2023 Breeders’ Cup Pre-Entries

Breeders’ Cup World Championships Pre-Entries

Updated: 10/25/23

For 2023, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Santa Anita in Arcadia, California. Pre-entries closed on Monday October 23 for all the races and were released on Wednesday October 25 with a total of 205 horses, matching last year’s number, including 43 Europeans, 9 Japanese, and 1 Argentinian entry. Final entries will close on Monday October 30 and post positions will be drawn at 4:45pm PT at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Below are links to the contenders for each race along with lots of other information.

Four Breeders’ Cup Champions from 2022 are back to defend their titles: Caravel (Turf Sprint), Cody’s Wish (Dirt Mile), Elite Power (Sprint), and Goodnight Olive (Filly and Mare Sprint). In addition, 46 pre-entered horses earned automatic starting positions into the World Championships races through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series.

Drew Fleming, President and CEO of Breeders’ Cup Limited said, “Once again, an outstanding group of horses has been pre-entered for this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships and we look forward to two days of fantastic racing at Santa Anita Park. The competition has never been stronger and the prestige of entering the Breeders’ Cup winner’s circle has never been higher. We want to thank the talented men and women across the globe who provide the ecosystem of care that enables these magnificent Thoroughbreds to compete at the top of their game. We also thank our extraordinary host, 1/ST Racing and their beautiful venue, Santa Anita Park, and to recognize our breeders and nominators for their commitment to help underwrite the World Championships. We also want to thank the bettors and fans around the world for their constant support. We can’t wait to gather next weekend to watch the world’s best Thoroughbreds put on a spectacular show.”

The 40th Breeders’ Cup will have a total of 14 Championship races (all Grade 1) spread over two days of racing with $31 million in purse money on the line. Friday November 3rd is billed as “Future Stars Friday” featuring all 5 Championship races for juveniles on the same card, starting with the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) and highlighted by the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Saturday November 4th will have nine Grade 1 races for older horses headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles, however for the first time in Championships history, the Classic will not be the finale; instead, the Turf Sprint and the Sprint will run after the Classic. The Championships are being held at Santa Anita for a record 11th time, the first in 1986 and most recently in 2019. Santa Anita hosted the 10th, 20th, 30th, and now the 40th anniversary runnings.

The Breeders’ Cup will be televised on NBC, USA Network, and Peacock with the schedule shown below. All times are Eastern.
     Friday, November 3, 4:00-8:00pm – Future Stars Friday on USA Network
     Saturday, November 4, 1:30pm-3:30pm – Championship Saturday on USA Network
     Saturday, November 4, 3:30-7:00pm – Championship Saturday NBC and Peacock

Below is the list of races with conditions, purses, and post times for both days. The post times and race order will be finalized on Monday October 23. Click the race names to get links for info specific to that race including a list of the contenders with a link to a profile for each horse with lots more info. Jockey assignments are not finalized and are based on the regular or most recent riders.

More on the Breeders’ Cup:

• Breeders’ Cup Free Past Performances – for all 14 races from BRISnet.com
• Breeders’ Cup Weather – Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita
• 2022 Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup Part 1 – Saturday had 5 races on the dirt, headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) won by Flightline. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) won by Malathaat, the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) won by Elite Power, the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Cody’s Wish, and the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Goodnight Olive. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
  
• 2022 Saturday at the Breeders’ Cup Part 2 – Saturday also had 4 races on the turf, headlined by the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) won by Rebel’s Romance. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) won by Modern Games, the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Tuesday, and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Caravel. Get the results, charts, and more photos here.

• 2022 Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup – Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Santa Anita, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Forte. Also on the card, Victoria Road won the Juvenile Turf (G1), Wonder Wheel won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Meditate won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Mischief Magic won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here.
  
• Breeders’ Cup Traditions – about the signature statue, the trophies and flower blankets each winner receives, and signature cocktails.
• Breeders’ Cup Hits and Near Misses – Who has won multiple times or just missed a second win plus winners who are parents of winners.
• Breeders’ Cup Field Selection Rules – how they decide who gets in if a Championship race is oversubscribed at pre-entry time.
• Satellite photo of Santa Anita from Google Maps
• Santa Anita Track Records – for all distances and surfaces.
• The Breeders’ Cup Championship Day – The official page for the Breeders’ Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
• Breeders’ Cup Challenge Results – Winners and photos
• Points Standings – from the Breeders’ Cup
• Breeders’ Cup Postcards – Breeders’ Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including many past winners
• Breeders’ Cup Supplemental Entries – The old official policy on supplemental entries plus all the supplemental entries and how they fared, mostly it was a losing proposition. There are no more supplements now, only late nominations making it impossible to track since the change.
• America’s Best Racing Breeders’ Cup Special – News, lifestyle, and more
• Blood Horse Breeders’ Cup Special – Entries, news, history and more
• Daily Racing Form coverage – Full coverage with lots of news, stats, and other info. Also news for each division is available here.
• A History of Dosage in the Breeders’ Cup – from Chef-de-Race.com including dosage and pedigree info.
• European News – the latest on the Euro Entries from Sporting Life
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