Officials of Breedersí Cup Limited have announced the establishment of three new Breedersí Cup World Championships races for 2008: a $1-million Breedersí Cup Turf Sprint for three-year-olds and up going 6 Ω furlongs on the turf; a $1-million Breedersí Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf for two-year-old fillies going one mile on the turf; and a $500,000 Dirt Marathon for three-year-olds and up going 1 Ω miles. The addition of the races increase the Breedersí Cup to a record 14 races and raises total purses to an all-time high of $25.5 million. The 25th Breeders Cup will be held on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in California. The 2008 Breedersí Cup will be the second consecutive year that the richest prize money event in sports will be conducted over a two-day format.
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