Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland

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Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, KY, is ready to host the Breeders’ Cup for the third time. Thoroughbred U has attended each and is pleased to be returning for both dates, once again. This edition will feature champions fresh off the track from Keeneland’s Fall meet as well as horses from over sixteen countries, spanning six continents. Check out the BC Championship races…

Future Stars Friday is November 4th. Five BC races will post on a card of ten with race one starting at 11:55 AM ET. The BC races are as follows, by name (grade)/purse/age and gender/length/surface/race/post time/number of entries/winner:

  • The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (GI)/$1 million dollars/2 year-olds/5 and 1/2 furlongs/turf/race 6/3:00 PM ET/12 contenders/Mischief Magic
  • The NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI)/$2 million dollars/2 year-old fillies/1 and 1/16 miles/dirt/race 7/3:40 PM ET/14 contenders/Wonder Wheel
  • The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (GI)/$1 million dollars/2 year-old fillies/1 mile/turf/race 8/4:20 PM ET/14 contenders/Meditate
  • The FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI)/$2 million dollars/2 year-old colts and geldings/1 and 1/16 miles/dirt/race 9/5:00 PM ET/10 contenders/Forte
  • The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (GI)/$ 1 Million dollars/2 year-old colts and geldings/1 mile/turf/race 10/5:40 PM ET/14 contenders/Victoria Road (IRE)

Super Saturday takes place November 5th. Nine BC races will post on a card of twelve with race one beginning at 10:30 AM ET. The BC races are as follows, by name (grade)/purse/age and gender/length/surface/race/post time/number of entries/winner:

  • The Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (GI)/$1 million dollars/3 year-olds and up fillies and mares/7 furlongs/dirt/race 3/11:50 AM ET/13 contenders/Goodnight Olive
  • The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (GI)/$1 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/5 and 1/2 furlongs/turf/race 4/12:29 PM ET/14 contenders/Caravel
  • The Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI)/$1 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/1 mile/dirt/race 5/1:10 PM ET/11 contenders/Cody’s Wish
  • The Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (GI)/$ 2 million dollars/3 year-olds and up fillies and mares/1 and 3/16 miles/turf/race 6/1:50 PM ET/12 contenders/Tuesday
  • The Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI)/$2 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/6 furlongs/dirt/race 7/2:30 PM ET/11 contenders/Elite Power
  • The FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (GI)/$2 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/1 mile/turf/race 8/3:10 PM ET/14 contenders/Modern Games (IRE)
  • The Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI)/$2 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/1 and 1/8 miles/dirt/race 9/3:55 PM ET/8 contenders/Malathaat
  • The Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (GI)/$4 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/1 and 1/2 miles/turf/race 10/4:40 PM ET/13 contenders/Rebel’s Romance
  • The Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI)/$6 million dollars/3 year-olds and up/1 and 1/4 miles/first/race 11/5:40 PM ET/8 contenders/Flightline
Manny Wah is one of three Breeders' Cup entries for breeders, Mulholland Springs.  Look for Manny Wah in the Qatar Racing Sprint.
Manny Wah is one of three Breeders’ Cup entries for breeders, Mulholland Springs. Look for Manny Wah in the Qatar Racing Sprint.

Plan on watching the Breeders’ Cup World Championships! If you can’t make it to Keeneland then look for it on television. Future Stars Friday will air on USA Network from 2 PM to 6 PM ET. Furthermore, Super Saturday will be broadcast on USA Network from 1 to 1:30 PM ET and NBC/Peacock from 3:30 to 6:00 PM ET. FanDuel TV will show all but one Breeders’ Cup race.

Please, if you make it to Breeders’ Cup, send me a comment. Future Stars Friday and Super Saturday will be amazing. Thank you for reading and please, share with friends.

Also, a special thanks to Thoroughbred U’s handicapper for the Flightline photos. Flightline is undefeated and currently holds the highest score ever for a dirt runner in The World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. All photos in this story were taken at Keeneland in October, 2022.

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