Breeders' Cup

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Breeders' Cup Limited have established an international rankings system for horses being pointed to the eight Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races, which will be held this year on Oct. 30 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

An international panel of racing officials will produce weekly rankings for the world's top 10 Thoroughbred runners in each division, beginning the week of June 7 and running through the event. Rankings will be determined by a weighted analysis of the horses' performances in select graded stakes from around the world. Initial rankings will reflect six of the eight divisions: the Distaff, Filly and Mare Turf, Mile, Turf, Sprint and Classic. The Juvenile and Juvenile Fillies divisional rankings will commence in late summer.

Fields for the eight World Thoroughbred Championships races will still be determined by the Breeders' Cup Field Selection Process. The field selection system will be implemented as necessary following the taking of pre-entries 12 days before the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races (October 18, 2004) to officially rank the oversubscribed fields. The Racing Secretaries and Directors Panel (the "Panel") will rank all the horses pre-entered in the oversubscribed races as described in the Field Selection Process. After pre-entry, any vacancies in the fields will be filled by horses in order of panel preference.

STATS

| Juvenile | Juvenile Fillies | Sprint | Mile | Distaff | Turf | Filly & Mare Turf | Classic |