Breeders' Cup Presents The News Minute: Good Trips From Bad Posts

Editor's Note: Although the thoroughbred racing industry faced a number of challenges this year, including the widely-publicized deaths of horses at the Kentucky Derby as well as track closures and declining betting, horse racing remains a popular sport and an important economic engine. A 2017 survey by the American Horse Council Foundation…

The Breeders' Cup serves as the de facto championships of American horse racing in the United States. Since 1984 the best thoroughbreds from around the world gather for one weekend at the same track for 14 races, all Grade I stakes with different distances, surfaces, and genders. There are 14 total races, with five races all for juvenile horses…

For the 40th edition of the Breeders' Cup, the prestigious horse racing event will return to the track that has hosted it most: Santa Anita Park. This weekend, the 2023 Breeders' Cup will take place in Arcadia, Calif., at Santa Anita Park, which will be the site of the event for the 11th time. It's the first time the track has hosted the Breeders'…

The horses are nearing the paddock with a final week of prep until the top Thoroughbreds move into the starting gate for the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park. The southern California race track in Arcadia, just 16 miles from Los Angeles, hosts the Breeders' Cup for a record 11th time, and record wagering is expected…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Horses Based in Louisville Ready For Trip to Santa Anita & Breeders' Cup World Championships (Saudi Crown / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: LOCAL BREEDERS' CUP CONTENDERS READY TO SHIP TO CALIFORNIA FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS A total of 22 Breeders' Cup pre-entrants based at Churchill Downs…

The Breeders' Cup 2023 wagering menu will include an all-turf, $3 Pick 3 on Nov. 3. The three races, in order, are: Race 5: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Race 7: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Race 9: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf The Breeders' Cup all-turf Pick 4 on Saturday is a 50-cent minimum wager and will package four of the best turf…

Breeders' Cup Limited revealed Oct. 25 the official order of races and post times for the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships as well as an expanded betting menu for the two-day event scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first…

Breeders' Cup Notebook: The "Math" of the Aftermath (Breeders' Cup 2022 / Coady Photography) From the Breeders' Cup Media Team: Europeans, New York-based Runners Dominated World Championship Weekend Horses based primarily in Europe and New York accounted for 11 of the 14 victories in the 39 edition of the Breeders' Cup 14 World Championships this…

The Breeders' Cup promises two days of blockbuster racing from the other side of the pond. A stack of Irish and UK runners will make the trip Stateside in a bid to land some of the biggest prize pots in the game but they'll face competition from America's best horses and others from across the globe. The Breeders' Cup 2022 takes place at Keeneland…

Friday and Saturday's 14 championship races at the Breeders' Cup are among the most rewarding handicapping challenges on the horse racing calendar each year. The evaluation of these races, which match the best from America and the world, starts with the query: Can you beat the favorite? Let's look at the races in order from Friday to Saturday with…

Two all-turf exotic bets have been added to the traditional wagering menu for the 39th Breeders' Cup that will be run Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, at Keeneland. The 2022 wagering menu will include a Breeders' Cup all-turf, $3 Pick 3 on Friday. The three races, in order, include the running of the Juvenile Turf Sprint in the sixth, the…

The Breeders' Cup announced Wednesday the official order of races and wagering menu for the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first day of the Championships -…

The Breeders' Cup has announced the official order of races and wagering menu for the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first day of the Championships - "Future Stars…

When the betting public has a hard time making up its mind who it favors to win a race, chances are they'll ultimately be wide of the mark. That's been the case, at least, in the Breeders' Cup over the past decade. "Lukewarm" favorites, defined here as post-time favorites that start at odds of 3-1 or higher, have accounted for roughly 20 percent of…

There were 14 World Championship races this weekend at Del Mar and no one main base of operations had a stranglehold on the victors. Domestically, four winners were based in Kentucky, three in New York and two in California, European runners accounted for three victories and Japan posted its first two World Championships victories. In all, six…

The Breeders' Cup is a glorious two days of. Fourteen championship races, top horses from around the globe, mostly full fields and a chance for a profitable day with just a few exotic wagering scores. The 2021 edition will be run Friday and Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The "Future Stars Friday'' card will feature five races restricted to…

As usual, the post-position draws for the 14 Breeders' Cup races were conducted in the order the races will be run this weekend at Del Mar, meaning the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic was 14th and last. If anyone wanted drama Monday, however, they were in the wrong place. Knicks Go, the 5-2 favorite in the race that likely will decide Horse of the…

The Breeders' Cup unveiled its 2021 wagering menu on Wednesday, adding a new All-Turf Pick 4 and a third Pick 5 to Saturday's betting smorgasbord. Along with the wagering menu, officials for the Nov. 5-6 racing festival at Del Mar announced the official race order. Friday's first day features 10 races, five of those Breeders' Cup events. Saturday's…

The Breeders' Cup released the official order of races and betting menu for the 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships, scheduled for Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders' Cup races) on the first day of the Championships, "Future Stars Friday," and 12 races on the Saturday program (nine Breeders' Cup races). The…

Nearly 200 horses were pre-entered for the 14 Breeders' Cup races next week at Del Mar, including eight winners from last year and eight from beleaguered Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Pre-entries were due Monday, with the official announcement coming Wednesday morning. (See all 14 races here.) Before the morning was out, however, came news from…

Headlined by classic winners Authentic, Swiss Skydiver and Tiz The Law, 184 horses were drawn Monday afternoon into 14 fields for the $28 million Breeders' Cup championships Friday and Saturday at Keeneland. The morning lines were determined by handicapper Mike Battaglia. [] Below are the fields and odds for the 14 Breeders' Cup races in reverse…

And now we wait. Post positions are drawn and morning line odds set for all 14 Breeders' Cup races to be run Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs, which will host the championships for the first time since 2011. Get a look at the fields below. Friday, Nov. 2 • 10 races total carded; first post time 12:55 p.m. It's an overflow field, as expected…

A two-day festival of Thoroughbred racing featuring some of the best horses, trainers, and jockeys in the world, the 2023 Breeders' Cup is a highlight of the racing calendar, the horse racing version of an end-of-year championship, except that it doesn't confer any championships- those have to wait until voting for Eclipse Awards begins later this…