Eight races with purses and awards totaling more than $1.5 million will be offered as part of the undercard of Breeders' Cup championship weekend at Del Mar Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the Breeders' Cup and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced Monday.
Five undercard races will be contested as part of the Oct. 31 Future Stars Friday program, highlighted by the $200,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes for 2-year-olds at one mile on turf, and the $200,000 Listed Senator Ken Maddy Stakes for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up at five furlongs on the turf. Also on the Friday card are two stakes races for California-breds on the main track: the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile Fillies and the $175,000 Golden State Juvenile, both at seven furlongs.
There will be three undercard races on the Championships Saturday program Nov. 1, anchored by the $300,000 GIII Goldikova Stakes Presented by Yaamava' for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, at one mile on the turf.
As is the case with the 14 World Championships races, all eight undercard races will be conducted free of medication.
Final race order and post times for both Friday and Saturday programs will be announced Oct. 22. Nominations for all undercard stakes close Oct. 23 with the Del Mar racing office.
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