The 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships makes up 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 event, at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in California, featured five Breeders’ Cup races on Friday with nine more on Saturday. The Breeders’ Cup has been held at other venues previously, including Santa Anita Park, Keeneland and Churchill Downs among others.
Friday’s Breeders’ Cup results
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – $1 million purse
Win: Magnum Force (15/1) – $27.00/$12.60/$8.40
Place: Arizona Blaze- $22.40/$11.80
Show: Governor Sam – $6.40
$1 Exacta (4-5) $200.90; $1 Trifecta (4-5-10) $1,910.60
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies – $2 million purse
Win: Immersive (3/1) – $6.00/$4.00/$2.60
Place: Vodka With a Twist- $6.80/$4.20
Show: Quickick – $4.00
$1 Exacta (3-1) $24.20; $1 Trifecta (3-1-5) $101.80
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – $1 million purse
Win: Lake Victoria (8/5) – $3.40/$3.00/$2.20
Place: May Day Ready- $7.80/$6.00
Show: Nitrogen – $15.20
$1 Exacta (1-12) $24.70; $1 Trifecta (1-12-2) $508
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – $2 million purse
Win: Citizen Bull (10/1) – $33.80/$13.20/$9.40
Place: Gaming – $7.40/$6.00
Show: Hill Road – $20.80
$1 Exacta (6-7) $71.10; $1 Trifecta (6-7-3) $2,918.50
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf – $1 million purse
Win: Henri Matisse (6/1) – $9.80/$6.20/$5.40
Place: Iron Man Cal – $21.40/$12.20
Show: Aomori City – $8.40
$1 Exacta (13-6) $105.40; $1 Trifecta (13-6-12) $935
Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup schedule
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – (Post time: 12:00 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT) – $1 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint – (Post time: 3:41 p.m. ET / 12:41 p.m. PT) – $1 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Distaff – (Post time: 4:21 p.m. ET / 1:21 p.m. PT) – $2 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Turf – (Post time: 5:01 p.m. ET / 2:01 p.m. PT) – $5 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Classic – (Post time: 5:41 p.m. ET / 2:41 p.m. PT) – $7 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf – (Post time: 6:25 p.m. ET / 3:25 p.m. PT) – $2 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Sprint – (Post time: 7:05 p.m. ET / 4:05 p.m. PT) – $2 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Mile – (Post time: 7:45 p.m. ET / 4:45 p.m. PT) – $2 million purse
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – (Post time: 8:25 p.m. ET / 5:25 p.m. PT) – $1 million purse
How to watch Breeders’ Cup races
Saturday
Date: Nov. 2, 2024
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
(This story has been updated with results and a new photo.)