Breeders’ Cup Preview

Breeders’ Cup World Championships Preview

Updated: 10/12/24

For 2024, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Del Mar in Arcadia, California. Pre-entries will close on Monday October 21 for all the races and final entries will close on Monday October 28 when post positions will be drawn in the paddock at Del Mar. Below are links to contenders for each race along with lots of other information.

The 41st 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 1st 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 2nd will have nine Grade 1 races for older horses headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at 1 1/4 miles. Once again, the Classic will not be the finale, with the Filly and Mare Turf, Filly and Mare Sprint, Mile, and Sprint running after the Classic. The Championships are being held at Del Mar for the third time, having hosted in 2017 and 2021 previously.

The Breeders’ Cup will be televised on NBC, Peacock USA Network, and FanDuel TV with the schedule shown below. All times are Eastern.
     Friday, November 1, 4:00-8:00pm – Future Stars Friday on USA Network/Peacock/FanDuel TV
     Friday, November 1, 8:00-9:00pm – Future Stars Friday on Peacock/FanDuel TV
     Saturday, November 2, 11:00pm-3:30pm – Championship Saturday on USA Network/Peacock/FanDuel TV
     Saturday, November 2, 3:30pm-5:30pm – Championship Saturday NBC/Peacock/FanDuel TV
     Saturday, November 2, 5:30pm-6:30pm – Championship Saturday (Classic) on NBC/Peacock
     Saturday, November 2, 6:30pm-8:00pm – Championship Saturday on USA Network/Peacock/FanDuel TV
     Saturday, November 2, 8:00pm-9:00pm – Championship Saturday on Peacock/FanDuel TV

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 21. 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 Weather – Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar
• 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 White Abarrio. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) won by Idiomatic, 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 PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Goodnight Olive. Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and photos: Classic, Distaff, Sprint, Dirt Mile, Filly Sprint
• 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 Auguste Rodin. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) won by Master of the Seas, the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Inspiral, and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Nobals. Get the results, charts, and more photos here. Expanded results and photos: Turf, Mile, Filly Turf, Turf Sprint
• Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup – Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Del Mar, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Fierceness. Also on the card, Unquestionable won the Prevagen Juvenile Turf (G1), Just F Y I won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Hard to Justify won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Big Evs won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile, Juvenile, Juvenile Turf Sprint

• 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 Del Mar from Google Maps
• Del Mar 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.
• 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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