Breeders' Cup

Tomorrow and Saturday are the big days in horse racing.  The Breeders' Cup will be at Churchill Downs this year, with six races, with five for the ladies on Friday, and eight more races on Saturday, including the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to end the racing card.

In 2009, the Breeders' Cup was at Santa Anita, where I first got to see the downhill turf track.  It is pretty unique, with the downhill slope, a slight right turn, then a left, where they cross the main dirt track before finishing on the regular turf course.  Here is an aerial photo (downhill course starting near Colorado Street) , along with a video of a race on that course from a couple of weeks ago. This year on Breeders' Cup Saturday, they are hosting a Juan Manual Marquez sparring match prior to his fight next week against Manny Pacquiao. Nothing like combining two more of the major sports from the Roaring Twenties.