The 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships horses, contenders, odds, dates

  • When is the Breeders' Cup Classic?
    • Saturday November 3, 2023
    • 8:40 PM ET/5:40 PM PT

The inaugural Breeders’ Cup was held at the historical Hollywood Park, now defunct, in 1984. Although the first race meet was in 1984, the Breeders' Cup Limited organization was formed in 1982. In 2007 the race expanded from a single day to two days of racing. 

Leading Thorougbred owner and breeder John Gaines, in addition to other industry members like trainer John Nerud, came up with the during the 1982 Kentucky Derby Festival. The plan was to have a North American championship to close the racing year. 

A maximum of 14 contenders are allowed in each of the races, except for the Dirt Mile which has 12 horses. The Breeders’ Cup selects contenders based upon a series of criteria such as, Breeders’ Cup Challenge Races (Win and You’re In), a point system and the judgement from a panel of racing experts. This helps ensure quality competition and gives clear guidance if races are oversubscribed. 

The host track for the two-day event typically rotates to varying tracks each year. Most recent notable tracks are Santa Anita, Del Mar, Keeneland, and Churchill Downs.

Breeders' Cup Friday Races
  • $1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint
  • $2 million Juvenile Fillies
  • $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf
  • $2 million Juvenile
  • $1 million Juvenile Turf
Breeders' Cup Saturday Races
  • $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint
  • $2 million Sprint
  • $1 million Turf Sprint
  • $1 million Dirt Mile
  • $2 million Filly & Mare Turf
  • $2 million Mile
  • $4 million Turf
  • $2 million Distaff
  • $6 million Classic
Breeders' Cup Race Schedule & Post Times
Friday, November 3
ET CT PT GMT
Race 1 2:55 PM 1:55 PM 11:55 AM 6:55 PM
Race 2 3:25 PM 2:25 PM 12:25 PM 7:25 PM
Race 3 3:55 PM 2:55 PM 12:55 PM 7:55 PM
Race 4 4:30 PM 3:30 PM 1:30 PM 8:30 PM
Race 5 5:05 PM 4:05 PM 2:05 PM 9:05 PM
Race 6 5:50 PM 4:50 PM 2:50 PM 9:50 PM Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Race 7 6:30 PM 5:30 PM 3:30 PM 10:30 PM Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Race 8 7:10 PM 6:10 PM 4:10 PM 11:10 PM Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Race 9 7:50 PM 6:50 PM 4:50 PM 11:50 PM Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Race 10 8:30 PM 7:30 PM 5:30 PM 12:30 AM

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf







Saturday, November 4
ET CT PT GMT
Race 1 1:15 PM 12:15 PM 10:15 AM 5:15 PM
Race 2 1:50 PM 12:50 PM 10:50 AM 5:50 PM  
Race 3 2:25 PM 1:25 PM 11:25 AM 6:25 PM
Race 4 3:05 PM 2:05 AM 12:05 PM 7:05 PM Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
Race 5 3:40 PM 2:40 PM 12:40 PM 7:40 PM Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Race 6 4:19 PM 3:19 PM 1:19 PM 8:19 PM Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Race 7 4:59 PM 3:59 PM 1:59 PM 8:59 PM Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Race 8 5:38 PM 4:38 PM 2:38 PM 9:38 PM Breeders' Cup Sprint
Race 9 6:20 PM 5:20 PM 3:20 PM 10:20 PM Breeders' Cup Mile
Race 10 7:00 PM 6:00 PM 4:00 PM 11:00 PM Breeders' Cup Distaff
Race 11 7:40 PM 6:40 PM 4:40 PM 11:40 PM Breeders’ Cup Turf
Race 12 8:40 PM 7:40 PM 5:40 PM 12:40 AM Breeders' Cup Classic

*Race times could change upon release of official Breeders' Cup post times.

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