The 36th incarnation of the Breeders Cup Races will take place on Friday and Saturday of this wee, 6 and 7 November. Since the Races began in 1984 many types of races have been added and subtracted from the card - I loved the Marathon, the few times it was run, allowing the older horses with staying power to really run a true race (to my way of thinking, anyway), and while the Grand National Steeplechase wasn't truly a Breeders Cup race, it was fun and exciting to watch.
This year, with the pandemic, there will be no crowds in the stands, just as with the Triple Crown races. The host race course this year is Keeneland, and this is the first time it has played host. The Breeders Cup will feature the juvenile (2-year-old) races on Friday, which has been dubbed "Future Stars Friday" for the past few years. Five Breeders Cup races will take place between 2:30 and 5:15 that afternoon, with purses totaling $7 million.
Chief's Crown (bay with black shadow roll, jockey with pink cap) wins
the first Breeders Cup Race - the Juvenile at Hollywood Park in 1984.
Saturday there will be nine Breeders Cup races, with start times beginning at 12:02 pm and ending at 5:18. These 9 races will have purses of $21 million in total. The draw for post positions for all of the races will be between 4:30 and 6:30 this afternoon (Monday). Tuesday I will post the entries, posts, bloodlines, and morning line betting odds for the Juvenile races taking place on Friday. Wednesday I will post the same information for the 9 races for older horses that will race on Saturday. The fields are limited to 14 horses, and in some turf races to 12 entrants only - those will be noted.
Just a few fun facts:
1. The first Breeders Cup Races were run at Hollywood Park in 1984; the 2021 races will be held at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
2. The jockey with the most winning rides is Mike Smith, with 26. He does not have any mounts this year, sadly.
3. The trainer with the most wins is D. Wayne Lukas with 20 races won.
4. The owner winning the most money so far is Juddmonte Farms with $16.8+ million.
5. The breeder winning the most money so far is Adena Springs with $10.1+ million.
6. The horse winning the most money in Breeders Cup Races is Zenyatta with a total of $4,680,000.
The Breeders Cup race times (Eastern Standard), purses, and race names for both days follow.
Friday
2:30 pm $1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint
3:10 pm $1 million Juvenile Turf
3:50 pm $2 million Juvenile Fillies
4:30 pm $1 million Juvenile Fillies Turf
5:10 pm $2 million Juvenile
Saturday
12:02 pm $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint
12:39 pm $1 million Turf Sprint
1:18 pm $1 million Dirt Mile
1:57 pm $2 million Filly & Mare Turf
2:36 pm $2 million Sprint
3:15 pm $2 million Mile Turf
3:54 pm $2 million Distaff
4:33 pm $4 million Turf
5:13 pm $6 million Classic
Vino Rosso won the last Breeders Cup Race, the 2019 Classic.
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