2019/11/01 13:37
Nov. 5 & 6 | Del Mar
  • Future Sites
  • Wager
  • Horsemen
  • Sponsors
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Tickets

  • Races

    Longines Classic

    The Breeders' Cup Classic, run at 1 1/4 miles, draws the top international Thoroughbreds year after year.

    Saturday, November 6

    • Longines Classic
    • Longines Turf
    • Longines Distaff
    • FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF
    • Sprint
    • Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf
    • Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile
    • Turf Sprint
    • Filly & Mare Sprint

    Future Stars Friday, November 5

    • TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
    • Juvenile Fillies Turf
    • Juvenile Fillies
    • Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America
    • Juvenile Turf Sprint

    More Links

    • 2020 Race Recaps
    • Breeders' Cup Challenge Series
    • Future Stars Friday
    • How it Works
    • Safety & Integrity
    • Longines Classic
    • Longines Turf
    • Longines Distaff
    • FanDuel Mile presented by PDJF
    • Sprint
    • Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf
    • Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile
    • Turf Sprint
    • Filly & Mare Sprint
    • TVG Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
    • Juvenile Fillies Turf
    • Juvenile Fillies
    • Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America
    • Juvenile Turf Sprint
    • Challenge Series
  • Results
  • BCBC

    Leaderboard

    View the 2020 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge Leaderboard.

    Online Qualifiers

    View online qualifiers for the 2021 BCBC.

    Past BCBC Winners

    View the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge hall of champions.

    More Links

    • 2020 BCBC Wagers by Player
    • Leaderboard
    • Qualify Online
    • Past BCBC Winners
    • 2020 BCBC Wagers By Player
    • Official Rules
  • History & Tradition

    Hall of Champions

    Since 1984, the world's finest thoroughbreds have competed in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for a place in history.

    Event by Year

    See everything from race replays to handle and weather from every Championship since 1984.

    Breeding & Nominations

    The breeding industry is the cornerstone of the Breeders’ Cup program, the very foundation of our Championships and Challenge series.

    More Links

    • 2020 Results
    • Trophy History
    • Official Cocktails
    • Flower Garland
    • Celebrity Ambassadors
    • Fashion
    • Hall of Champions
    • Event by Year
    • Breeding & Nominations
    • All In: The Road to the Classic
    • Trophy History
    • Flower Garland
    • Celebrities
    • Fashion
  • Tickets
  • Tickets
  • About

    What is Breeders' Cup?

    Each racing season ends with just one finish line: the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

    Global Competition

    The Breeders' Cup attracts competition from around the globe including the top talent from 6 continents and over 16 countries.

    Father of the Cup

    Thirty seven years ago the visionary John Gaines hatched a plan. His vision? The Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

    More Links

    • Charity For Champions
    • Nominations
    • Future Host Sites
    • Board, Members and Staff
    • Corporate Partners
    • What is Breeders' Cup?
    • Global Competition
    • Father of the Cup
    • Board Members and Staff
    • Future Host Sites
    • Nominations
    • Corporate Partners
    • Donate to COVID-19 Relief
  • News

The Breeders' Cup World Championships

What is the
Breeders' Cup?

Each racing season ends with just one finish line: the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It’s the two-day, 14-race, year-end culmination that every horse, jockey, trainer and owner across the globe has in their sights. Where the world’s greatest come together to crown champions, and spectators celebrate as history unfolds before their eyes.
 

It’s two-days full of exciting events both on and off the track, glamorous fashion, celebrity sightings and food curated by world-renowned chefs. It’s not just another day at the races. It’s the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Be a part of it

2 Days. 14 Races.
$31 Million in Purses and Awards.

What was once a one-day, seven-race event is now a two-day, 14-race celebration of the sport of horse racing. The Breeders' Cup kicks off with Future Stars Friday, comprised of five juvenile races featuring horse racing's brightest rising stars.


Championship Saturday is one of the richest days in racing awarding over $22 million in purses and awards over 9 races, culminating in the defining event of the international racing season, the $6 Million Breeders' Cup Classic.

Learn More

Our Mission

To conduct the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at the highest levels of quality, safety and integrity and to promote the growth of Thoroughbred breeding, racing and sales through proactive leadership, innovation and service.

GLOBAL COMPETITION

The Breeders' Cup attracts competition from around the globe including the top talent from 6 continents and over 16 countries, crowning true world champions in the 14 divisions that comprise the championship event. Of the 201 horses pre-entered for the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships, 39 horses were from overseas.

Del Mar

In 2021, The Breeders’ Cup will return to another iconic racing venue: Del Mar, where the turf meets the surf Southern California style. With San Diego’s vibrant nightlife, beautiful beaches and sunny days creating a perfect trifecta.

2021 Ticket Info

Keeneland

In 2022, the Breeders' Cup will return to the cradle of the breeding industry and the heart of the Bluegrass state. Where the very idea of the Breeders’ Cup was conceived. To the classic elegance and the iconic feel of Keeneland.

2022 Ticket Info

Father of the Cup

Thirty seven years ago the visionary John Gaines hatched a plan. His idea was to create a year-end culminating championship for horse racing. An event where horses from across the world could meet to settle the age old question, "who’s the best?". An event that celebrated the best of the sport, put it on a national platform and helped to build the market for racing and breeding.

 

His vision? The Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Learn More

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series:
Win and You're In

Some races just mean more than others. The stakes are higher. The competition is better. The action is just more intense. The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series is a collection of races that quite frankly, just mean more. The Challenge Series means an automatic, paid entry into the Breeders' Cup World Championships for the winner, and that's just the beginning. In 2019, the Breeders' Cup crowned 86 Challenge Series winners in 11 different countries.

Learn More

Nominations

The foundation of the Breeders’ Cup begins with foal and stallion nominations. Each year, the very best stallions in the world are nominated to the Breeders’ Cup, paving the way for their progeny to join this international racing and breeding program. This annual nomination of stallions and their foals provides a major source of purse funding for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, and provides a unique showcase for breeders as they raise and run the thoroughbreds the love.

Learn More

Board of Directors & Members

View our current Board of 14 Directors and our 42 Breeders' Cup Limited members.

Learn More

Breeders' Cup Staff

Meet and contact the Breeders' Cup management team.

Learn More

Corporate Partners 

The Breeders' Cup runs in good company. Thank you to the official partners of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Learn More

Breeders’ Cup Limited: Kentucky Office

215 W Main Street

Suite 250

Lexington, KY 40507

Fax: (859) 223-3945

Breeders’ Cup Limited: New York Office

40 East 52nd Street

15th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Fax: (212) 752-3039

  • Phone
    (859) 223-5444 or (800) 722-3287
  • Ticket Information
    bctickets@breederscup.com
  • Customer Service
    help@breederscup.com
  • Stallion/Foal Nominations
    bcnominations@breederscup.com
  • Breeders' Cup Press Accreditation
    jim@breederscup.com
  • Racing Dept.
    bcracing@breederscup.com
  • Annual Report

    View the accomplishments the Breeders' Cup achieved during 2019.
    https://www.breederscup.com/sites/default/files/BC%202019%20Annual%20Report.pdf
  • Safety & Integrity

    At the Breeders' Cup, the safety of our athletes, equine and human, is our foremost priority. That's why we have the highest safety, integrity and testing standards of any racing event in North America. Learn more about what the Breeders' Cup does to reduce risk and protect our participants.
    Learn More
Breeders' Cup World Championships

Official Wagering Partners

Footer menu

  • Media
  • Horsemen
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • News/Blog
  • Charity
  • Contact Us

Stay Connected

Follow us

  • @BreedersCup
  • @BreedersCup
  • @BreedersCup
  • @BreedersCup