Breeder's Cup Go Big or Stay Home
If there were no Breeder's Cup there would still be races to go watch all around the country.
The idea that there is 28 million dollars worth of races run at one track over two days means something to folks that like horses and are already fans of the sport, owners, trainers and breeders. It will also be a big day for the folks that own the track where the races are run.
It will mean little to just about everyone else in the sporting world of the United States. Just a blip on the radar. More folks will go to football games on November 4th. More people will go to casinos, and basketball, hockey and soccer matches throughout the country as well.
The Breeder's a great party if you float in and around that circle that can afford million dollar horses and it has spawned handicapping contests that lure folks that can afford them have a chance to make some serious scratch if they can get that right combination of long shots and favorites so they have won more money than everyone else in the tournament. $10,000 buy in gives you a chance to win or you can qualify by wining "feeder tournaments" run by tracks throughout the country.
The Breeder's Cup was founded by John Gaines of Gainesway farm in 1984. "Above all, he was a believer in the power of ideas. In addition to being the father of the Breeders' Cup, he'll be remembered as the founder of the Kentucky Horse Park, and the founder of the National Thoroughbred Association, which served as the catalyst in the formation of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Locally, he'll also be remembered for his contribution to creation of the new University of Kentucky Library and, most recently, for his instrumental role in the founding of the Kentucky Equine Educational Project, which like so many of his contributions, will likely to be an important influence for years to come and like the Breeders' Cup, will undoubtedly be emulated widely."
The Breeder's cup is a fall classic that you can bet on.
The idea that there is 28 million dollars worth of races run at one track over two days means something to folks that like horses and are already fans of the sport, owners, trainers and breeders. It will also be a big day for the folks that own the track where the races are run.
It will mean little to just about everyone else in the sporting world of the United States. Just a blip on the radar. More folks will go to football games on November 4th. More people will go to casinos, and basketball, hockey and soccer matches throughout the country as well.
The Breeder's a great party if you float in and around that circle that can afford million dollar horses and it has spawned handicapping contests that lure folks that can afford them have a chance to make some serious scratch if they can get that right combination of long shots and favorites so they have won more money than everyone else in the tournament. $10,000 buy in gives you a chance to win or you can qualify by wining "feeder tournaments" run by tracks throughout the country.
The Breeder's Cup was founded by John Gaines of Gainesway farm in 1984. "Above all, he was a believer in the power of ideas. In addition to being the father of the Breeders' Cup, he'll be remembered as the founder of the Kentucky Horse Park, and the founder of the National Thoroughbred Association, which served as the catalyst in the formation of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Locally, he'll also be remembered for his contribution to creation of the new University of Kentucky Library and, most recently, for his instrumental role in the founding of the Kentucky Equine Educational Project, which like so many of his contributions, will likely to be an important influence for years to come and like the Breeders' Cup, will undoubtedly be emulated widely."
The Breeder's cup is a fall classic that you can bet on.
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