Q and A with Courtney Reid on New Breeders' Cup Incentive Programs

Q and A with Courtney Reid on New Breeders' Cup Incentive Programs will take place on May 26, 2022 at 4:19 pm.

The new Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen program will award monetary credits for first through third place finishes in selected races for horsemen to use toward entry fees in six of the Breeder's Cup World Championships dirt races. The 2022 series in the U.S. has been restructured into a regional qualifying program in order to balance divisional competition across the country.

Courtney Reid explains the new Breeders' Cup Incentre incentive program. The program offers a bonus toward the 12 graded stakes races. It is intended to help defray the entry fee costs into the Championship dirt races and increase the field sizes.

Courtney Reid explains the new Breeders' Cup Incentre incentive program. There are two races per division. First three finishers of the first Dirt Dozen race at Gulfstream Park on July 2 will receive a bonus tier of credit funds. The first-place finisher will get $30,000.

Reid hopes the new program will be an incentive for connections who might be on the fence to attend the Breeders' Cup. Last year there were heavy favorites in Jackie's Warrior, Gamine and Letruska who were defeated.

Courtney Reid explains why there was a need to create a program specifically for dirt races. There are 56 turf races in the Breeders' Cup Challenge series program.

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is in its 15th year this year. There will be 82 challenge races worldwide in 11 countries covering all the divisions. The program has been restructured to establish regional balance in the U.S.

Courtney Reid explains the new Breeders' Cup Incentre incentive programs. Jockey Club Derby, John A. Nerud S. and the Personal Ensign S are no longer Challenge races, but gained Pilgrim S and Miss Grillo S as they had too many races. Dirt races that lost Challenge series designation were added to the Dirt Dozen program. Four of the six U.S. Classic division races will be televised on NBC and CNBC for Breeder's Cup Challenge Series programming.

Reid expects regional rivalries to form on the road to the World Championships. There will be racing fans in California rooting and betting on horses in their region to beat the best in the East and Midwest at Keeneland this fall.

Courtney Reid is the owner of the Breeders' Cup Win and You're In Challenge Series. The series was launched 15 years ago. It's been very successful. There are new incentives for the participants. The Dirt Dozen program is also being planned. This year's Breeder's Cup World Championships will take place at Keeneland. Reid hopes to increase the field size for this year.

The King's Stand S. will replace the Diamond Jubilee S at Royal Ascot. The only international change is that at the Challenge series, the King’s Stand is a five-furlong race. Josh Christian will be making a few trips abroad and we have our international liaisons, John Fulton in South America and Kate Hunter in Japan.