Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 23 the official order of races, post times, and wagering menu for the upcoming Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar in Southern California. The Breeders' Cup wagering menu will provide horseplayers with multi-race wagers featuring multi-million-dollar pools throughout the two-day program.
The $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), broadcast live on NBC and streamed live on Peacock, will be the centerpiece of the Championships Saturday program. To take advantage of the 2 1/2-hour national broadcast window on NBC—which also is televising college football and other events on Saturday, Nov. 2—post time for the Classic will be 2:41 p.m. PT / 5:41 p.m. ET. There will be four Breeders' Cup races before and four Championship races after the Classic, centering the marquee race as the end of the middle Pick 5 and the start of the late Pick 5 on the wagering menu.
Continuous coverage of all Breeders' Cup races on Friday and Saturday will stream live on Peacock. Additionally, all undercard and Breeders' Cup races, except the Classic, will be shown live on FanDuel TV as part of the Breeders' Cup Players' Show coverage, which is also available on BreedersCup.com and mobile app, all major ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities around the world.
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 Friday program begins at 11:35 a.m. PT / 2:35 p.m. ET with five undercard races. The first Breeders' Cup race on Friday will be the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T), which will have a post time of 2:45 p.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. ET. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) (Race #10) will be the day's final race with a post time of 5:25 p.m. PT / 8:25 p.m. ET.
Saturday's first post is 10:05 a.m. PT / 1:05 p.m. ET and begins with three undercard races. The Breeders' Cup Classic (Race #8) will have a post time of 2:41 p.m. PT / 5:41 p.m. ET.
There will be four Breeders' Cup races after the Classic, as follows:
- Race #9: $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) at 3:25 p.m. PT / 6:25 p.m. ET
- Race #10: $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at 4:05 p.m. PT / 7:05 p.m. ET
- Race #11: $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) at 4:45 p.m. PT / 7:45 p.m. ET
- Race #12: $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at 5:25 p.m. PT / 8:25 p.m. ET.
This year, various countries, including Canada, England, France, Germany, and Ireland, will offer pari-mutuel, commingled wagering through the Breeders' Cup Global Pool.
Other jurisdictions offer separate pool wagering, including Australia, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, and Turkey.
The 2024 wagering menu will include a Breeders' Cup $3 All-Turf Pick 3 on Friday. The three races, in order, are:
- Race 6: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
- Race 8: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T)
- Race 10: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
The Breeders' Cup All-Turf Pick 4 on Saturday is a $.50 minimum wager and will package four of the best turf races in the world together with full fields of international competitors. The four races, in order, are:
- Race 5: Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T)
- Race 7: Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T)
- Race 9: Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T)
- Race 11: Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup will also offer the All-Dirt Pick 4 on Saturday with a $.50 minimum wager. The four races, in order, are:
- Race 6: Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1)
- Race 8: Breeders' Cup Classic
- Race 10: Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Race 12: Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Breeders' Cup will also offer three Pick 5's on Saturday. The early Pick 5 will be Race 1 through Race 5. The middle Pick 5 will start with Race 4, the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), and end with Race 8, the Breeders' Cup Classic. The late Pick 5 will start with the Breeders' Cup Classic and end with the final race of the day, the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
| 2024 BREEDERS’ CUP POST TIMES AND WAGERING MENU | |||||||||||
| Friday, November 4 | |||||||||||
| Race Number | Post Time (PT) | Race Name | Wagering Options | ||||||||
| Race 1 | 11:35 am | The Ocean View | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 2 | 12:10 pm | Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 3 | 12:45 pm | Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 4 | 1:25 pm | Senator Ken Maddy Stakes | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 5 | 2:05 pm | Golden State Juvenile Stakes | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 6 | SH-5 | |
| Race 6 | 2:45 pm | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 & $3 All-Turf Pick 3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 7 | 3:25 pm | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SPDD | Pick 4 | SH-5 |
| Race 8 | 4:05 pm | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 9 | 4:45 pm | Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | DD | SPDD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 10 | 5:25 pm | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | SPDD | SH-5 | |||
| Saturday, November 5 | |||||||||||
| Race Number | Post Time (PT) | Race Name | Wagering Options | ||||||||
| Race 1 | 10:05 am | The Sunrise | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 2 | 10:40 am | Bayokoa Stakes (G3) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 3 | 11:15 am | Goldikova Stakes | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 4 | 12:00 pm | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 5 | 12:41 pm | Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 & All-Turf Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 6 | 1:21 pm | Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SPDD | Pick 4 & All-Dirt Pick 4 | SH-5 |
| Race 7 | 2:01 pm | Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 & Pick 6 | SH-5 | |
| Race 8 | 2:41 pm | Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 5 | SH-5 | |
| Race 9 | 3:25 pm | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | Pick 4 | SH-5 | |
| Race 10 | 4:05 pm | Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | Pick 3 | DD | SH-5 | ||
| Race 11 | 4:45 pm | Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | DD | SH-5 | |||
| Race 12 | 5:25 pm | Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) | WPS | EX | TRI | SUPER | SH-5 | ||||
| BOLD are Breeders’ Cup World Championships races | |||||||||||
Wagering Notes
- Special Daily Doubles on Friday consist of leg one on Friday and leg two on Saturday.
—Friday Race 7 with Saturday Race 6
—Friday Race 9 with Saturday Race 8
—Friday Race 10 with Saturday Race 7 - Friday's Pick 6, Pick 5s and High 5 may carry over to Saturday.
- Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday or the early Pick 5 on Saturday will carry over to the late Pick 5 on Saturday. The middle Pick 5 on Saturday will have a mandatory payout.
- Special Daily Double on Saturday will be the Breeders' Cup Distaff as leg one and the Breeders' Cup Classic as leg two.
- Saturday's Pick 6, late Pick 5 and Super High 5 will have a mandatory payout on Breeders' Cup Saturday.
Bet Minimums
$3 All-Turf Pick 3
$1 WPS, Exacta, Daily Double, Pick 6, and SPDD
$.50 Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, All-Turf Pick 4, All-Dirt Pick 4, Pick 5, Super High 5
$.10 Superfecta
