John Deere is the Official Equipment Supplier of the of the Breeders’ Cup World
Championships and teamed with Breeders’ Cup to create the John Deere Award. The
John Deere Award will be presented to the Thoroughbred breeder with the most points
from the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series and Championship races. John Deere
will provide a TS Gator Utility Vehicle, valued at $6,500, to the winning breeder.*
Utilizing a point system, Breeders’ Cup will track the progress of breeders during
the 2018 Challenge and Championships season. The winning breeder will receive the
following points for winning a Challenge/Championship race:
For entries with multiple breeders, points will be distributed evenly between each
breeder. If a race finishes in a dead heat, points will be distributed evenly between
the two winning breeders.
International group races in the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series will follow the
same point system as above, based on their Canadian/International group rating.
The winning breeder will be selected based on highest point total following the
conclusion of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Points will be awarded for
a “Win” in a Breeders’ Cup Challenge and Championships race. If at the end of the
Breeders’ Cup World Championships, two or more owners have an equal amount of points,
a tie-breaker will be determined as follows:
- Highest number of Grade/Group I wins
- Total purse winnings from qualified wins