Horses that are nominated to Breeders' Cup and are eligible for Breeders' Cup Championship races must pay entry fees as indicated. Horses that were not nominated as weanlings may be late nominated. No horse can be pre-entered for more than two races. When a horse is pre-entered for two races, the required pre-entry payment must be for the race of greatest value, regardless of whether it is the race of first preference.

Horses that are nominated to Breeders' Cup or were European Breeders' Fund Eligible prior to 1996

The pre-entry fee is 1% of the purse and is due by Noon (Local Time at Place of Pre-Entry), Monday, October 25, 2010.

Horses that are not nominated to Breeders' Cup

An entry fee of 2% of the purse is required to pass the box at the time of entry closing- 10:00 a.m. (EST), Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Breeders' Cup Racing Office-Churchill Downs.

Horses of Racing Age Nominations
Download Horses of Racing Age nomination form here

Horses not nominated as weanlings may be nominated at any time during their racing careers by payment of $100,000 if sired by a nominated Breeders' Cup, European Breeders' Fund or BCL/EBF Common Fund stallion (stallion nominated in the year of conception) or by payment of $200,000 if sired by a stallion that was not nominated to any program in the year of conception. This nomination payment will make the horse eligible during their entire racing career for Breeders' Cup Championships races, or any other Breeders' Cup purse or awards programs for which they otherwise qualify.

Horses that are not nominated to Breeders' Cup
If a Horse of Racing Age nomination is not paid prior to or at Pre-Entry, the horse may be supplemented to a Championship race.  The total supplementary fee is 9% of the guaranteed purse if the sire was nominated to the Breeders' Cup, European Breeders' fund or the BCL/EBF Common Fund program when the horse was conceived or 15% of the guaranteed purse if the sire and horse were not nominated. One-third (1/3) of the Supplementary fee is due at pre-entry on October 25, 2010. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) is due to pass the box at the time of entry closing, November 2, 2010 as designated by the host track.

Note: Payment of supplementary pre-entry and entry fees will make a horse eligible only for a specific Breeders' Cup Championship race. Payment of such fees will not make the horse eligible to any other Breeders' Cup purse or awards program.

Refunds for Pre-Entry, Entry and Supplementary Fees
Pre-entry fees and entry fees for nominated horses are non-refundable except in the event of sickness or disability certified by the track or state veterinarian (or veterinary certification acceptable to Breeders' Cup Limited) or in the event a horse is prevented from starting by a decision of the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel in order to limit the field of starters. The first one-third (1/3) of the supplementary fee is non-refundable except in the event a horse is prevented from starting by decision of the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel in order to limit the field of starters. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) of this fee is non-refundable except in the event of sickness or disability certified by the track or state veterinarian (or veterinary certification acceptable to Breeders' Cup Limited) or in the event a horse is prevented from starting by a decision of the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel in order to limit the field of starters.

Supplementary Fee Credit

Non-nominated horses that are supplementary entries will receive a credit in an amount equal to the supplementary fees paid (less that portion allocated to pre-entry and/or entry fees) in all subsequent year in which the non-nominated horses are supplementary entries in Championship races. The credit may not be utilized to reduce that portion of supplementary fees allocated to pre-entry and/or entry fees but shall be credit against the remaining portion of the supplementary fees.

Note 2: A $90,000 supplementary fee paid to enter a $1 million race will provide a $60,000 credit to that horse's supplementary fees in future Championship races, regardless of the ownership of the horse.

Refunds for Pre-Entry, Entry and Supplementary Fees

Pre-entry fees and entry fees for nominated horses are non-refundable except in the event of sickness or disability certified by the track or state veterinarian (or veterinary certification acceptable to Breeders' Cup Limited) or in the event a horse is prevented from starting by a decision of the Racing Directors/Secretaries Panel in order to limit the field of starters.