Breeders' Cup Classic 2023
Saturday, Nov 4, 2023 − Santa Anita
$6 million; 1 1/4 miles; 3-year-olds and up
Breeders' Cup Classic 2023
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2023
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2023
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 2023
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2023
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 2023
- Breeders' Cup Turf 2023
- Breeders' Cup Distaff 2023
- Breeders' Cup Mile 2023
- Breeders' Cup Sprint 2023
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 2023
- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile 2023
- Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint 2023
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint 2023
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Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio targets four top races for 2024
David Grening Nov 05,2023
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Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio brings Dutrow full circle
David Grening Nov 04,2023
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Breeders' Cup Clocker: Arabian Knight full of energy in gallop
Mike Welsch Nov 02,2023
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Breeders' Cup Classic: After 10 years in exile, Dutrow back playing at highest level
David Grening Nov 01,2023
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Geaux Rocket Ride euthanized after failing to recover from surgery
Steve Andersen Nov 01,2023
Breeders' Cup Classic Field
- designates Keeneland sale graduate
| Post | Horse | Trainer/ Jockey | Odds and comments by Brad Free | |||
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| 2. | Zandon | Chad Brown Frankie Dettori | 6-1 | |||
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| BF: Gem of consistency entire career, blitzed modest G2 last, crushed by White Abarrio two back, is he good enough? | ||||||
| 3. | White Abarrio | Richard Dutrow, Jr. Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 7-2 | |||
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| BF: Crushed G1 Whitney over next-out graded winners Cody's Wish, Zandon, 110 Beyer tops field, super SA work | ||||||
| 4. | Missed The Cut | John Sadler Luis Saez | 50-1 | |||
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| BF: Dusted three rivals in G3 dirt marathon last out over SA surface, BC Classic seems a bit ambitious | ||||||
| 5. | Derma Sotogake | Hidetaka Otonashi Christophe Lemaire | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: UAE Derby smasher in March among the season's top dirt performances by 3yo; BC Classic first start since May | ||||||
| 6. | Saudi Crown | Brad Cox Florent Geroux | 12-1 | |||
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| BF: Wired G1 3yos on speed-friendly "sloppy" PRX surface, front-runner faces same-style Arabian Knight, pace battle? | ||||||
| 7. | Clapton | Chad Summers Tyler Gaffalione | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Late-running colt has no issue staying 1 1/4-mile distance, question is how good is he? G2 upset last out | ||||||
| 8. | Ushba Tesoro | Noburo Takagi Yuga Kawada | 4-1 | |||
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| BF: Dubai World Cup winner 7 of 8 since to dirt, strong comeback, training well, but gate-schooling issues this week | ||||||
| 9. | Senor Buscador | Todd Fincher Geovanni Franco | 20-1 | |||
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| BF: Deep-closing longshot contender off better-than-looked efforts in recent speed-dominated G1s; needs meltdown | ||||||
| 10. | Dreamlike | Todd Pletcher Jose Ortiz | 20-1 | |||
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| BF: Earned career-best figure last time out rallying from far back to finish second behind the pacesetting winner | ||||||
| 11. | Bright Future | Todd Pletcher John Velazquez | 8-1 | |||
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| BF: Similarities to Vino Rosso, 2019 BC Classic winner at Santa Anita: Pletcher, Curlin, G1 Jockey Club first to the wire | ||||||
| 12. | Arabian Knight | Bob Baffert Flavien Prat | 3-1 | |||
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| BF: Lightly raced 3yo won G1 10F vs. older, wire-wire threat if he avoids Saudi Crown duel, inherits favoritism | ||||||
| 13. | Proxy | Michael Stidham Joel Rosario | 10-1 | |||
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| BF: Under-the-radar Midwest contender proven at Santa Anita via second in Big Cap in spring, close to Bright Future last | ||||||
Breeders' Cup Classic Challenge Series schedule
| Date | Race / Track | Winner / Beyer | ||||
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| Sunday, Feb 19, 2023 |
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Lemon Pop | Race Recap |
Lemon Pop
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| Saturday, Jul 1, 2023 |
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West Will Power 102 | Race Recap View Chart |
West Will Power
102
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| Saturday, Jul 22, 2023 |
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Geaux Rocket Ride 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
Geaux Rocket Ride
100
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| Saturday, Aug 5, 2023 |
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White Abarrio 110 | Race Recap View Chart |
White Abarrio
110
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| Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023 |
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Mostahdaf | Race Recap |
Mostahdaf
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Bright Future 103 | Race Recap View Chart |
Bright Future
103
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| Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 |
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Arabian Knight 101 | Race Recap View Chart |
Arabian Knight
101
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| Saturday, Sep 30, 2023 |
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Slow Down Andy 101 | Race Recap View Chart |
Slow Down Andy
101
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Breeders' Cup Classic News
Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio targets four top races for 2024
David Grening
Nov 05,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - White Abarrio, winner of Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, will race in 2024, with four of the richest and most prestigious races in the world on the wi
Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio brings Dutrow full circle
David Grening
Nov 04,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Richard Dutrow Jr., sunglasses on, sport jacket flung over his shoulder, walked from the paddock at Santa Anita through the tunnel to the winner’s circle.
It was like walking th
Breeders' Cup Clocker: Arabian Knight full of energy in gallop
Mike Welsch
Nov 02,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Let the games begin.
That’s probably the prevailing thought among most, if not all, horsemen as the countdown to this year’s Breeders’ Cup moved into its final stages when
Breeders' Cup Classic: After 10 years in exile, Dutrow back playing at highest level
David Grening
Nov 01,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Richard Dutrow Jr. believed he’d have a big horse in the barn again. He just didn’t know it would be this soon.
The man who trained Big Brown to win two-thirds of the Triple
Geaux Rocket Ride euthanized after failing to recover from surgery
Steve Andersen
Nov 01,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Geaux Rocket Ride, the two-time stakes winner who underwent surgery to repair a displaced condylar fracture on Sunday, was euthanized Wednesday after failing to recover sufficientl
Breeders' Cup Classic: Despite three-month layoff, White Abarrio's stock continues to rise
David Grening
Nov 01,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – It was only a few months ago that the connections of White Abarrio were focusing on races contested around one turn.
Due to a confluence of circumstances, White Abarrio is here
Arcangelo scratches from Breeders' Cup Classic, retired from racing
David Grening
Oct 31,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Arcangelo, the Belmont Stakes and Travers winner, will scratch from Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic due to an issue with his left hind foot, trainer Jena Antonucci
Breeders’ Cup draw: Arabian Knight made morning-line favorite for Classic
David Grening
Oct 30,2023
PASADENA, Calif. – Arabian Knight drew post 12 in a field of 13 and was installed as the morning-line favorite by both track linemaker Jon White and Daily Racing Form’s Brad Free for Saturday’s
Breeders' Cup Classic: Arcangelo misses second day of training with warm foot
David Grening
Oct 30,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Arcangelo, the Belmont Stakes and Travers winner and presumptive favorite for Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, did not train for two days after devel
Breeders' Cup Clocker: Ushba Tesoro impresses; sprinters tune up
Mike Welsch
Oct 29,2023
Santa Anita
Sunday, Oct. 29
Weather: Clear
Temperature: 53°
Track: Fast
Turf: Firm
ARCADIA, Calif. – Dubai World Cup winner Ushba Tesoro announced his presence here with authority Sunday wh
Kentucky Derby winner Mage will not run in Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer says
David Grening
Oct 29,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, was withdrawn from consideration for next Saturday’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by his connections on Sunday, according to a posting on tra
Breeders' Cup clocker: Clapton works for Classic, shows solid form
Mike Welsch
Oct 28,2023
Santa Anita
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 56
Track: Fast
ARCADIA, Calif. - A very busy morning on the Breeders’ Cup front at Santa Anita ended on a sad note after GEAUX ROCKET RIDE suffe
Breeders' Cup Classic: Clapton preparing to join field
David Grening
Oct 28,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. — Before the significant injury suffered by Geaux Rocket Ride in a workout at Santa Anita late Saturday morning, five other potential Classic starters put in workouts at four di
Geaux Rocket Ride suffers foreleg injury in work for BC Classic, will need surgery
David Grening
Oct 28,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Geaux Rocket Ride, one of the leading contenders for the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic here on Nov. 4, suffered a displaced condylar fracture to his right foreleg during a workout
Breeders' Cup Clocker: White Abarrio pours it on in delayed work
Mike Welsch
Oct 27,2023
Santa Anita
Friday, Oct. 27
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 55°
Track: Fast
ARCADIA, Calif. – Any worries handicappers may have had regarding White Abarrio after he had a scheduled work postpon
Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio removes any doubt with energetic workout
David Grening
Oct 27,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – All good, babe.
That was the vibe emanating from trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. after he watched Breeders’ Cup Classic contender White Abarrio work a strong five furlongs in 59.68
Breeders' Cup Classic: Senor Buscador could be a live longshot
David Grening
Oct 26,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Senor Buscador will be a longshot in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, but if he gets some pace in front of him, he could very well be a live longshot.
On Thursday, Senor
Breeders' Cup Classic: Pre-entries match last year at 205; O'Brien leads all trainers with 13
David Grening
Oct 25,2023
Led by four winners from a year ago and a large international contingent, 205 horses were pre-entered for this year’s Breeders’ Cup, a two-day event consisting of 14 races to be held Nov. 3-4 at S
2023 Breeders' Cup Clocker Report: Arabian Knight impresses, White Abarrio work postponed
Mike Welsch
Oct 23,2023
Santa Anita
Monday, Oct. 23
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 62 degrees
Track: Fast
ARCADIA, Calif. – Breeders’ Cup Classic contenders Arabian Knight and White Abarrio were the big news at Sant
Dettori back in Classic, booked to ride Zandon
David Grening
Oct 20,2023
Frankie Dettori, who recently announced that he will be riding in the U.S. in 2024, will ride Zandon in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 4, trainer Chad Brown said Friday
Breeders' Cup Classic: Geaux Rocket Ride back on work tab after spiking fever
Steve Andersen
Oct 20,2023
Geaux Rocket Ride, one of the nation’s leading 3-year-olds and a contender for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, worked six furlongs in 1:13.80 on Friday at Santa Anita, his first major exercise in more
Breeders' Cup Classic: Mage has gone from Derby hero to the forgotten horse
David Grening
Oct 18,2023
As under the radar as Mage was coming into the Kentucky Derby, it will be even more so when he runs in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.
Coming out of a last-place fi
Arabian Knight leads Baffert workers ahead of Breeders' Cup
Steve Andersen
Oct 16,2023
Led by Arabian Knight, the winner of the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 2, trainer Bob Baffert gave several prominent horses workouts at Santa Anita on Monday, less than three weeks befor
Clapton being pointed to Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Oct 16,2023
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Clapton, winner of the Grade 2 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs on Sept. 30, is being trained toward a start in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.
Arcangelo to stand at Lane's End after racing career
Nicole Russo
Oct 16,2023
Arcangelo, who seized control of the 3-year-old division by following up his Belmont Stakes victory with a Travers Stakes score, will stand at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky upon his eventual retirement
Arcangelo, Tamara each work five furlongs for Breeders' Cup races
Steve Andersen
Oct 15,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - The 3-year-old Arcangelo and 2-year-old filly Tamara, both rated as expected favorites for Breeders’ Cup races at Santa Anita next month, had five-furlong workouts slightly more th
Zandon works half-mile for Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Oct 14,2023
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Zandon, convincing winner of the Grade 2 Woodward at Aqueduct on Oct. 1, returned to the work tab Saturday at Belmont Park as he prepares for a start in the $6 million Breeders’ C
Breeders' Cup Classic: Mandella has been the man at Santa Anita Breeders' Cups
David Grening
Oct 11,2023
When it comes to Breeders’ Cup victories, trainer Richard Mandella ranks seventh, his nine wins placing him in a four-way tie with the likes of Charlie Appleby, Brad Cox, and Shug McGaughey.
When
Slow Down Andy will miss Breeders' Cup due to ankle filling
Brad Free
Oct 05,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Slow Down Andy, emphatic winner of the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes last weekend at Santa Anita, will have to wait until next year for another shot at the Breeders’ Cup, trainer
Breeders' Cup Classic: Arcangelo has first California workout
Steve Andersen
Oct 05,2023
A little more than a week after his arrival from New York, the star 3-year-old Arcangelo worked five furlongs in 1:02.20 at Santa Anita on Thursday, the start of his local preparation for the Breeders
The Breeders' Cup turns 40 with large Classic field in the making
David Grening
Oct 04,2023
The Breeders’ Cup, the brainchild of longtime breeder John Gaines to develop a championship event for Thoroughbred racing, turns 40 this year.
Inaugurated as a one-day event with seven races desi
Mage returns to work tab, pointing for Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Oct 03,2023
Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, worked five furlongs in 1:03 on Sunday at the Thoroughbred Training Center in Lexington, Ky., the first step toward what his connections hope is a start in the $6 mill
Slow Down Andy punches ticket for BC Classic with Awesome Again victory
Brad Free
Sep 30,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – A quick start on a speed-favoring surface benefited Slow Down Andy on Saturday at Santa Anita, where he wired the Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes to earn a fees-paid berth in the Grad
Arabian Knight leads all the way in Pacific Classic, gets BC Classic spot
Brad Free
Sep 02,2023
DEL MAR, Calif. – There was no Plan B for Arabian Knight on Saturday at Del Mar.
The lightly raced 3-year-old would either win the Grade 1 Pacific Classic in gate-to-wire fashion, or come up shor
Bright Future shines in Jockey Club Gold Cup
David Grening
Sep 02,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The jumbled older male dirt division welcomed another member to the club Saturday at Saratoga when Bright Future held off Proxy by a nose to win the Grade 1, $1 million
Mostahdaf takes down Paddington in International at York
Marcus Hersh
Aug 23,2023
Mostadahf denied ace 3-year-old Paddington his fifth straight Group 1 while winning at the top level for the second straight time himself, as Frankie Dettori passed Lester Piggott to become the m
Dutrow roars back as White Abarrio gallops away with Whitney Stakes
David Grening
Aug 05,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Dispiritedness and disappointment were the dominant emotions of the day Saturday at Saratoga. Rick Dutrow knew those feelings all too well for 10 years.
On Saturday - his 6
Geaux Rocket Ride ($27.40) cruises to Haskell Stakes victory
Marcus Hersh
Jul 22,2023
OCEANPORT, New Jersey – At the Fasig-Tipton summer yearling sale of 2021, Jim Bernhard bought his wife, Dana Bernhard, a $350,000 birthday present, a bay colt by Candy Ride out of Beyond Grace,
West Will Power delivers as favorite in Stephen Foster
Marcus Hersh
Jul 01,2023
By the time Thoroughbred racehorses reach true maturity, between ages 5 and 7, the best of them nearly all have been retired for breeding. Rare is the racehorse whose full flowering coincides with com
Japan: Lemon Pop comes up big in February Stakes
Steve Andersen
Feb 19,2023
From a maiden race in late 2020 to his Grade 1 debut in Sunday’s $1.73 million February Stakes, Lemon Pop has been nearly unstoppable on the dirt track at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Lemon Pop
Pletcher says there's still time to get Forte ready for Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Oct 01,2023
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Forte, who has not had a workout since finishing fourth in the Grade 1 Travers on Aug. 26, has been battling a quarter crack, but his connections still believe there is ample time t
Forte still pointing to Breeders' Cup Classic despite absence from work tab
David Grening
Sep 22,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Though he has yet to work back since his fourth-place finish in the Travers Stakes on Aug. 26, Forte, last year’s 2-year-old champion, is still being pointed to the Breeders
Arcangelo has final work before shipping to California for Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Sep 22,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- In the pantheon of horses he has ridden in his Hall of Fame career, jockey Javier Castellano ranks Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse of the Year, as the best. In Arcangelo, this ye
Senor Buscador training up to Breeders' Cup Classic
Steve Andersen
Sep 21,2023
Senor Buscador, winner of the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar in July, will have his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita, joining a growing list of leading runners
Arabian Knight will train up to Breeders' Cup Classic
Steve Andersen
Sep 20,2023
Arabian Knight, the game winner of the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sept. 2, will make his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Nov. 4, trainer Bob Baffert said on Wedn
Bright Future, Proxy both likely to train up to Breeders' Cup Classic
David Grening
Sep 03,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Bright Future and Proxy, separated by a nose when finishing one-two in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga, will both likely train up to the $6 m
Breeders' Cup Classic booted from anchor spot on card by college football
Matt Hegarty
Jul 19,2023
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Breeders’ Cup Classic will not be the final race of the prestigious event.
Instead, the Classic this year will be run as the third-to-last Breedersâ
About the Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships attract the best Thoroughbred horses worldwide to compete in Grade 1 races for both males and females at a variety of distances on both turf and dirt. The 2023 Breeders' Cup will be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The two-day event will be held Nov. 3 and 4.
Breeders' Cup World Championship races  Â
Future Stars Friday (Santa Anita First Post: 11:30 a.m. PT)  Â
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile TurfÂ
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Championship Saturday (Santa Anita First Post:Â 10:10 a.m. PT)Â Â Â
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Distaff
Breeders’ Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint   Â
The horses that compete in these championship races can claim their berths in multiple ways. The first is by winning a Breeders' Cup Challenge race. The second is through a system that allows horses to earn points based on their performance in major races throughout the year. The third way to be selected is to be chosen by a panel of experts. There are a maximum of 14 horses in each Breeders' Cup race, except the Dirt Mile and Juvenile Turf Sprint, which are limited to 12 starters.  Â
Recent Breeders' Cup Classic Winners
| Year | Horse/Trainer | Horse | Trainer | Beyer |
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| 2023 |
Richard Dutrow
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White Abarrio | Richard Dutrow | 106 |
| 2022 |
John Sadler
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Flightline | John Sadler | 121 |
| 2021 |
Brad Cox
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Knicks Go | Brad Cox | 112 |
| 2020 |
Bob Baffert
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Authentic | Bob Baffert | 111 |
| 2019 |
Todd Pletcher
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Vino Rosso | Todd Pletcher | 111 |
| 2018 |
John Sadler
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Accelerate | John Sadler | 105 |
| 2017 |
Steve Asmussen
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Gun Runner | Steve Asmussen | 117 |
| 2016 |
Bob Baffert
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Arrogate | Bob Baffert | 120 |
| 2015 |
Bob Baffert
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American Pharoah | Bob Baffert | 120 |
| 2014 |
Bob Baffert
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Bayern | Bob Baffert | 113 |
| 2013 |
Katherine Ritvo
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Mucho Macho Man | Katherine Ritvo | 112 |
Brreeders' CUP FAQs
Q: Where is the 2023 Breeders' Cup?
The 2023 Breeders' Cup will be held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA.
Q: When is the 2023 Breeders' Cup?
The 2023 Breeders' Cup will be held Nov. 3 and 4 .
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