The official distances of the 13 races comprising the 2017 Breeders' Cup World Championships, which will be held for the first time at Del Mar Nov. 3-4, were announced Wednesday.
There are two races which will be run at a different distance this year due to Del Mar track configurations. The GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint will be run at five furlongs (6 1/2 furlongs in 2016) and the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf will be run at 1 1/8 miles (1 1/4 miles in 2016). The distances of the other 11 races will remain unchanged.
The first stage of running in a Breeders' Cup World Championships race is the pre-entry closing on Monday, Oct. 23.
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