 Aristides Breeders' Cup Stakes Cup Stakes, gr. III ($50,000 BC Funds) at Churchill Downs on June 19; $400,000 Swaps Breeders' Cup Stakes, gr. II ($100,000 BC Funds) at Hollywood Park on July 10; $200,000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks, gr. II ($100,000 BC Funds) on August 15 at Monmouth Park; $200,000 Pat O'Brien Breeders' Cup Handicap, gr. II ($50,000 BC Funds) at Del Mar on August 15; $150,000 Arlington Breeders' Cup Oaks (formerly the Singapore Plate), gr. III, ($50,000 BC Funds) on August 21 at Arlington Park and the $200,000 Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Futurity, gr. III, ($50,000 BC Funds) at Arlington Park on September 19.

In Breeders' Cup Stakes program races, Breeders' Cup nominated horses run for the total purse. Non-nominated horses compete only for the purse money provided by the host racing association. Breeders of nominated runners that finish first, second or third in a Breeders' Cup Stakes program race also receive nominator awards.

Since 1984, Breeders' Cup Ltd. has paid out more than $325 million in purses and awards through the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships and its year-round racing programs.

The NTRA is a broad-based coalition of horseracing interests, including the American Quarter Horse Association, charged with increasing popularity of horseracing and improving economic conditions for industry participants. The NTRA and Breeders' Cup Limited also conduct the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, Thoroughbred racing's year-end Championships consisting of eight races and $14 million in purses and awards and the Breeders' Cup Stakes Program. The NTRA has offices in Lexington , Ky. , and New York City . NTRA press releases appear on the NTRA Web site, ntra.com.

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