The Breeders’ Cup World Championships are the pinnacle Thoroughbred horse racing. While other major horse racing events feature a compelling full day of racing, they are almost always built around one signature race. Conversely, the Breeders’ Cup is a two-day event with 14 Championship races across multiple divisions that crown an array of champions and highlights the best of the best in the sport. The … Continue reading Breeders’ Cup Cocktails
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships begin next Friday, October 31st, with five races for 2-year-olds. Here’s a few key things to know about each of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races at Del Mar, which begin with race #6. BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT. Purse: $1 million dollars. Distance: 5 furlongs on turf. Post time: 5:45 p.m. Eastern. European shippers have swept the exacta in this … Continue reading Future Stars Friday
The 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships kick off on Friday October 31st at Del Mar Race Course. The two-day event will again feature 14 Grade 1 races and more than $34 million dollars in purses as the sports elite talent compete on horse racing’s biggest stage. Del Mar– Where the Turf Meets the Surf on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, will host the Breeders’ … Continue reading BC Wagering Menu
The Breeders’ Cup is the biggest event in global horse racing. That said, if the Triple Crown races are the equine equivalent of the World Series, then the Breeders’ Cup is tantamount to the equine Olympic Games– only held every year. There are Thoroughbred races for all different age groups, distances, and surfaces. Racehorses, jockeys, trainers, owners, and breeders are all celebrated with this year-end championship … Continue reading How Horses Become BC Eligible
A panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup officials have released their final poll in which they vote for the nation’s top contenders for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic. Theses rankings are determined by each voter grading their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. This week’s vote was the 10th and last week of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic rankings and … Continue reading Sovereignty Rules The Rankings
Since its inception in 1984 the Breeders’ Cup World Championships have been hosted by 12 different venues across America and Canada. Santa Anita has been the most gracious host with the BC being contested there a record 11 times. Churchill Downs has hosted he world’s best 9 times. Including this year, Del Mar has been the Breeders’ Cup backdrop 4 times and Keeneland will present … Continue reading Saratoga Breeders’ Cup ? C’mon !
The Grade 1, $650,000 dollar, Win and You’re In, Breeders’ Futurity is Saturday at Keeneland Race Course. As well as the purse, the winner earns an expenses-paid entry into the $2 million dollar Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, October 31st at Del Mar. Here is a brief look at the seven entrants: 1. BLACKOUT TIME [10-1] Jockey: Cristian Torres. Trainer: Ken McPeek. Ran 2nd in his career debut sprinting in … Continue reading Who Wins The Breeders’ Futurity ?
The Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes is Sunday. It’s traditionally the final prep race for California sprinters in advance of the World Championships yet it was never a Win and You’re In qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. This year’s contest is now a part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, with the winner automatically getting a spot in the gate as well as an expense … Continue reading Who Wins The Santa Anita Sprint?
The Saratoga and Delmar summer meets are in the rearview, while the Keeneland fall meet is set to begin October 3rd. These indicators suggest that the Breeders’ Cup World Championships are not far off. Within each racing season there is only one cumulative Finish Line: the Breeders’ Cup. When Halloween rolls around this year racing fans from around the world will turn their attention to Del Mar Race Track and the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It is … Continue reading Breeders’ Cup Origins
The Blue Grass Stakes was scheduled for Saturday at Kenneland Racetrack. But with a weather forecast that calls for several days of thunderstorms and potential widespread flooding in the Lexington area, the race has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 8th. Keeneland increased the purse for the 1 1/8-mile, Grade 1 Blue Grass to a record $1.25 million dollars for 2025 and will also distribute qualifying points … Continue reading Who Wins The Blue Grass Stakes?
