When is the Breeders Cup 2024? Television channel, post time, odds, lineup

Posted by author November 1, 2024 Horse Racing

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The 2024 horse racing season largely concludes this Friday and Saturday with the Breeders’ Cup, a two-day event at Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California featuring 14 races.

The climax is the $6 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, with a 15-horse field. That will be televised on NBC, which picks up the final races from USA Network, which will televise Friday’s races and the first half of the Saturday card.

City of Troy is the favorite in the Classic, a 1 1/4-mile race for 3 year olds and up.

What time does Breeders Cup start?

Friday

Date: Friday Nov. 1, 2024
Time: 4 p.m. MT to 8 p.m. MT/5 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT
TV Network: USA

Saturday

USA Network, Part 1

Date: Nov. 2, 2024
Time: 2 p.m. MT to 3 p.m. MT/3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT
TV Network: USA

NBC

Date: November 2
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT
TV Network: NBC

Breeders Cup Friday races

12:35 p.m. MT/1:35 p.m. CT – Race 1 – Ocean View

1:10 p.m. MT/2:10 p.m. CT – Race 2 – The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes

1:45 p.m. MT/2:45 p.m. CT – Race 3 – Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes

2:25 p.m. MT/3:25 p.m. CT – Race 4 – Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes

3:05 p.m. MT/4:05 p.m. CT – Race 5 – Golden State Juvenile Stakes

OPENING CEREMONIES

3:45 p.m. MT/4:45 p.m. CT – Race 6 – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1)

4:25 p.m. MT/5:25 p.m. CT – Race 7 – NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)

5:05 p.m. MT/6:05 p.m. CT – Race 8 – John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filloes Turf (G1

5:45 p.m. MT/6:45 p.m. CT – Race 9 – FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1)

6:25 p.m. MT/7:25 CT – Race 10 – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1)

What is the Breeders’ Cup World Championships?

The Breeders’ Cup is the last major horse racing event of the year. The event features horses from around the world competing in 14 races over two days, with the Breeders’ Cup Classic closing out the weekend. Friday features five juvenile races. On Saturday there are nine championship races, including the weekend’s big race, the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Horses, odds and post positions for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic

Here’s a list of horses with their post position, trainer, jockey and early odds for the Breeders’ Cup Classic:

Conditions: 1 ¼ miles for 3-year-olds and up. Purse: $7 million. Post time: 3:41 p.m. Mountain time Saturday.

Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds

1. Forever Young, Yoshito Yahagai, Ryusei Sakai, 6-1

2. Highlands Falls, Brad Cox, Luis Saez, 20-1

3. City of Troy, Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore, 5-2

4. Mixto, Doug O’Neill, Kyle Frey, 30-1

5. Senor Buscador, Todd Fincher, Joel Rosario, 30-1

6. Derma Sotogake, Hidetaka Otonashi, Christophe Lemaire, 20-1

7. Ushba Tesoro, Noboru Takagi, Yuga Kawada, 12-1

8. Pyrenees, Cherie DeVaux, Brian Hernandez Jr., 30-1

9. Fierceness, Todd Pletcher, John Velazquez, 3-1

10. Tapit Trice, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 30-1

11. Sierra Leone, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat, 12-1

12. Arthur’s Ride, Bill Mott, Junior Alvardo, 15-1

13. Newgate, Bob Baffert, Frankie Dettori, 20-1

14. Next, William Cowans, Luan Machado, 8-1

15. Rattle N Roll, Kenny McPeek, Jose Ortiz, 30-1

Where is the Breeders’ Cup?

Del Mar Racetrack is in the San Diego suburb of Del Mar. It was build in 1936 by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, with founding member Bing Crosby playing a big role.

Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.