Breeders’ Cup Features Best Thoroughbreds, Top-notch Pageantry, Fashion’s Finest
SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) November 04, 2017 -- With the Breeders’ Cup World Championships serving as the climactic conclusion to the Thoroughbred racing season, there’s plenty of revelry and pageantry accompanying the race card where champion-caliber horses vie for top honors and some of the richest purses in the sport.
As this year’s championships unfold Nov. 3 and 4 at Del Mar racetrack near San Diego, Calif., racing fans will get to see 13 championship races featuring the world’s best Thoroughbreds competing for $28 million in purses and awards. The winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, often also recipient of Horse of the Year honors, stands to bring home a $6 million purse.
This year marks the 34th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, and the first time the event has been held at Del Mar, bringing an estimated $65 million economic impact to the San Diego area, according to the Breeders’ Cup Host Committee, organizer of the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Festival.
As always, the 2017 Breeders’ Cup World Championships are accompanied by a flourish of extraordinary experiences that are in step with celebratory traditions of the Thoroughbred industry.
“The Thoroughbred racing world cherishes traditions like the Triple Crown race series, but the Breeders’ Cup races have become coveted victories in the Sport of Kings, said Anastasia Austen, marketing and public relations director for ticket broker DerbyDeals.com. “And as with all things in the Thoroughbred world, a fair amount of elegant entertainment and the world of high fashion have become part of the Breeders’ Cup experience.”
Austen is a dedicated enthusiast and observer of Thoroughbred racing, with years of experience attending races and enjoying the posh affairs that accompany them. “DerbyDeals.com staff has longtime connections that allow us access into the most exclusive seats and best viewing areas, with gourmet food, glamorous celebrities and horse connections.”
In her role, Austen arranges provides high-end tickets and packages for clients, including hotel properties, arranging private transportation and acquiring tickets to exclusive festivities and galas surrounding the events. “We are seeing an increase in demand for our high end seating and experiences,” Austen said. “People love the thrill of live horse racing at beautiful tracks like Del Mar, as well as the unique aspect of getting dressed up in high fashion, drinking specialty cocktails, and the pageantry of the races…the energy is amazing and unlike any other sporting event.”
Austen says the most in-demand tickets have been the Fourth Level Turf Club Restaurant tables and the Clubhouse Box Seats on the first, second and third level near the finish line, due to the premium views and access to nice amenities, prices range from $1250 to $4000 a person.
The most coveted seat is in the invitation-only Trophy Lounge, which is where DerbyDeals.com top customers will enjoy a specialty menu created by chef Jeffrey Strauss, owner of Pamplemousse Grill in San Diego, rated #1 restaurant in the area. Strauss has also cooked for royalty and dignitaries such as Prince Charles and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
“The Trophy Room is fabulous. My favorite part is the G.H. Mumm Champagne Garden with complimentary bubbles all day for lucky guests. There is also an exclusive viewing area next to the walking ring to see the horses up close," Austen said. “On top of that, there is a posh lounge with a top-shelf, premium open bar along with private wagering windows. It’s very upscale.“
DerbyDeals.com is a sport travel and ticket brokerage company that specializes in ticket packages and individual ticket sales for key sporting events, including Thoroughbred racing events such as the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and the Triple Crown race series. The business is a unit of Indianapolis-based Access Entertainment Group LLC, according to Austen, who works out of the company’s Jeffersonville, Ind., office.
The estimated 100,000 Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts who headed to Del Mar for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships have had opportunities to explore all that Southern California tourism has to offer along with events of the Breeders’ Cup Festival, a weeklong celebration put on by the Breeders’ Cup Host Committee in San Diego.
The festival, which began Oct. 28, has included concerts, galas, a golf tournament and 5K run along with the Breeders’ Cup Art of the Horse display of life-sized reproductions of the Torrie Horse, designed by 20 commissioned artists and stationed throughout the San Diego area.
“There is so much passion for racing when it comes to Breeders’ Cup,” Austen said. “And the racing culture that I dearly love includes a penchant for the finest fashions and elegant socializing at its best. The spectacle that is Breeders’ Cup and its related festivities is something I look forward to with great anticipation every fall.”
Interested in attending the next Breeders’ Cup World Championships? Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3, 2018 when Thoroughbred racing’s equivalent to the Super Bowl returns to Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, KY.
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Anastasia Austen, www.DerbyDeals.com, +1 (317) 986-5601, [email protected]
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