\u201cWho are the greatest Breeders\u2019 Cup Champions\u00a0<\/span>of all-time?\u201d Racing fans now get their chance to decide.\u00a0<\/span>4 divisions: Classic, Distaff, Juvenile, Turf.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lexington, Ky. \u2014BloodHorse.com<\/a>\u00a0announces the launch of a fun new interactive game entitled \u201cBreeders\u2019 Cup Bracket Battles<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d Beginning today, and for the four-week period leading up to this year\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Breeders\u2019 Cup World Championships, Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita Park, Thoroughbred racing fans can cast their votes to determine \u201cthe greatest Breeders\u2019 Cup champions of all-time.\u201d Selected by\u00a0The Blood-Horse<\/em>\u00a0staff, 64 horses (16 in each Breeders\u2019 Cup division: Classic, Distaff, Juvenile, Turf) have been placed into a bracket (similar to college basketball\u2019s \u201cMarch Madness\u201d brackets). Now it is up to the fans to vote for their favorites, deciding which horse among each head-to-head was the better champion. The horses receiving the most votes in each bracket will advance to the next round of sixteen, then eight, then four, and ultimately down to the final two. Will Curlin rule the Classic bracket? Azeri dominate the Distaff? Was Manila your favorite in the Turf?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Each week, a new round of voting will commence until one\u00a0<\/span>champion\u00a0captures\u00a0<\/span>the fan-favorite crown.\u00a0<\/span>Fans may register to participate by visiting:\u00a0http:\/\/www.BloodHorse.com\/Bracket-Battles<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Voters can also discuss and debate their picks. Each bracket has its own discussion area. Who will be voted the greatest Breeders\u2019 Cup Champion of all-time? Starting today, it is up to the fans to decide!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The entertaining game was inspired, in part, by the soon to be published,\u00a025th<\/sup>\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cup Commemorative Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, published by\u00a0Eclipse Press<\/a>, and available through\u00a0ExclusivelyEquine.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>The exclusive publication features a fascinating retrospective of each year\u2019s most memorable moments, vivid photography, Breeders\u2019 Cup timelines, expert commentary, and more, from the Thoroughbred industry\u2019s best writers and photographers. Fans can reserve their copy now and receive a FREE commemorative pull-out poster featuring classic moments in Breeders\u2019 Cup history by visiting\u00a0http:\/\/www.ExclusivelyEquine.com\/BreedersCup<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n About BloodHorse.com<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n BloodHorse.com was voted the #1 horse industry Web site in 2007, 2005, and 2002 by the American Horse Publications Association, and was previously selected as a Top Seven Equestrian Web site by\u00a0Forbes<\/em>\u00a0magazine. It is the preferred choice of industry professionals and racing enthusiasts alike for up-to-the-minute racing news and information. From award-winning, comprehensive editorial to fan-favorite Breeders\u2019 Cup and Triple Crown Mania channels and the engaging BloodHorse.com \u201cTalkin\u2019 Horses\u201d weekly feature, there is something for all Thoroughbred racing professionals and enthusiasts.\u00a0BloodHorse.com<\/a>\u00a0is operated by Blood-Horse Publications, the Thoroughbred industry\u2019s foremost publishing company. 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In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the\u00a0Eclipse Press<\/a>\u00a0banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites including\u00a0TheHorse.com<\/a>,\u00a0StallionRegister.com<\/a>,ExclusivelyEquine.com<\/a>, the official store of Blood-Horse Publications, and\u00a0TrueNicks.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To view up-to-the-minute news and information on your mobile Internet device\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To receive the latest news and important information from BloodHorse.com via RSS feed<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To subscribe to any Blood-Horse Publications’ publication, or for more information, call toll-free: 1-800-582-5604. To view\/download logos for any Blood-Horse Publications’ brand, visit:\u00a0BloodHorse.com\/Pressroom\/Logos<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n To subscribe to BloodHorse.com\u2019s free E-Newsletters, visit:\u00a0BloodHorse.com\/Enewsletters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n To view\/download media kit information, visit\u00a0BloodHorse.com\/Mediakit<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For more information, contact: \u201cWho are the greatest Breeders\u2019 Cup Champions\u00a0of all-time?\u201d Racing fans now get their chance to decide.\u00a04 divisions: Classic, Distaff, Juvenile, Turf. \u00a0 Lexington, Ky. \u2014BloodHorse.com\u00a0announces the launch of a fun new interactive game entitled \u201cBreeders\u2019 Cup Bracket Battles.\u201d Beginning today, and for the four-week period leading up to this year\u2019s\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cup World Championships, Oct. 24-25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bloodhorse","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1680\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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