A private tour to visit Hall of Fame member Zenyatta at Lane's End Farm, along with halters worn by Breeders' Cup Champions American Pharoah, Cody's Wish, Flightline, and Stormy Liberal, are among several items listed in a Breeders' Cup Charities online auction launched Jan. 12. The auction runs through 11:55 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 18, and can be accessed by visiting BreedersCup.com/Charities.
Tickets to premier race meets across the country are among the experiences fans may seek to purchase while supporting Breeders' Cup Charities, the official outreach program of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Along with a table of four in the private turf club during the summer meet at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and accommodations for four in the new paddock building at Keeneland Race Course, a box for five at the Saratoga Race Course summer meet is also on offer. Four tickets to the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park and accommodations for four at the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park round out the available racetrack excursions.
Also featured in the auction are jockey boots signed and worn by Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, official Breeders' Cup horsemen's baseball caps signed by the trainers of several 2025 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) starters—including winner Forever Young (JPN)—and a Squier electric guitar signed by Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason Scheff of Chicago, and CeeLo Green.
A print of 2024 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) winner Thorpedo Anna—Horse of the Year and Champion 3-year-old filly in 2024—is another key item of interest. The print is signed by trainer Kenny McPeek, jockey Brian Hernandez, and artist Robert Clark. A print by artist Helen Hayse of the legendary Secretariat, signed by former Claiborne Farm president Seth Hancock, is also part of the auction.
Sports fans will find four 2026 Major League Baseball tickets courtesy of SeatGeek (market and date at winner's choosing; subject to availability), jockey goggles signed by Irad Ortiz Jr., and a one-year all-access subscription to the Daily Racing Form's Past Performances among the items generously donated by supporters of Breeders' Cup Charities.
In 2025, Breeders' Cup Limited announced a revitalized Breeders' Cup Charities program dedicated to generating meaningful, lasting support for key industry charities and the broader Thoroughbred racing community. Led by an annual donation of all royalties received on Breeders' Cup merchandise sales, a number of new initiatives were introduced to increase overall fundraising efforts and ensure the continued success and growth of Breeders' Cup Charities. Fundraising for 2025 is expected to total $675,000, all of which will be distributed to Breeders' Cup Charities' primary beneficiaries and other charitable causes.
Five core pillars—Thoroughbred aftercare, jockey health and wellness, backstretch and industry workers, equine research, and other impactful community initiatives—benefited from funds raised by BCC in 2025. The initiative proudly supports multiple established charities, including but not limited to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America.
