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NBC Sports will provide 10 ½ hours of live coverage of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Keeneland Race Course Oct. 30-31 in Lexington, Ky. The season-culminating two-day event features 14 races worth more than $34 million in purses and awards.

“Future Stars Friday” at the Breeders’ Cup World Championship can be a springboard to stardom for horse racing’s next generation, and no race on the card captures the public’s fancy like the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

Some of the most accomplished jockeys in the world have mounts in the 43rd. running of the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Oct. 31 at Keeneland.

She’s raced on the dirt and the turf. She’s taken on the boys and shown her heels to her fellow fillies more than once. Nitrogen has shown over and over what grit, grace, and versatility look like, building a record of nine wins, six seconds, and three thirds from 18 starts with an Eclipse Award and a Sovereign Award to her credit in her three seasons on the racetrack.

Ask Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day about the pivotal victories of his career, and the conversation reaches beyond the finish line. Recently, he looked back on his four Breeders’ Cup Classic victories and the moments that shaped his life. He considers himself blessed. Over 33 years, he recorded 8,803 wins from 40,305 starters that amassed more than $297.9 million in career purse earnings, according to Equibase statistics. His victories include nine in Triple Crown races.

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