Breeders' Cup Prep Races at Santa Anita Park

Breeders' Cup prep races at the Oak Tree meet in Santa Anita Park, California, are not be missed as they boast the largest number of Breeders’ Cup Day entries of any racing association in the world. With the next upcoming race events starting on October 8, Saturday, the Oak Tree thoroughbred races are shaping up to the 2005 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships set to be held on October 29, Saturday, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Breeders' Cup Prep Races 2005 – Oak Tree Season, Santa Anita Park

Saturday, October 8
Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile (Gr. II)
Three-Year-Olds & Up
1 mile on the turf
Purse: $250,000 ($200,000-added plus $50,000 Breeders' Cup Fund)

Saturday, October 8
Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap (Gr. I)
Three-Year-Olds & Up
6 furlongs on the dirt
Purse: $250,000 ($200,000-added plus $50,000 Breeders' Cup Fund)

Santa Anita Park, the oldest and most prestigious horse race track of Southern California, has been known most for the Santa Anita Handicap (Gr. I), which began with a $100,000 purse that once made it the richest horse race in America, and now has a purse of over $1 million. Santa Anita Park is equally popular as the home track of thoroughbred legend, Seabiscuit.

Santa Anita Park is home to the Santa Anita Derby, among the most major Kentucky Derby prep races, as well as the Breeders' Cup preps by the Oak Tree Racing Association. Keep watch of Santa Anita Park's Oak Tree horse racing for betting tips, racing picks, and handicapping all eight horse races of the 2005 Breeders' Cup thoroughbred racing championship: the Breeders' Cup Classic, Distaff, Filly & Mare Turf, Juvenile, Juvenile Fillies, Mile, Sprint, and Turf.

More Breeders Cup 2005 tips, picks, and updates.

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