Breeders Cup Tickets

Breeders' Cup Tickets & Seating Reservations

Expect Breeders' Cup tickets to start running out like crazy as the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an all-star, culminating horse racing event. The 2005 Breeders' Cup thoroughbred championship races will be held on October 29, Saturday, at Belmont Park. It can not be overstated that you buy your Breeders' Cup tickets ASAP. The Breeders' Cup held the first series of its seven races in 1984 before a crowd of 64,254 horse racing fans at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. Today, purses for the eight races of the Breeders' Cup amount to $14 million. The most important race in the series, the Breeders' Cup Classic, has a total purse of $4 million, with a winner's share of more than $2 million.

Breeders Cup 2009 Tickets at Belmont Park

As a rule, Breeders' Cup tickets are sold initially via a lottery, and the rest are on a first come, first served basis. The Belmont Park race track in Elmont, New York, has a reserved seating capacity of over 39,000 - more seats will typically be added in anticipation of the crowd-drawing Breeders' Cup races. Alternatively, the $10 general admission offers sufficient free bench seating, plus picnic tables set against Belmont's famously picturesque backdrop, while the $25 clubhouse admission provides a more comfortable alternative offering more of the fabulous views. Belmont Park has a parking capacity of over 18,000 cars, with general parking at $10 and preferred parking at $25. Belmont Park itself is a sprawling estate boasting the world's biggest dirt race course of any thoroughbred race track.