Breeders' Cup World Championships At Churchill Downs

Cleveland - On November 4 -5th, the Breeeders' Cup Championship races will return to Churchill Downs for a second year in a row.

Ladies Day is scheduled for Friday with 5 races in the Distaff Divisions and the $2 Million Grade I Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic headlining the race card for 7:30p.m. Eastern Time.

On Championship Saturday the first race will post at 12:05pm with an Allowance Race, followed by a Churchill Downs stakes race.  The following is the schedule for the remainder of the day:  Race 3, The Breeders' Cup Marathon (1:20PM);  Race 4, The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (GI) (2:02pm);  Race 5, The Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint (GI) (2:37pm);  Race 6, The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (GII) (3:21pm);  Race 7, The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (GI) (4:01pm);  Race 8, Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (GI) (4:45pm);  Race 9, The Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (GI) (5:25),   Race 10, The TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (Gi) (6:07pm);  Race 11, The Breeders' Cup Classic (GI) (7:00pm).

The Breeders' Cup races have some of the highest payouts to date.  Last year, the Pick 6 paid $800,160.  On Ladies Day the Pick 6 paid $54,509 for 5 out of 6.

The post position draw will be held on Monday, October 31st.

NewsChannel5 will broadcast the Breeders' Cup on Saturday, November 5th from 2-3:00pm.  ESPN will broadcast the remaining schedule that day.