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The Breeders' Cup World Championships

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Breeders' Cup

Location: Del Mar Racetrack in sunny Southern California November 1st and November 2nd of 2024 or watch and wager online with TwinSpires!

Inaugural Race: 1984

TV Coverage:  Where to Watch? Find all 14 divisions on NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and TwinSpires.com!

Current Distance: 5 furlongs to 1 1/2 miles

Track Type: Dirt & Turf

Age Qualification: 2YO+

Purse: $1,000,000+

Race Date: Friday, November 1st

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2024 Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday Schedule

RACEPURSEDISTANCE / SURFACERESTRICTIONS
$1,000,000
5 Furlongs / Dirt
2-year-olds
$2,000,000
1 1/16 Miles / Dirt
2-year-old fillies
$1,000,000
1 Mile / Turf
2-year-old fillies
$2,000,000
1 1/16 Miles / Dirt
2-year-olds
$1,000,000
1 Mile / Turf
2-year-olds

2024 Breeders' Cup Championship Saturday Schedule

RACEPURSEDISTANCE / SURFACERESTRICTIONS
$1,000,000
1 Mile / Dirt
3-year-olds & up
$1,000,000
5 Furlings / Turf
3-year-olds & up
$2,000,000
1 1/8 Miles / Dirt
3-year-olds & up, fillies & mares
$4,000,000
1 1/2 miles / Turf
3-year-olds & up
$6,000,000
1 1/4 miles / Dirt
3-year-olds & up
$2,000,000
1 1/4 Miles / Turf
3-year-olds & up, fillies & mares
$1,000,000
7 Furlongs / Dirt
3-year-olds & up, fillies & mares
$2,000,000
1 Mile / Turf
3-year-olds & up
$2,000,000
6 Furlongs / Dirt
3-year-olds & up

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2024 Breeders' Cup Race Times

Race order and post times are subject to change. Final official race order and post times for the 2024 World Championships will be released on Oct. 23.

Friday, Novermber 1, Future Stars Friday

NetworkPDT / EDTRace #Race Name
TwinSpires.com11:35am / 2:35pmRace 1Ocean View S.
TwinSpires.com12:10pm / 3:10pm Race 2Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance S.
TwinSpires.com12:45pm / 3:45pmRace 3Golden State Juvenile Fillies S.
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com1:25pm / 4:25pmRace 4Senator Ken Maddy S.
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com2:05pm / 5:05pmRace 5Golden State Juvenile S.
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com Opening Ceremonies
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com2:45pm / 5:45pmRace 6Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com3:25pm / 6:25pmRace 7Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com4:05pm / 7:05pmRace 8Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com4:45pm / 7:45pmRace 9Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Peacock/TwinSpires.com5:25pm / 8:25pmRace 10Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

Saturday, November 2, Championships Day

NetworkPDT / EDTRace #Race Name
TwinSpires.com10:05am / 1:05pmRace 1The Sunrise S.
TwinSpires.com10:40am / 1:40pmRace 2Bayakoa S.
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com11:15am / 12:15pmRace 3Goldikova S.
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com Opening Ceremoneis 
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com12:00pm / 3:00pmRace 4Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Peacock/TwinSpires.com12:41pm / 3:41pmRace 5Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Peacock/TwinSpires.com1:21pm / 4:21pmRace 6Breeders' Cup Distaff
Peacock/TwinSpires.com2:01pm / 5:01pmRace 7Breeders' Cup Turf
Peacock/TwinSpires.com2:41pm / 5:41pmRace 8Breeders' Cup Classic
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com3:25pm / 6:25pmRace 9Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com4:05pm / 7:05pmRace 10Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
USA/Peacock/TwinSpires.com4:45pm / 7:45pmRace 11Breeders' Cup Mle
Peacock/TwinSpires.com5:25pm / 8:25pmRace 12Breeders' Cup Sprint

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Breeders' Cup History

Conceived in 1982 by horseman John Gaines to market Thoroughbred racing to a wider audience and made a reality two years later at Hollywood Park, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships has almost four decades showcased the very best the sport has to offer and a forum for the finest in international competition.

Originally a one-day, seven-race event, the Breeders’ Cup has expanded to a 14-race extravaganza with virtually every division represented over two days. The centerpiece is the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, the country’s premier weight-for-age event, for three-year-olds and up over 1 1/4 miles.

From the controversial, ding-dong battle between Wild Again, Slew o’ Gold, and Gate Dancer in its 1984 inaugural, the Classic has arguably provided the Breeders’ Cup with its largest share of memorable moments. Hall of Fame colt Alysheba was involved in two, losing by a nose to Ferdinand at Hollywood Park in 1987 in a rare meeting between Kentucky Derby winners, but returned the next year to win at Churchill Downs and retire as North America’s all-time leading money winner.

Sunday Silence and Easy Goer culminated their epic, four-race rivalry in the 1989 Classic at Gulfstream Park, with Sunday Silence prevailing for a third time, while in 1995 Cigar capped off a 10-for-10 campaign winning at Belmont Park. It was the 12th of 16 consecutive wins for the horse that ultimately eclipsed Alysheba’s earnings record.

The legendary Zenyatta had a lengthy win streak of her own, scoring for the 14th consecutive time in the 2009 Classic at Santa Anita. The only mare thus far to win the Classic, she sustained her only career loss (in 20 starts) in the 2010 renewal at Churchill Downs by a diminishing head to Blame.

While the Classic has also seen the biggest payout in Breeders’ Cup history (Arcangues returned $269.20 at Santa Anita in 1993), recent editions have showcased American Pharoah, who completed the “Grand Slam” of a Triple Crown sweep and a Classic score at Keeneland in 2015, and the sensational finish a year later by Arrogate over California Chrome, both of whom also held the leading money winner title.

The Breeders’ Cup Distaff, at 1 1/8 miles, is the event’s premier race for fillies and mares. In the discussion for the greatest Breeders’ Cup race of all time is the 1988 Distaff at Churchill Downs, which saw Personal Ensign valiantly catch Kentucky Derby-winning filly Winning Colors in the shadow of the wire to conclude a 13-for-13 career, the first major American Thoroughbred in 80 years to retire undefeated.

International participation has been a cornerstone of the Breeders’ Cup since its inception. Stars of the European turf, such as Arazi, who explosively rallied in the 1991 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, have made an occasional impact on dirt. But it’s been the two primary grass races – the Mile and the Turf – where invaders from across the pond have been their biggest mark.

Two of the most significant Mile winners were the French fillies Miesque and Goldikova. The first two-time winner in Breeders’ Cup history when taking the Mile in 1987-88, Goldikova one-upped her by taking the Mile three times from 2008-2010 and narrowly missing a fourth in 2011. Almmost a sure thing by her Breeders’ Cup odds. Freddy Head was the connection between the two; he rode Miesque and trained Goldikova.

In addition to those two, Lure (1992-93) and Wise Dan (2012-13) won multiple Miles, while Da Hoss (1996, 1998 Mile) was the first horse to win two Breeders’ Cup races in non-consecutive years.


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