Total wagering on the 2005 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships established a record of $122,106,154 from common and separate pools from Saturday's 10-race card at Belmont Park. Garrett Gomez, who won two races on Saturday at Belmont Park in New York, was named the Bill Shoemaker Award winner as the outstanding Breeders' Cup Jockey of 2005.

The 21th anniversary of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships was held at first time host track Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. The weather was hot and sunny with the temperature peaking at 83 degrees around 4pm, but the track was sticky and heavy and the turf yeilding from overnight rain. The main track gradually dried out by the Juvenile, but for the early part of the card it was so sticky it could suck the shoes off your feet if you walked on it.

The 20th anniversary of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships was contested at a smoke-shrouded Santa Anita Park on Saturday, October 25. It was very hot and sunny and smoke from the brush fires in the nearby mountains obscured the famous backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains. Longshots were the order of the day as the hot weather, the hard turf course, and the smoke and smog took their toll on some of the more highly regarded entrants.

Cindy Pierson Dulay's Horse-Races.Net is an excellent site featuring a look at the current top contenders for each race with photos and info for each. Also features a photo gallery of previous Breeders' Cup winners and links to other sites and information.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association site brings you Breeders' Cup nominations, race schedules, statistics, world rankings, news, results, press releases and competitions.