At the 2005 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships on October 29 at Belmont Park, the definitive North American horse race will be, oddly enough, the Breeders' Cup Turf (Grade 1) - which follows racing conditions akin to the classic standard of European thoroughbred racing: 1 1/2 miles on grass at weight for age. While overseas runners have won a majority of the $2 million race, the European contingents have not exactly been dominant. Possible reasons are the Breeders' Cup racing schedule is set in late October or early November, which is beyond the European calendar for top horses, and European race horses do not adapt well to warm weather at the Florida or Southern California Breeders' Cup sites.
On the road to the 2005 Breeders' Cup, keep track of Breeders' Cup Turf news and updates on the most watched Turf race contenders like Alkaased, Azamour (Ireland), Better Talk Now, Bago (France), Cool Conductor, Electrocutionist, English Channel, Forty Niners Son, Good Reward, Hurricane Run (Ireland), Kitten's Joy, King's Drama (Ireland), Motivator (Great Britain), Oratorio (Ireland), Powerscourt (Great Britain), and Scorpion (Ireland). Stakes are highest for Better Talk Now who was last year's champion at the John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes, the eighth race in the series at Lone Star Park, at 27.90 odds with jockey Ramon Dominguez. Fellow returning favorites Kitten's Joy and Powerscourt placed second and third, respectively, with jockeys John Velasquez and Jamie Spencer. Stay glued on our Breeders' Cup news online to bet smartly on who will be the 2005 Breeders' Cup Turf champion.
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