Breeders Cup Weekend/Race Times

[XIIPointStables]

With the races at Santa Anita, is there any early estimate on what time the races might start? Are they going to be in primetime I'm guessing here in the East Coast with the three-hour time difference?

[MaTH716]

Which Day?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Which Day?

I watched the talking heads on TVG interview some idiot that had the title of head of marketing for the Breeders Cup the other day. The dude actually said they have looked into making it a three day event in the future.

[mes5107]

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

With the races at Santa Anita, is there any early estimate on what time the races might start? Are they going to be in primetime I'm guessing here in the East Coast with the three-hour time difference?

It looks like they will be not be primetime in the East Coast.

http://www.breederscup.com/content.aspx?id=32802

[XIIPointStables]

Geez. Especially Saturday, that's gonna start before 10AM local time at Santa Anita right?

Don't they usually have a few races leading up to the BC races themselves?

If the first BC race is 10:30AM or thereabouts, looking at a potential 9AM first post.

Lucky bastards. 10AM NFL games and now this!

[jms62]

So ABC gets the early races and ESPN gets the classic. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

[mes5107]

ABC usually has their national college football game at 3:30 pm EST

[NTamm1215]

In the past the opening race of the day was a BC event and then there were two or three non-BC stakes races after the Classic.

NT

[eajinabi]

I like Treveor Denman and all but can we get Vic Stauffer to call the BC this year?

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I watched the talking heads on TVG interview some idiot that had the title of head of marketing for the Breeders Cup the other day. The dude actually said they have looked into making it a three day event in the future.

well they have a "ladies" day and a mens day....what will the third day be?

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

Geez. Especially Saturday, that's gonna start before 10AM local time at Santa Anita right?

Don't they usually have a few races leading up to the BC races themselves?

If the first BC race is 10:30AM or thereabouts, looking at a potential 9AM first post.

Lucky bastards. 10AM NFL games and now this!

you could count the marathon as one. that's what i'm doing and now i'm just pissed they have such a crappy race on the undercard instead of the worst idea for a bc race ever.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

well they have a "ladies" day and a mens day....what will the third day be?

Claiming Day!

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

well they have a "ladies" day and a mens day....what will the third day be?

cartoon horses.

to be fair the guy seemed completely unenthusiastic about the idea and threw it out as something that was discussed. he also said when asked about any new races that 15 was enough.

i would take from both answers that they discussed stretching the current format over an additional day.

[Alan07]

Breeders’ Cup Friday
October 24, 2008
Parking Gates Open at 7 am (PDT)
Admission Gates and Mutuel Windows Open at 9 am (PDT)
General Admission $20 and Clubhouse Admission $50 may be purchased at the Admission Gate
First Post Time is 11:05 am (PDT)
First Breeders’ Cup Race Post Time is 12:35 pm (PDT)
Last Race Post is 4:30 pm* (PDT)


Breeders’ Cup Saturday
October 25, 2008
Parking Gates Open at 7 am (PDT)
Admission Gates and Mutuel Windows Open at 8 am (PDT)
General Admission $20 and Clubhouse Admission $50 may be purchased at the Admission Gate
First Post Time is 10:10 am (PDT)
First Breeders’ Cup Race Post Time is 10:10 am (PDT)
Last Race Post is 4:45 pm* (PDT)

*Tenative