The Breeders’ Cup issued a reminder Dec. 5 that all North American stallion nominations to the Breeders’ Cup program for the 2024 breeding season are due by Friday, Dec. 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET. A $100 initial payment must accompany the nomination form.
All stallions standing in North America are eligible to be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program on an annual basis. The nomination fee is equal to the advertised stud fee, but not less than $1,000. Following the receipt of the initial $100 deposit, Breeders’ Cup will send quarterly invoices to the individual nominators through the remainder of the breeding season. New stallions have 90 days from their first cover to be nominated.
All foals sired by a nominated Breeders’ Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders’ Cup program in their year of birth for a one-time fee of $400 by Oct. 15 or by payment of a $1,500 late fee by Feb. 28 of the following year.
Breeders’ Cup Limited has administered Thoroughbred racing’s most significant international program for more than 40 years. During this time, the Breeders’ Cup has allocated purses and awards in excess of $900 million to owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, the Dirt Dozen Bonus Series, and the $31 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
A Breeders’ Cup stallion nominator will earn nominator awards when any of their progeny finishes first through fourth in a Breeders’ Cup World Championships race regardless of whether those foals were nominated to the program.
For more information and to nominate online, visit members.breederscup.com
The Breeders’ Cup supports and operates under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), which, for the first time, establishes a national, uniform set of rules applicable to every Thoroughbred racing participant and racetrack. HISA seeks to enhance the safety of both horse and rider and to protect the integrity of the sport to the benefit of all racing participants, fans, and bettors.
The 2023 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 grade 1 races and $31 million in purses and awards, were held Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The event will return to California in 2024, with Del Mar set to host Nov. 1-2. It will be televised live by NBC Sports. Press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, BreedersCup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media.
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