Louisville, KY -- (Sports Network) - Officials of Churchill Downs and Breeders' Cup Ltd. announced Wednesday morning that the home of the Kentucky Derby will host the World Thoroughbred Championships in 2010. This will be the seventh time Churchill Downs will be the site of the Breeders' Cup.

"We are delighted to be returning the Breeders' Cup to Churchill Downs and to our great supporters in Kentucky and throughout the region," said Breeders' Cup Chairman William S. Farish, Jr. "Churchill Downs has proven to be an outstanding Breeders' Cup venue and is extremely popular with our horsemen and fans from around the world. Churchill will also provide an extraordinary site for our expanded two-day program of the Championships."

The two-day event will be held at Churchill Downs on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 of 2010. This year's World Thoroughbred Championships, at Santa Anita, has a total of 14 races. All five events for female horses will be on Friday, October 24 with the remaining nine races conducted the following day.

The historic racetrack last played host in 2006 when Invasor won the Breeders' Cup Classic to secure Horse of the Year honors. This year's Breeders' Cup races will be the first of two straight at Santa Anita Park.

Churchill Downs first held the Breeders' Cup in 1988 and then played host in 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2006. In 2000 Tiznow won the first of his two consecutive Classic victories, the only horse to do so.

Among those in attendance from the Breeders' Cup were President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Avioli. Churchill Downs officials who participated were Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) President and CEO Robert Evans along with Steve Sexton, CDI executive vice president and president of Churchill Downs racetrack.

"We appreciate the efforts and enthusiasm displayed by Bob Evans and his management team in our agreement to bring the Breeders' Cup back to Churchill Downs," Farish noted, "and continue an ongoing partnership that has been of great benefit to the Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs and the racing and breeding industry."