Breeders' Cup Futures Race

Breeders' Cup Futures Race

Breeders' Cup Futures Race Bet is a special wager that challenges fans to select in advance the winners of the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races.

The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races created as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbreds. In addition to American and Canadian horses, it also attracts top horses from other parts of the world, especially Europe. The Breeders' Cup Championships is sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States or Canada.

Currently, there are eight races on the Breeders' Cup card, all classified as Grade I races. The order of the first five listed races varies from year to year, but the 'Juvenile', 'Turf', and 'Classic' are traditionally the last three races. All races, unless otherwise indicated, are for any horse, regardless of sex, 3 years old and up, and are held on a dirt track.

Breeders' Cup Futures wagering is regularly offered on these eight races:

Breeders' Cup Distaff
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Sprint
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Classic

Breeders' Cup Future wagers have the benefit of giving added exposure to the nation's top horses throughout the weeks leading up to the highly anticipated Championship day.

Under Breeders' Cup Future Bet rules, each race will offer an individual pari-mutuel pool on 23 runners plus one field entry. Betting will be held on three or four weekends in the months prior to the Breeders' Cup. All betting will be win-only with a minimum wager amount of $2.00. At the conclusion of each weekend's wagering, odds for all entries become final for bets placed that particular weekend.

The Breeders' Cup has been held each year since 1984. Listed below are the venues where it has been held and where future ones will be held.

Hollywood Park 1984	Gulfstream Park 1992	Churchill Downs 2000
Aqueduct 1985	Santa Anita Park 1993	Belmont Park 2001
Santa Anita Park 1986	Churchill Downs 1994	Arlington Park 2002
Hollywood Park 1987	Belmont Park 1995	Santa Anita Park 2003
Churchill Downs 1988	Woodbine 1996	Lone Star Park 2004
Gulfstream Park 1989	Hollywood Park 1997	Belmont Park 2005
Belmont Park 1990	Churchill Downs 1998	Churchill Downs 2006
Churchill Downs 1991	Gulfstream Park 1999	Monmouth Park 2007

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Alameda County Fair Racing	Evangeline Downs Raceway	Louisiana Downs Racing	San Mateo County Fair
Albuquerque Downs	Fairplex Park Racing	Maywood Park	Scioto Downs
Arlington Park	Ferndale Raceway	Mohawk Raceway	Sonoma Country Fair
Bay Meadows Raceway	Finger Lakes Raceway	Northfield Park	Suburban Downs Raceway
Beulah Park Raceway	Fresno Fair Racing	Philadelphia Horse Park	Suburban Downs
Breeders' Cup	Golden Gate Race Track	Plainridge Race Track	Thistledown Racing
Breeders' Cup Futures	Great Lakes Race Track	Prairie Meadows	Timonium Race
Cal Expo Racing	Harrington Race Track	Remington Park	Turf Paradise Race Track
Charles Town Race Track	Hastings Park Racecourse	Retama Horse Racing	Turfway Race Park
Dover Downs	Hazel Park Raceway	River Downs Raceway	Yavapai Downs Raceway
Ellis Park Raceway	Hoosier Park Horse Track	Rockingham Raceway	Yonkers Racecourse
Emerald Downs Racing	Indiana Downs Raceway