Total all-sources common-pool handle for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $182,908,409, a new record for the two-day event.

Have you ever wondered how well three-year-olds compete against older horses in the Breeders’ Cup Classic? There have been 37 editions of the race to date, and sophomores have won 13 times.

Lieutenant Dan may have odds of 6-1 on the morning line, but the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) contender is a popular horse in his home state of California. The gelded son of Grazen is a full-bodied bay with a splashy white face, and has had a following ever since breaking his maiden by eight lengths in 2019.

The mere mention of his name causes those closest to him to melt. The sight of his snow-colored face unfailingly sparks a love fest across social media. And every time he steps into a starting gate – a task he has done 34 times and counting – he carries with him both the respect of horseplayers who know they can depend on his form and the admiration of fans who yearn for longevity from their equine stars.

Few Breeders’ Cup runners will be singled on tickets like Gamine, the fleet filly that won the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland.

The emotion is palpable in Jason Loutsch’s voice whenever he talks about the possibility of standing in a Breeders’ Cup winner’s circle celebrating one of Albaugh Family Stables’ own, but amends himself slightly when asked about the venture earning its first triumph in the World Championships.

Years from now, when you look back on the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Championships, what image do you think will first rise to the surface of your memory? And what image will follow closely on its mnemonic heels? Which races will leave indelible impressions?

The Breeders' Cup announced today the official order of races and wagering menu for the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6 at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, Calif.

When Royal Heroine won the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Mile, she set a precedent for fillies and mares succeeding against the boys in the race. Got Stormy will try to become the next to add her name to that roster when the race is run on November 6 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

For good reason, much of the attention on the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) will be on the international runners who come to Del Mar for the 12-furlong contest. In the last decade, just three winners have hailed from the United States, with the other seven coming from Europe. Since 2000, that split is 16 Europe, six for America.

A superb edition of the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) is on tap November 6, and the prospective field is a list of one sparkling star after the other.

When Letruska rolls into the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar on November 6, she will be carrying a heady reputation and a five-race win streak, including four Grade 1 events.

Registration for Thoroughbred racing’s biggest live-money handicapping tournament ― the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) ― is now open.

The upcoming weekend of racing is a very crucial one for owners of horses that are seeking an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar a little more than five weeks from now.

The 3-year-old Into Mischief filly, who was scratched out of last weekend's Cotillion Stakes against her age group at Parx Racing, took on older fillies and mares in the $201,500, Grade 2 Zenyatta Stakes Oct. 3 and drew away to a 2 ¼-length victory.

Torquator Tasso sprang a huge surprise with victory for Germany in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in Paris on Oct. 3.

Under Ricardo Santana Jr., 0.35-1 favorite Echo Zulu broke from post 6 in the Frizette over a fast Belmont track and went right to the lead, maintaining a short and easy advantage until the quarter pole in the one-turn mile race.

Running true to his odds as the 1.70-1 favorite, Jack Christopher captured the $500,000, Grade 1 Champagne Stakes Oct. 2 at Belmont Park by 2 ¾ lengths over Commandperformance.

High expectations for Corniche just keep getting higher.

Hot Rod Charlie delivered a career-best performance in the Pennsylvania Derby to earn his first Grade 1 win, $573,000 in purse earnings, and the best speed figures of his career for a 2 ¼-length win. Let’s take a closer look at the evolution of this exciting 3-year-old racehorse.

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin to really come into focus in late summer and early fall.

After switching back and forth between the grass and the main track during his first two seasons of racing, Gear Jockey has found a home on the turf in 2021 as a 4-year-old.

War Like Goddess has now put together a four-race winning streak to become arguably the best Filly and Mare Turf contender based in North America.

On Aug. 28 at Saratoga Race Course, Gufo held off the late charge of Japan to post a victory in the $750,000, Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer Stakes to punch his ticket to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Nov. 6 at Del Mar.

The field for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic begins to take shape in early summer after the Triple Crown races conclude. Last weekend an expenses-paid berth to the $6 million Classic was awarded to Tripoli for winning the $1,002,000 TVG Pacific Classic Stakes Aug. 21 at Del Mar.

Dedicated racing fans are no doubt familiar with this talented racemare, who has run well twice previously in the World Championships, including a runner-up finish in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park.

While trainer Brad Cox has some important decisions to make in the coming weeks and months, Knicks Go may have answered one of them with an electrifying performance on memorable Aug. 7 afternoon at Saratoga Race Course.

The road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby continues Saturday at Gulfstream Park, with a field of nine entered in the $200,000 race over 1 1/16 miles. Trainer Todd Pletcher has entered two classy maiden winners, Amount and Prime Factor.

Hot Rod Charlie will be making his 2021 debut at Santa Anita Park on Saturday in the $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3), one of the first Kentucky Derby prep races of the year.

The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) is set to take place Saturday at Gulfstream Park, with a field of 12 entered to run the nine-furlong race.

The $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday drew a field of 12, with trainers Shug McGaughey, Mike Maker, and Todd Pletcher each entering more than one horse.

The 2021 California Cup races have been drawn for the January 16 card at Santa Anita Park. There are five stakes races for California-breds scheduled on a 10-race card, with the $200,000 Unusual Heat Turf Classic Stakes topping the action as Race 9.

The $200,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3) at the Fair Grounds in Louisiana on Saturday the 16th tops a big 13-race card, including six stakes races.

A year ago, Hard Not to Love was the older filly to beat at Santa Anita Park. She won the Grade 1 La Brea and the Grade 2 Santa Monica in style, then ran second as the favorite in the Grade 1 Beholder Mile. But she hasn’t won since then, largely due to Fighting Mad.

The field for the $100,000 Tropical Turf Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 9, is a collection of veteran campaigners and lightly raced, potential starts.

The popular Ontario-bred gelding Cleopatra’s Strike has tried the $200,000 San Gabriel (G2) at Santa Anita Park twice.

Life Is Good will be on the path to prove just that in the $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park on January 2.

The prestigious Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) will take place on December 19 at Los Alamitos. The 1 1/16-mile contest has produced such top runners as A. P. Indy, Real Quiet, Point Given, and Into Mischief, and the $200,000 race will have a chance to add yet another name to that list this weekend.

The seven furlong, $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (Grade 3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday should have been a reprieve for several of the entrants, but instead the salty field is going to be difficult to traverse.

There are four graded stakes races at Gulfstream Park on December 12, topped by the $200,000 Ft. Lauderdale (G2) for older horses on the grass. The 11-race program starts at 12:05pm Eastern. Watch and wager on every race from Gulfstream Park with TVG.

The annual Louisiana Champions Day will take place December 12 at the Fair Grounds, with seven stakes races for Thoroughbreds and three for Quarter Horses making up part of a 13-race program that begins at noon local time. Purses for the day total over $1.1 million.

The Bob Baffert-trained Princess Noor will be looking to rebound as she takes the blinkers off in the 1 1/16-mile race.

New York-bred standout Mr. Buff makes his return to Grade 1 company in the $250,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on December 5.

The $500,000 Clark Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday is the premier event in the country this holiday weekend, which is a nod to the depth of the field with 15 graded stakes races taking place between Thursday and Sunday.

One of the highlights of the fall turf festival at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby.

On Saturday, the Toronto oval is running four stakes races, including the $125,000 Ontario Derby (G3).

The venerable Pink Lloyd will make the final start of his season in the $175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday, November 21.

Trainer Bob Baffert has already won the $100,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) a whopping ten times. 

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Racing is quiet one week removed from the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, but there is still Grade 2 action at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Watch and wager on it with TVG.com.

Last year, Circus Maximus came to the Breeders’ Cup as a closely matched third choice and finished fourth. Now the son of Galileo (Ire) will look to improve on that as he returns for the 2020 edition of the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).

The $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) has a wealth of phenomenal entrants, with 2018 heroine Sistercharlie one of four from the Chad Brown outfit, and four Group 1 runners from overseas adding depth to the field.

The Breeders' Cup announced today the official order of races and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.

The $100,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (G3) is one of three stakes on the Halloween card at Belmont Park. Slated as the ninth of a ten-race program, the seven-furlong Bold Ruler drew six runners.

Both of Nyquist’s Grade 1 stars, Vequist and Gretzky the Great, are pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup.

As a one-eyed horse, Mighty Heart would have been popular regardless of his racing prowess. The fact that the unassuming bay colt is going for the Canadian Triple Crown on Saturday, October 24 at Woodbine Racetrack simply adds to the fairytale.

Just one week after Daring Tact swept the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown, unbeaten Contrail will try to do the same as he takes on the $2.4 million Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), a Grade 1 race that completes Japan’s Triple Crown.

Four Group 1 races and a Group 2 make up the brilliant card of racing on British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, October 17.

The $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf (G1) is slated as Race 5 on an 11-race program at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, October 18.

The prestigious Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) will be held Saturday, October 10 at Belmont Park, slated as the ninth of an 11-race card. A field of just five have gathered for the 1 ¼-mile contest, which has been won by the likes of Curlin, Bernardini, Skip Away, Cigar, and Easy Goer in the last three decades.

Fresh off her scintillating North American debut, Lael Stables' Magic Attitude returns to cast another spell in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1) on October 10 at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

Just two years ago the mighty mare Enable won the 2018 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and is now on a quest to win her third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

With just over one month remaining until the 12th annual Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), the Breeders’ Cup announced today that all contests on Horseplayers.com in October will be exclusive to the BCBC with up to five qualifying contests offered each weekend.

The 2020 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course mighty have been delayed from May until October 3, but now the typical second leg of the Triple Crown comes as the final leg in 2020, and features a field of 11 going 1 3/16 miles.

Continuing to draw top horseplayers from around North America for Thoroughbred racing’s biggest live-money tournament, registration is now open for the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC).

Five Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In races take place at Santa Anita Park this Saturday, headed by the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) as a prep for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

TVG is the place to watch and wager on all the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In action at Santa Anita Park this Saturday.

The 2020 fall meet at Belmont Park opens this weekend, with the $250,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) headlining the Saturday card.

The one-mile turf race, a Win and You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) on November 7 at Keeneland, drew eight runners, with 2019 Preakness winner War of Will and tough mare Starship Jubilee will do battle with some local stars.

Theodora B. has been all over the map, but last out the daughter of Ghostzapper found a home on the turf course at Woodbine Racetrack when winning the Grade 2 Dance Smartly.

The 161st edition of the Queen’s Plate will take place Saturday, September 12 at Woodbine Racetrack. The historic contest worth $1 million is open to three-year-olds bred in Canada, and is run over 1 ¼ miles on Woodbine’s synthetic main track.

All eyes will be at Churchill Downs this weekend, with the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks slated to be run once again.

The 2020 Kentucky Derby is finally here after being delayed from the first Saturday in May to September 5.

Runner up by just a head in last year’s Pat O’Brien was Giant Expectations, who is out for revenge this year.

There are four graded stakes races on an 11-race August 29 card at Saratoga, with the Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In Sword Dancer (G1) topping the day. The other Grade 1 is the Forego Stakes, Presented by America’s Best Racing. The seven-furlong sprint has a purse of $300,000.

While all eyes will be on the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar on Saturday, the best betting race of the day could be the $250,000 (G1) Del Mar Oaks.

There are five graded stakes races at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Saturday, August 22, with the $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic (G1) topping the program as the tenth of eleven races.

The $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes is the final stepping stone to the 2020 Kentucky Derby, delayed from May until September 5.

The $500,000 race is one of five stakes races on a major program at Woodbine Racetrack outside Toronto on Saturday.

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series continues on Saturday with the $300,000 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga, which serves as a prestigious qualifier for the Nov. 7 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Keeneland.

The $1 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) heads the August 8 card at Saratoga, where five total stakes will draw the eyes of the nation.

The $300,000 Longines Test Stakes (G1) is one of the five stakes on the August 8 card at Saratoga. The stacked field includes four Grade 1 or Grade 2 winners from six runners.

A mammoth August 1 card at Saratoga includes five stakes races worth $2 million total. Heading the card is the $750,000 Whitney Stakes (G1) for older horses going 1 1/8 furlongs on the main track.

The best of three stakes races on the Saturday card at Del Mar is the $250,000 Bing Crosby (G1) for older sprinters.

The great racemare and 2018 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) heroine Enable is back in action Saturday at Ascot where she will face just three rivals in her attempt to win a record third King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The $150,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) over 1 1/16 miles sees the return of 2019 champion Maximum Security.

While Authentic has been made the 4-5 favorite in the field of seven, Dr Post on the rail has a big shot off a 5-2 morning line.

Saturday’s card at Monmouth Park includes six stakes races, with the $300,000 United Nations (G1) for older males on the grass a big draw for older turf males from the East Coast.

Mark your calendars! The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series continues on Saturday, July 18 with the $1 million Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the prestigious Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

A big field of 13 has been entered in the $600,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

Del Mar kicks off their 2020 summer season with the $100,000 Runhappy Oceanside Stakes, a one-mile grass contest for sophomores.

Two-time Grade 1 winner Code of Honor is seeking his fourth win at Belmont Park in the one-mile contest, but faces a tough field including McKinzie and Vekoma.

The most important classic for three-year-olds in the United Kingdom is the Investec Derby (G1), postponed from June until July 4 at Epsom Downs on Saturday. The 1 ½ mile race tops a card of seven races including its sister race, the 2020 Investec Oaks (G1).

Trainer Graham Motion took last year’s $175,000 Nassau Stakes (G2) at Woodbine Racetrack with Secret Message. The trainer has always had considerable success at Woodbine, and brings another shot in for this year’s Nassau with 9-5 Malakeh (GB).

The $250,000 Just a Game Stakes (G1) has a small but wickedly talented field of seven, with Beau Recall looking to avenge last year’s second place finish. The one-mile turf race takes place on Saturday at Belmont Park. 

With plenty of past performance analysis available, here is a pedigree-based perspective on the field, with emphasis on Breeders’ Cup connections, among them, A.P. Indy. The late Hall of Famer, who won the Belmont Stakes in 1992 ahead of triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, is found in the genetic goods of six-of-ten of this year’s entrants – four of them through grandson Tapit.

The Belmont Stakes isn’t the only major horse race taking place on Saturday at Belmont Park. Five other prestigious stakes races are on the agenda, including the $250,000, Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes Presented by America’s Best Racing, which serves as a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 7.

The 2020 Triple Crown kicks off in unusual fashion at Belmont Park on Saturday, where for the first time in history the Belmont Stakes will start the series. The $1 million race has been reduced to 1 1/8 miles from 1 ½ miles owing to the lack of prep races during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will be run without spectators or owners in attendance.

Saturday’s Belmont Stakes undercard has five additional stakes races, topped by the $300,000 Acorn Stakes (G1) for three-year-old fillies. The one-mile contest has a storied history with winners such as Ruffian, Open Mind, Sky Beauty, and Monomoy Girl.

The $100,000 Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday includes the return of Arklow to Kentucky.

The $300,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday has a storied history, with names such as Midnight Bisou, Abel Tasman, Songbird, and Ashado gracing the winner’s circle.

The most prestigious event for three-year-olds in California is the $400,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1), which has produced Kentucky Derby winners Justify, California Chrome, and I’ll Have Another in the last decade.

Swiss Skydiver was originally hoping to grab a spot at Royal Ascot, but travel logistics have her rerouting to the $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita Park this Saturday.

The $75,000 California Oaks will take place on Sunday, May 31 at Golden Gate Fields, with a field of seven drawn for the 1 1/16 mile race.

Dual Grade 1 winner Ce Ce, fresh off victories in the Apple Blossom (G1) at Oaklawn Park and the Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park, has returned to the Arcadia, California track to take on four rivals in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) on Sunday.

Six months removed from running second, beaten just a head, in the 2019 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, United is back at the races this weekend and eyeing another bid at the $6 million race.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) heroine Sharing makes her 2020 debut Saturday in the $100,000 Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs over a mile on the grass.

Santa Anita Park will reopen this weekend with two stakes races for sophomore California-breds topping the Saturday card, the $150,000 Echo Eddie and $150,000 Evening Jewel.

TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) alumnus Got Stormy makes her third start of 2020 in the $75,000 Powder Break Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.

The classic season of Japanese racing will reach fever pitch over the next few weeks, with the NHK Mile Cup (G1) preceding big events such as the Japanese Derby on May 31.

The only Thoroughbred stakes race in North America this weekend is the $75,000 Sunshine Forever Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 1 1/16-mile turf race drew a field of 12, including main track only runner Just Whistle.

Trainer Bob Baffert will look to sweep both divisions of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday with the unbeaten runners Charlatan and Nadal. 

The crowning card of the 2020 Oaklawn Park meeting comes Saturday, May 2, with three graded stakes worth $1.6 million.

The $100,000 Bachelor Stakes for sophomores over six furlongs features the return of Eight Rings, a Grade 1 winner last year who finished sixth as the second choice in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). He hasn’t run since, but has had nine workouts on the comeback trail, including a bullet move here on April 17 over five furlongs in :59 flat.

The co-feature on an 11-race program April 25 at Oaklawn Park is the $125,000 Carousel Stakes, featuring the 2020 debut of 8-5 favorite Bellafina. Watch all the action at Oaklawn live on TVG.

The Grade 1, $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park Saturday has drawn a stellar field of 14, with Grade 1 winners Ce Ce, Come Dancing, Ollie’s Candy, Serengeti Empress, and Street Band clashing over 1 1/16-miles.

There are a pair of prestigious stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park, with the $350,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) drawing a competitive field of 11. Whitmore will be attempting to become the first horse to win the race three times, after scoring in 2017 and 2018.

The $2.1 million Oka Sho (G1) will kick of the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown in Japan this weekend. It takes place Sunday, April 12 at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan, which is the evening of April 11 in the United States.

A big Saturday of racing at Oaklawn Park is headed by two stakes races, including the $150,000 Oaklawn Mile.

Grade 1 racing continues around the world this weekend, with Japan hosting the Osaka Hai (G1) at Hanshin Racecourse on Sunday, April 5 (Saturday, April 4 in North America).

With much of racing across North America on hold for now, the Royal Randwick meeting in Australia Saturday, April 4 (Friday, April 3 in the United States) offers a chance to still enjoy Group 1 racing. TVG will be showing the 10-race card –which features four Group 1 events - live.

Focus Group will need to return to his best if he is to have a chance in the $200,000 Kitten’s Joy Pan American Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park on March 28.

March 28 is the biggest day of the Gulfstream Park winter meeting, with the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby topping an action-packed, 14-race card with 10 stakes.

The five rivals in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) will have a tough time beating Finite. The three-year-old filly is the 3-5 morning line choice for the 1 1/16-mile race at the Fair Grounds in Louisiana on March 21. 

This weekend is the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at the Fair Grounds, which can we watched and wagered on live with TVG. 14 horses and two also eligible runners have been drawn for the wide open 1 1/8-mile race.

Much of the racing across the nation will be conducted behind closed doors due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but Saturday’s races are some of the best and most competitive seen all year. TVG will be broadcasting all the major stakes races, including the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park.

Ollie’s Candy will make her first start since the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in the $400,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday, March 14. The race is one of eight dirt races carded at the Arcadia, California track that day; all eight can be watched and wagered on with TVG.

A pair of shippers from Florida will spice up the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday, March 7.

The $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs is one of three 2020 Kentucky Derby prep races slated for March 7, and the 1 1/16-mile race drew a full field of 12.

There are ten stakes races on a blockbuster card at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The highlight is the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for 2020 Kentucky Derby prospects.

There are ten stakes races on a blockbuster card at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The highlight is the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) for 2020 Kentucky Derby prospects.

Admiral Lynch makes his 2020 debut in the $100,000 World of Trouble Sprint Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, February 22. 

A stellar field of 12 have been entered for the one-mile Buena Vista Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The $200,000 turf race is for older fillies and mares.

When last seen in the afternoon, British Idiom was duking out a game victory in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) over a field that included dual Grade 1 winner Bast and the brilliant maiden winner Donna Veloce.

Northern California runner Anothertwistafate was so impressive in the 2019 El Camino Real Derby, winning by seven lengths and in hand coming to the wire, that he was routed towards the Kentucky Derby.

The lone Kentucky Derby prep race this coming weekend is the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3), a 1 1/16-mile contest for sophomores at Tampa Bay Downs. The race drew eight runners, headed by unbeaten Independence Hall.

Cholula Lips, who was recently crowned as California’s Champion Two Year Old Female, will make her second start of 2020 in the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.

Despite winning the Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park in October, popular New York-bred Tiz the Law bypassed the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile to prepare for his Triple Crown campaign.

Trainer Todd Pletcher had to wait four starts for Wertheimer and Frere’s Portos to put it all together. 

Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) veteran Arklow is one of 12 horses slated to go to the post for the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Turf (G1).

The news that Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) favorite Omaha Beach, as well as second choice Spun to Run, would both be scratched out of Saturday’s $3 million race sent shockwaves through the racing world and the field of runners slated to go to the post at Gulfstream Park.

Although the California Cup/Sunshine Millions at Santa Anita Park is run in January, it can often end up having Breeders’ Cup implications at the end of the year. The five-race series for state-breds will take place January 18, with names like The Hunted, Baja Sur, and Been Studying Her scheduled to compete.

The first major racecard at the Fair Grounds in Louisiana for 2020 takes place this Saturday, January 18. The 13-race program is highlighted by six stakes, including the $200,000 LeComte Stakes worth 10 Kentucky Derby points to the winner. The race will be live on TVG.

After scratching out of the Tropical Park Derby two weeks ago, four-year-old A Thread of Blue makes his 2020 debut in the $100,000 Tropical Turf (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The race can be watched and wagered on with TVG.

On resume alone, Spiced Perfection towers over the field for the $200,000 La Canada Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday, January 11.

Kitten’s Joy became a premier sire in America and now has a 7 ½ furlong race for three-year-olds in his honor. It will be run at Gulfstream Park on Saturday as the seventh of 11 races.

The $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) kicks off Triple Crown action at Santa Anita Park for 2020. The race has been won in recent years by Breeders’ Cup Classic participants McKinzie and Collected, as well as Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Goldencents.

Three-time Grade 1 winner Bellafina will chase more of the same on Saturday at Santa Anita Park when she goes favored in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (G1) against eight rivals.

Omaha Beach is back for the 2019 Malibu Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Saturday, opening day of the 2020 winter/spring meeting.

A relatively quiet weekend of racing will become heated when Imperial Hint and X Y Jet clash in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, December 21. The seven-furlong contest pits the two speedsters against four rivals, and goes as the tenth of an 11-race card. It can be viewed live on TVG.

2019 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner Mitole has begun his life as a stallion at Spendthrift Farm, retiring after a stellar season with six wins in seven starts. He is a leading contender for Horse of the Year, and will stand for $25,000. Mitole will try to join other Sprint winners such as Gulch, Speightstown, and Midnight Lute as successful sires. 

As the national racing scene moves from a focus on the Breeders’ Cup to the fall and winter meets at Aqueduct and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, many of racing’s brightest stars are being retired or freshened for 2020 campaigns. One of those recently retired horses is Mitole, victorious in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last Saturday.

Sticking to a simple betting strategy against the top horseplayers in the game, Brad Anderson of Sarasota, Florida turned a 9-2 win bet on Vino Rosso in the Breeders’ Cup Classic into a spectacular victory in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge at last week’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Arguably the most contentious race on Breeders’ Cup weekend is the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint, which drew a field of 10.

Trainer Brad Cox, who won the Distaff last year with Monomoy Girl, has five legitimate chances to win Breeders’ Cup races this weekend, starting Friday with British Idiom in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).

Midnight Bisou in the 2019 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) could give jockey Mike Smith his sixth victory in the $2 million race. Smith already has the record with five wins in a race that has produced some of the Breeders’ Cup’s greatest moments. 

Legendary European trainer Aidan O’Brien has pre-entered three horses for the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), to take place at Santa Anita on November 2.

The Breeders' Cup announced today the official order of races, and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2019 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Starting with Chief’s Crown in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in 1984, the Juvenile winner has been crowned as the Eclipse Champion Two Year Old 27 times in 35 runnings. A 28th horse will try to complete the double in the $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita Park on November 1.

Starting with Chief’s Crown in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in 1984, the Juvenile winner has been crowned as the Eclipse Champion Two Year Old 27 times in 35 runnings. A 28th horse will try to complete the double in the $2 million TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita Park on November 1.

The classy Canadian mare Starship Jubilee will take on the world in the 64th edition of the $600,000 E.P. Taylor (G1) at Woodbine on Saturday. A field of ten have been drawn for the 1 ¼-mile race for older fillies and mares, which could have Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) implications.

The $800,000 Canadian International (G1), which takes place Saturday at Woodbine, has become a world class event for international travelers. Some of the entrants will go on to Hong Kong or Japan, and some could head to the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Santa Anita November 2.

Two of the top three-year-olds in the country, Omaha Beach and Shancelot, will clash on Saturday at Santa Anita in the $300,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1).

The son of English Channel is back to try and defend his title in the 1 ½ mile Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf prep at Belmont Park.

With just one month remaining to what is shaping up to be the biggest-ever Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), the Breeders’ Cup announced today that all contests on Horseplayers.com in October will be exclusive to the BCBC with up to five qualifying contests offered each weekend.

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The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series continues this weekend at Keeneland in Kentucky with four “Win and You’re In” qualifying races, including the $500,000 Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, a “Road to the Kentucky Derby” prep race, broadcast live on NBCSN on Saturday starting at 5:30 p.m. ET.

As the Breeders’ Cup draws closer and closer, NBC Sports will head to Keeneland on Sunday to broadcast the $500,000 Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes.

When a horse wins a major grade 1 race such as the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic by over five lengths, he is usually afforded a great deal of respect. But Higher Power was relatively unknown heading into that 1 ¼-mile race, and will be out to prove that his smashing victory under jockey Flavien Prat wasn’t a fluke. He gets his chance in the $300,000 Awesome Again (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday.

The $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park has produced some stellar results over the years. Curlin won it en route to a Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) victory, with other mighty names such as Skip Away and Cigar also accomplishing the double. Historically, the race has been won by all-time greats such as John Henry, Affirmed, Forego, and Damascus.

Looking for horses with the ability to challenge for victory in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park? Look no further than Santa Anita’s own $300,000, Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 28.

Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) at Parx Racing – a Win and You’re In race for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff - will pit some of the best three-year-old fillies in training against each other to clear up the scrambled divisional picture.

With the scratch of star-crossed Maximum Security, a field of six is set to go in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing on Saturday.

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It seems that trainer Chad Brown has such a stranglehold on grass racing in North America that it may come as a surprise that he has never won the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racetrack outside Toronto, Canada.

The $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf (G1) over 1 ½ miles is not the featured event on Saturday’s card at Woodbine Racetrack, but it features one of the standout horses in training in Old Persian (GB).

Tone Broke made headlines when L and N Racing LLC’s three-year-old son of Broken Vow won two legs of the Canadian Triple Crown this summer. Now he takes on some of the best three-year-olds in training in the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational at Belmont Park Saturday.

The big day on the annual calendar at Louisiana Downs is this coming Saturday, September 7, with seven stakes races topped by the $300,000 Super Derby (G3). Last year, classy Lone Sailor used a second place effort in the race to finish sixth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs.

One of the most exciting horses on the Saratoga grounds is six-year-old Preservationist, who seeks the first grade 1 win of his career in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday.

A field of eight juvenile fillies will line up Saturday for the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante (G1), a seven-furlong contest that is the crowning jewel for the division at Del Mar each year. Trainer Bob Baffert has won the race seven times, including with champion Chilukki in 1999, but not since 2012 with Executiveprivilege. He has two chances to add to that tally here.

Just a year ago, dual grade 1-winner Elate went into the $700,000 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) at Saratoga as the home horse with an advantage. She already had a grade 1 victory over the track to her credit thanks to the 2017 Alabama Stakes, and trainer Bill Mott had her primed for a top effort.

With top older horse Catalina Cruiser bypassing to defend his title in the Pat O’Brien next week, the 29th running of the $1 million TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar became a much more wide-open affair. Bolstered by four out of state shippers, the 1 ¼ mile race drew a field of 10, all vying for a Win and You’re In spot in the #6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic November 2.

A well-matched edition of the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap (G2) is on tap Saturday, with the winner receiving an automatic berth into the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) November 2. 

Outside of the Breeders’ Cup itself, the premier race for older female sprinters on the calendar is the $500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes (G1) over seven furlong at Saratoga. The August 24 race drew a field of seven, including the wickedly quick speedsters Separationofpowers and Come Dancing.

A pair of Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In events take place at Arlington Park on Saturday, topped by the $1 million Arlington Million XXXVII. The 1 ¼ mile race is one of three grade 1 races on the turf slated for the August 10 card, and offers an automatic berth into the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) on November 2.

Trainer Chad Brown has three entered in the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday, a Win and You’re In contest for the TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile. 

History can be made at Arlington International Racecourse on Saturday, Aug. 10 when #7 Sistercharlie seeks a second consecutive victory in the $600,000, Grade 1 Beverly D. Stakes.

Mark your calendars for 5 p.m. ET Aug. 10, and tell your friends you’ll be busy for an hour. You won’t want to miss NBC’s live coverage of the $500,000, Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga, a prestigious “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 2 TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita.

Mark your calendars for Aug. 3! Starting at 5 p.m. ET, the NBCSN broadcast team will be at Saratoga to cover the $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes, a prestigious Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic.

First over the line in the Kentucky Derby (G1) but disqualified and placed 17th, local hero Maximum Security will be seeking redemption – and his first official win since March – in the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

The $1 million, Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes on Saturday, July 20 at Monmouth Park could take on special significance.

Saturday’s Arlington Million Stakes at Arlington International Racecourse is an annual highlight of the North American racing calendar, drawing some of the best turf horses from around the world to compete for the race’s namesake seven-figure purse as well as an automatic berth in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf.

The $600,000 Grade 2 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by GE Appliances at Churchill Downs on June 15 serves as a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 2 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and suffice to say its performed well in that role.

The Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets might be the highlight of the spectacular June 8 racecard at Belmont Park, but the Grade 1, $1.2 million Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap could arguably steal the show.

Chuck Grubbs of Georgetown, Kentucky, cashed more than $87,000 in winning wagers on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, jumping from 31st place to the top of the leaderboard to win the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) at last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

The prestigious 1 1/16-mile race figures to determine the champion 2-year-old male of 2018, as well as the early favorite for the 2019 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, and with 14 horses in the field, the pace would probably be heated even if there weren’t an abundance of proven speed horses in the field.

Racing fans love showdowns between talented horses, so it’s understandable that the $2-million, Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs is being billed as a two-horse race between Abel Tasman (#2) and Monomoy Girl (#11).

All told, seven Head2Head (H2H) wagers, with three offered Friday and four Saturday, provide seasoned bettors and potential newcomers an opportunity to handicap intrarace matchups in the hopes of unearthing strong plays in a sports betting type of format.

With the $1,000,000* Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) just four days away, Breeders’ Cup announced today four final qualifying contests on HorsePlayers.com: three on Wednesday, October 31 and one on Thursday, November 1.

The Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile always generates plenty of interest because racing fans are always looking for a potential Kentucky Derby horse, but the race itself can be a difficult puzzle to crack.

The $2 million Grade 1 Maker's Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf on Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs doesn’t have as long a history as some of the other Breeders’ Cup races (it was first run in 1999), looking at the results over the last 19 years reveals a number of trends that could be useful for handicapping the race.

There’s an abundance of history and statistics that can be helpful when handicappers study the Breeders’ Cup races. Except for one. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is the 14th and latest addition to the slate of Breeders’ Cup stakes.

With only one week remaining until the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, chances to qualify into the $1 million* Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) are coming down to the wire.

The marquee event during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the $6 million Classic (G1). Championship Honors, Horse of the Year votes, future stallion arrangements and a giant payday are some of the major implications with the Classic winner.

The Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) is one of the top events on the biggest day of racing. The Distaff has been something of a “logical” race as far as results go in recent years.

The action continued to build on the backstretch of Churchill Downs Thursday morning in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 2-3 as six World Championship contenders donned the work tab and more than 20 others made appearances to train. 

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.

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Seasoned handicapper Scott Shapiro walks through his betting process just in time for the Breeders’ Cup.

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With just three weeks remaining until the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, qualifying contests for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) are coming down to the wire.

With less than one month remaining until the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, qualifying contests for the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) take front and center this weekend with four berths into the largest live-money handicapping contest in the world at stake highlighted by Saturday’s (Oct. 6) tournament which has a super low qualifying ratio (1 per 11) and a $1,000 entry fee.

Several spots in next month’s Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs are on the line during opening weekend at Keeneland, including a berth in the Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf. A victory in Saturday’s First Lady Stakes (G1) not only awards the winning connections with the lions’ share of the $400,000 purse, but also a spot in the two-million-dollar event conducted at 1 3/8 miles over the sod.

Hronis Racing LLC’s Accelerate, the dominant older horse in North America, closed as the 3-1 favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Future Wager #2, and Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner, Enable (GB), closed as the 2-1 favorite in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf Future Wager on Sunday evening.

A spot in the $4 million-dollar Breeders’ Cup Longines Turf (G1) is at stake on Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park when 8 grass routers compete at a mile and a half in the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (G1). The field is led by Arlington Million (G1) winner Robert Bruce. The Chilean-bred son of Fast Company has won 8 of 9 in his career, including 2 of 3 since arriving in the States earlier this year.

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Based on its successful launch in 2011, the Breeders’ Cup announced today that it will conduct the $500K Pay Day online mystery voucher program again for the 2012 World Championships. The promotion will offer fans a chance at one $500,000 mystery voucher that can be redeemed at participating simulcast partner sites on Saturday, November 3.