The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is one of the richest events in sports, with over $30 million paid out in purses and awards.
Owners will be paid through the 10th-place finish position and will share their winnings with their jockeys and trainers on their agreed-upon terms. A victory may carry more weight than just the prize money at stake as it can also boost a horse’s value when it comes time to consider breeding.
The 2024 event, staged at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in California, featured five Breeders’ Cup races on Friday with nine more on tap Saturday. The Breeders’ Cup has been held at other venues previously, including Santa Anita Park, Keeneland and Churchill Downs among others.
Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup schedule
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – $1 million purse – (Post time: noon ET/9 a.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – $1 million purse – (Post time: 3:41 p.m. ET/12:41 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Distaff – $2 million purse – (Post time: 4:21 p.m. ET/1:21 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Turf – $5 million purse – (Post time: 5:01 p.m. ET/2:01 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Classic – $7 million purse – (Post time: 5:41 p.m. ET/2:41 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – $2 million purse – (Post time: 6:25 p.m. ET/3:25 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Sprint – $2 million purse – (Post time: 7:05 p.m. ET/4:05 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Mile – $2 million purse – (Post time: 7:45 p.m. ET/4:45 p.m. PT)
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – $1 million purse – (Post time: 8:25 p.m. ET/5:25 p.m. PT)
How to watch Breeders’ Cup races
Saturday
Date: Nov. 2
Time: 2-8 p.m. ET
TV Network: NBC and USA Network
Streaming Info: Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
Breeders’ Cup Classic entries
Conditions: 1¼ miles for 3-year-olds and up. Purse: $7 million. Post time: 5:41 p.m. ET Saturday.
(Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds)
1. Forever Young, Yoshito Yahagai, Ryusei Sakai, 6-1
2. Highlands Falls, Brad Cox, Luis Saez, 20-1
3. City of Troy, Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore, 5-2
4. Mixto, Doug O’Neill, Kyle Frey, 30-1
5. Senor Buscador, Todd Fincher, Joel Rosario, 30-1
6. Derma Sotogake, Hidetaka Otonashi, Christophe Lemaire, 20-1
7. Ushba Tesoro, Noboru Takagi, Yuga Kawada, 12-1
8. Pyrenees, Cherie DeVaux, Brian Hernandez Jr., 30-1
9. Fierceness, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez, 3-1
10. Tapit Trice, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 30-1
11. Sierra Leone, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat, 12-1
12. Arthur’s Ride, Bill Mott, Junior Alvardo, 15-1
13. Newgate, Bob Baffert, Frankie Dettori, 20-1
14. Next, William Cowans, Luan Machado, 8-1
Also eligible
15. Rattle N Roll, Kenny McPeek, Jose Ortiz, 30-1