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Nov. 1 & 2
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The Breeders' Cup Classic, run at 1 1/4 miles, draws the top international Thoroughbreds year after year.Future Stars Friday, November 1
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Full Schedule
86 races in 11 countries. View the entire 2019 Breeders' Cup Challenge Series schedule.
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Parking & Transportation
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Hall of Champions
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Event by Year
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Breeding & Nominations
The breeding industry is the cornerstone of the Breeders’ Cup program, the very foundation of our Championships and Challenge series. - Tickets
Dining Options
Enjoy the excitement of Championship racing combined with gorgeous scenery and exceptional service of a fine-dining experience at the races from any one of the premium Clubhouse dining areas.
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Reserved Seating
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Press Release
2018 Race Order, Wagering Menu and Guaranteed Pools Announced for World Championships
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (October 24, 2018) — The Breeders' Cup announced today the official order of races, and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first day of the Championships – now called “Future Stars Friday” – and 12 races on the Saturday program (nine Breeders' Cup races). The Friday program begins at 12:55 p.m. ET with four undercard races. The last race of the day, which follows the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, will have a post time of 6:43 p.m. ET.
Championship Saturday’s first post is 10:45 a.m. ET and begins with two undercard races. There will be one race following the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will have a post time of 6:22 p.m. ET.
The race order for the undercard races on Friday and Saturday will also be announced on Monday, October 29.
Championships Race Order (All Times Eastern)
The first Championships race on “Future Stars Friday” will be the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (3:21 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (4:00 p.m.); the $2 million Tito’s Handmade Vodka Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (4:40 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (5:22 p.m.) and the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (6:05 p.m.)
Championship Saturday begins with two undercard races followed by the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (12:00 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (12:38 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (1:16 p.m.); the $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2:04 p.m.); the $2 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2:46 p.m.); the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (3:36 p.m.); the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (4:16 p.m.); the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (4:56 p.m.) and the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (5:44 p.m.).
Friday’s Guaranteed Pools
Friday’s card will open with a $500,000 Pick 5 guarantee on races 1-5. There will be a Late Pick 5 on races 5-9 with a $1,000,000 guarantee and an all Breeders’ Cup Pick 4 on Races 6-9 with a $1,500,000 million guarantee.
Saturday’s Guaranteed Pools
There will be a $1,000,000 guaranteed Pick 6 on races 6-11; a Late Pick 5 on races 7-11 with a $2,000,000 guarantee and an all Breeders’ Cup Pick 4 on races 8-11 with a $3,000,000 million guarantee.
Special Daily Doubles (SPDD) consist of leg one on Friday and leg two on Saturday.
Friday’s Pick 6, Pick 5’s and Jackpot Super High-5 may carryover to Saturday.
Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday or Saturday will carryover to the late Pick 5on Saturday.
Saturday’s Pick 6, late Pick 5 and Jackpot Super High-5 will have a mandatory payout in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.
Bet Minimums
$10 Head2Head
$2 WPS, Daily Double, Pick 6
$1 Exacta and SPDD
$.50 Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and SH-5
$.10 Superfecta
About Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. The 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 races (13 Grade 1 events) with purses and awards totaling more than $30 million, will be held November 2-3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., and will be televised live by the NBC Sports Group. Breeders’ Cup press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, www.breederscup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
More News
June 23, 20195-Year-Old Mare Lys Gracieux Dominates Male Rivals in Takarazuka Kinen in Japan and Gains Automatic Berth into Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
U. Carrot Farm’s 5-year-old mare Lys Gracieux (JPN), the only female in the field, passed the favored Kiseki (JPN) in mid-stretch to win Sunday’s 60th running of the 1 3/8-mile, US$2,826 million Takarazuka Kinen (G1) at Hanshin Racecourse by three lengths, and earned an automatic berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) through the international Breeders’ Cup Challenge.
June 22, 2019Blue Point Holds Off Dream of Dreams to Win Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot and Gains Automatic Berth into Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Godolphin’s Blue Point (IRE) joined a select band of horses to complete the double of Royal Ascot’s two historic sprint prizes when he added the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1) to the King’s Stand Stakes (G1) he won four days earlier and secured a place in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) via the Breeders’ Cup Challenge.
June 21, 2019Rey De Oro and Kiseki Lead Sunday's Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan for Automatic Berth into Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
Led by U. Carrot Farm’s 5-year-old 2017 Japanese Derby (G1) winner Rey de Oro (JPN) and rival Tatsue Ishikawa’s 5-year-old Kiseki (JPN), runner-up in last year’s Japan Cup (G1), a field of 12 has been entered for Sunday’s 60th running of the 1 3/8-mile, US$2,826 million Takarazuka Kinen (G1) at Hanshin Racecourse. The winner of the Takarazuka Kinen will earn an automatic berth into the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) through the international Breeders’ Cup Challenge.