Breeders’ Cup Expands Global Nominations Program

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Creates incentives, stronger link from Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series to Breeders’ Cup World Championships

To broaden international participation in its racing programs and increase the number of the world’s best horses eligible to participate in its year-end championships, Breeders’ Cup Limited will make major changes to its longstanding nominations programs, Breeders’ Cup officials announced today.

Beginning January of 2011, all foals sired by Breeders’ Cup nominated international stallions will be automatically eligible to participate in Breeders’ Cup races. To qualify for the new program, owners of stallions standing outside North America in the Northern Hemisphere will pay an annual nomination fee equal to 50% of their stallion’s published stud fee and owners of stallions standing in the Southern Hemisphere will pay a nomination fee equal to 25% of their stallion’s published stud fee. Breeders’ Cup’s current North American nominations programs will remain unchanged.

In connection with the changes in the nominations program, Breeders’ Cup also will enhance the benefits for winning one of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying “Win and You’re In” races by paying the entry fees and subsidizing travel costs to the Championships for all Challenge winners who are Breeders’ Cup eligible. Breeders’ Cup also will pay a new $10,000 award to the nominator of any North American foal that wins a Challenge race.

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