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 event includes 14 Championship races over two consecutive days. The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky on October 30 and 31. Stay updated with the latest Breeders' Cup entries, picks, results, odds, and news from Daily Racing Form.
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.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held Oct. 30-31.
Daily Racing Form is offering a Player's Guide with picks and analysis for all of the Breeders' Cup Championship races. You can get it here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
Daily Racing Form's past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 26. You can access also purchase Pre-Entry Past Performances as part of a Breeders’ Cup package starting Oct. 21 here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
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About the Breeders' Cup
Keeneland
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 event includes 14 Championship races over two consecutive days. The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky on October 30 and 31. Stay updated with the latest Breeders' Cup entries, picks, results, odds, and news from Daily Racing Form.
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.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held Oct. 30-31.
Daily Racing Form is offering a Player's Guide with picks and analysis for all of the Breeders' Cup Championship races. You can get it here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
Daily Racing Form's past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 26. You can access also purchase Pre-Entry Past Performances as part of a Breeders’ Cup package starting Oct. 21 here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf possibles
designates Keeneland sales grad. Comments by Marcus Hersh.
HorseLast 3 Beyers
Trainer
Last Race
Sire
David Aragona Odds
Diamond Necklace
NA-NA-NA
Aidan O'Brien
Prix Jean Romanet, DEA, 2nd
St Mark's Basillica
5-2
Owner:Tabor, Smith, Magnier, Westerberg
Marcus Hersh: Might argue that soft ground hindered her in the Romanet
Aventure
NA-NA-NA
Christophe Ferland
Prix Jean Romanet, DEA, 1st
Sea the Stars
9-2
Owner:Wertheimer & Frere
Marcus Hersh: Prix de l'Opera, then this; really found herself cutting back from 1 1/2 miles
Kathynmarissa
99-95-96
Chad Brown
Diana, SAR, 1st
American Pharoah
6-1
Owner:Michael J. Caruso and Micheal Dubb
Marcus Hersh: Should show she's North America's best hope for this in Flower Bowl
Friendly Soul
NA-NA-NA
John and Thady Gosden
Prix Vermeille, LCH, 1st
Kingman
8-1
Owner:George Strawbridge
Marcus Hersh: Back to best form now after year-plus layoff
Gimme a Nother
96-94-94
Graham Motion
E.P. Taylor, WO, 1st
Gimmethegreenlight
10-1
Owner:Newstead Stables
Marcus Hersh: Beat two good Euros in E.P. Taylor - improving at the right time
Pink Panthera
NA-NA-NA
Patrice Cottier
Prix Vermeille, LCH, 2nd
Chachnak
12-1
Owner:A. Jathiare/Jpj. Dubois
Marcus Hersh: Vermeille showed her French Oaks second to Diamond Necklace was no fluke
See The Fire
95-NA-NA
Karl Burke
E.P. Taylor, WO, 2nd
Sea The Stars
12-1
Owner:J.C. Smith
Marcus Hersh: Much better than her sixth in this race a year ago
Stellify
98-89-96
Brad Cox
Ladies Marathon, KD, 1st
Justify
15-1
Owner:Elements Racing , George Messina, Michael Lee
Marcus Hersh: Yet to show she's more than a Kentucky Downs specialist
Fallen Angel
NA-NA-NA
Karl Burke
Matron, LEO, 3rd
Too Darn Hot
15-1
Owner:Wathnam Racing
Marcus Hersh: High-class miler overseas might get 1 3/16 miles in America
Inis Mor
NA-NA-NA
David Menuisier
Yorkshire Oaks, YOR, 8th
Galiway
20-1
Owner:Quantum Leap Racing XI
Marcus Hersh: Not proven top class; wonder if she shows up for this
Others: Medoro, Red Letter, Segesta, Thought Process
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 04, 2026
LCHPrix de l'Opera Longines (G1)
1 1/4 miles
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
Race / TrackDistancePurse
Sunday, Oct 04, 2026
Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1)Longchamp
1 1/4 miles–
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
DateRaceTrackDistancePurse
SundayOct 04, 2026
Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1)Longchamp1 1/4 miles–
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Results
designates Keeneland sales grad. Comments by Marcus Hersh.
HorseLast 3 Beyers
Trainer
Last Race
Sire
David Aragona Odds
Diamond Necklace
NA-NA-NA
Aidan O'Brien
Prix Jean Romanet, DEA, 2nd
St Mark's Basillica
5-2
Owner:Tabor, Smith, Magnier, Westerberg
Marcus Hersh: Might argue that soft ground hindered her in the Romanet
Aventure
NA-NA-NA
Christophe Ferland
Prix Jean Romanet, DEA, 1st
Sea the Stars
9-2
Owner:Wertheimer & Frere
Marcus Hersh: Prix de l'Opera, then this; really found herself cutting back from 1 1/2 miles
Kathynmarissa
99-95-96
Chad Brown
Diana, SAR, 1st
American Pharoah
6-1
Owner:Michael J. Caruso and Micheal Dubb
Marcus Hersh: Should show she's North America's best hope for this in Flower Bowl
Friendly Soul
NA-NA-NA
John and Thady Gosden
Prix Vermeille, LCH, 1st
Kingman
8-1
Owner:George Strawbridge
Marcus Hersh: Back to best form now after year-plus layoff
Gimme a Nother
96-94-94
Graham Motion
E.P. Taylor, WO, 1st
Gimmethegreenlight
10-1
Owner:Newstead Stables
Marcus Hersh: Beat two good Euros in E.P. Taylor - improving at the right time
Pink Panthera
NA-NA-NA
Patrice Cottier
Prix Vermeille, LCH, 2nd
Chachnak
12-1
Owner:A. Jathiare/Jpj. Dubois
Marcus Hersh: Vermeille showed her French Oaks second to Diamond Necklace was no fluke
See The Fire
95-NA-NA
Karl Burke
E.P. Taylor, WO, 2nd
Sea The Stars
12-1
Owner:J.C. Smith
Marcus Hersh: Much better than her sixth in this race a year ago
Stellify
98-89-96
Brad Cox
Ladies Marathon, KD, 1st
Justify
15-1
Owner:Elements Racing , George Messina, Michael Lee
Marcus Hersh: Yet to show she's more than a Kentucky Downs specialist
Fallen Angel
NA-NA-NA
Karl Burke
Matron, LEO, 3rd
Too Darn Hot
15-1
Owner:Wathnam Racing
Marcus Hersh: High-class miler overseas might get 1 3/16 miles in America
Inis Mor
NA-NA-NA
David Menuisier
Yorkshire Oaks, YOR, 8th
Galiway
20-1
Owner:Quantum Leap Racing XI
Marcus Hersh: Not proven top class; wonder if she shows up for this
Others: Medoro, Red Letter, Segesta, Thought Process
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About the Breeders' Cup
Keeneland
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 event includes 14 Championship races over two consecutive days. The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky on October 30 and 31. Stay updated with the latest Breeders' Cup entries, picks, results, odds, and news from Daily Racing Form.
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.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held at Keeneland in Kentucky.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup will be held Oct. 30-31.
Daily Racing Form is offering a Player's Guide with picks and analysis for all of the Breeders' Cup Championship races. You can get it here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
Daily Racing Form's past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 26. You can access also purchase Pre-Entry Past Performances as part of a Breeders’ Cup package starting Oct. 21 here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 04, 2026
LCHPrix de l'Opera Longines (G1)
1 1/4 miles
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
Race / TrackDistancePurse
Sunday, Oct 04, 2026
Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1)Longchamp
1 1/4 miles–
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Schedule
DateRaceTrackDistancePurse
SundayOct 04, 2026
Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1)Longchamp1 1/4 miles–
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Challenge Series Results
Allowed to set her own pace, Thought Process was impossible to catch in the Grade 2 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday in a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Allowed to set her own pace, Thought Process was impossible to catch in the Grade 2 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday in a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Allowed to set her own pace, Thought Process was impossible to catch in the Grade 2 Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday in a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
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