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Breeders' Cup jinx hits right out of gate
Just four weeks into the new year, the dreaded “Breeders’ Cup Jinx” already reared its ugly head. After winning all three of his starts gate to wire last year, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 2-year-old champion Hansen set the pace making his 3-year-old debut in the mile Holy Bull at...

DEL MAR ON TRACK TO HOST BREEDERS’ CUP RACES
They are in the most preliminary stage of the process, but the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has taken a big first step to host a Breeders’ Cup, the Super Bowl of horse racing held over two days every November.

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There is no joy in Louisville. Mighty Zenyatta got beat in her last at bat. Zenyatta, seeking her 20th victory without a defeat, came up just short of catching Blame in a dramatic running of $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Churchill Downs.

NBC reaches multi-year deal with Breeders' Cup
The Breeders’ Cup and the NBC Sports Group today announced a multi-year media rights partnership beginning with the 2012 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Nov. 2-3, from Santa Anita Park, featuring the first-ever running of the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in primetime.

Breeders' Cup back on NBC
The Lexington, Ky.-based Breeders' Cup and NBC Sports Group on Monday announced a multi-year deal that will put the Breeders' Cup Classic on NBC in prime time and other races on the NBC Sports Network cable channel formerly known as Versus.

Del Mar takes big step to host Breeders' Cup
Legal and financial hurdles must be overcome, but the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club took an important step this week toward hosting a Breeders' Cup, the Super Bowl of horse racing that is held over two days every November. The earliest Del Mar could host it likely is 2015, but that's providing the turf track is renovated and widened and legal challenges are overcome.

Crist: Breeders' Cup's return to NBC can only help
There are two ways to look at the announcement last week that network television coverage of the Breeders’ Cup is returning to NBC after six years at ESPN.

Breeders' Cup Partners with DeepStacks Poker Tour, Named Presenting Sponsor of Tour
Inaugural Season Kicks Off On Feb. 17 With $200,000 Guarantee Western New York Poker Championship Main EventLos Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 DeepStacks Poker Tour (http://www.deepstackspokertour.com), poker’s new and exciting tournament series that offers elite pros, television and online streaming coverage and player-friendly structures, is thrilled to announce that the Breeders’ Cup ...

Breeders' Cup Classic hits prime time with NBC
NEW YORK (AP) — The Breeders' Cup Classic is coming to prime time for the first time.

Breeders' Cup returns to NBC
It's first time that Classic will be broadcast in primetime on Nov. 3.