The Breeders’ Cup will once again award incentives to runners in selected stakes races this year to drive entries to its dirt races, the organization announced on Friday.
The so-called “Dirt Dozen” will feature 12 stakes races throughout the lead-up to the Breeders’ Cup on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar that will award credits toward entry fees for the $2 million Distaff, the $2 million Sprint, the $2 million Juvenile, the $2 million Juvenile Fillies, the $1 million Filly and Mare Sprint, and the $1 million Dirt Mile.
Horses who finish first in any of the 12 races will receive a $30,000 credit toward entry fees in any of the $2 million Breeders’ Cup dirt races, with horses finishing second receiving a $15,000 credit and horses finishing third receiving $7,500. For the $1 million dirt races, the credits will be $15,000, $7,500, and $3,750.
The Dirt Dozen was launched in 2022. A schedule of the races in the series can be found here.
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