Breeders' Cup Mile 2023
Saturday, Nov 4, 2023 − Santa Anita
$2 million; 1 mile, turf; 3-year-olds and up
Breeders' Cup Mile 2023
- 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 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 Mile: Master of The Seas, Godolphin, Appleby, Buick are winning combo
Marcus Hersh Nov 04,2023
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Breeders' Cup Mile: Mawj will try to make the lead; after that it's anyone's guess
Marcus Hersh Nov 01,2023
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Breeders' Cup Mile: Du Jour could give Baffert elusive victory
Marcus Hersh Oct 29,2023
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Breeders' Cup Mile: Moore reunites with Astronomer
Steve Andersen Oct 28,2023
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Du Jour, Exaulted work ahead of Breeders' Cup
Steve Andersen Oct 06,2023
Breeders' Cup Mile Field
- designates Keeneland sale graduate
| Post | Horse | Trainer/ Jockey | Odds and comments by Brad Free | |||
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| 1. | Shirl's Speight | Roger Attfield John Velazquez | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Runner-up nearly four lengths behind Master of The Seas last out, runner-up at 55-1 odds in the 2022 BC Mile | ||||||
| 2. | Gina Romantica | Chad Brown Tyler Gaffalione | 8-1 | |||
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| BF: Lightly raced this year, 4yo filly popped career best last out in just her third start of season, will be flying in lane | ||||||
| 3. | Casa Creed | Bill Mott Luis Saez | 5-1 | |||
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| BF: Veteran 7yo never better, back for fourth Breeders' Cup, unplaced three previous, freshened since G1 win August | ||||||
| 4. | Win Carnelian | Yuichi Shikato Kosei Miura | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Japan shipper short on international credentials, but ran okay in comeback, missed by less than two lengths | ||||||
| 5. | Lucky Score | Mark Casse Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Carved successful career racing exclusively one turn at WO, waters get a lot deeper south of the Canadian border | ||||||
| 6. | Mawj | Oisin Murphy | 10-1 | |||
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| BF: Parlayed easy lead to G1 victory U.S. debut vs. fillies, this field much tougher, front-runner will influence pace | ||||||
| 7. | Masteroffoxhounds | Phil D'Amato Edwin Maldonado | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Wants longer than one mile, and wants easier competition; he will not get either in this race | ||||||
| 8. | Du Jour | Bob Baffert Flavie Prat | 15-1 | |||
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| BF: Crushed SA G2 last out in career-best performance over Exaulted, California turf milers usually in tough BC Mile | ||||||
| 9. | Astronomer | Simon Callaghan Ryan Moore | 20-1 | |||
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| BF: Improving longshot nearly stole modest G2 with soft-pace front-running trip, unlikely same trip this tougher race | ||||||
| 10. | Songline | Toru Hayashi Keita Tosaki | 4-1 | |||
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| BF: Top-class turf miler in Japan, mare beat boys multiple G1s, flew late to miss by nose in an ideal comeback prep | ||||||
| 11. | Kelina | Carlos Lafton-Parias Maxime Guyon | 6-1 | |||
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| BF: 3yo filly upset French G1 last out, owner-breeders won 2008 BC Mile at SA with 3yof Goldikova, her first of three | ||||||
| 13. | More Than Looks | Cherie Devaux Joel Rosario | 10-1 | |||
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| BF: Rapidly improving 3yo ran faster each quarter winning age-restricted turf mile last, 22.94 final quarter, upsetter? | ||||||
| 14. | Master of the Seas | Charlie Appleby William Buick | 3-1 | |||
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| BF: Both G1s in North America solid: a win and second for trainer 9 for 18 in BC races, outside post poses major hurdle | ||||||
Breeders' Cup Mile Challenge Series schedule
| Date | Race / Track | Winner / Beyer | ||||
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| Saturday, Jan 7, 2023 |
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Al Muthana | Race Recap |
Al Muthana
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| Sunday, May 28, 2023 |
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Lukka |
Lukka
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| Monday, May 29, 2023 |
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Exaulted 98 | Race Recap View Chart |
Exaulted
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| Sunday, Jun 4, 2023 |
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Songline | Race Recap |
Songline
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| Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023 |
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Triple Time | Race Recap |
Triple Time
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| Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023 |
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Paddington | Race Recap |
Paddington
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| Saturday, Aug 12, 2023 |
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Casa Creed 102 | Race Recap View Chart |
Casa Creed
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| Sunday, Aug 13, 2023 |
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Inspiral |
Inspiral
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| Saturday, Sep 16, 2023 |
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Master of the Seas 104 | Race Recap View Chart |
Master of the Seas
104
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| Saturday, Oct 7, 2023 |
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Up to the Mark 100 | Race Recap View Chart |
Up to the Mark
100
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| Saturday, Oct 21, 2023 |
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Breeders' Cup Mile News
Breeders' Cup Mile: Master of The Seas, Godolphin, Appleby, Buick are winning combo
Marcus Hersh
Nov 04,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Looked on paper like the Breeders’ Cup Mile was a complicated, tricky race. Nah. Godolphin, Charlie Appleby, William Buick – simple as that.
Those are the owner, traine
Breeders' Cup Mile: Mawj will try to make the lead; after that it's anyone's guess
Marcus Hersh
Nov 01,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. – Take a stroll down memory lane – a one-mile stroll.
There, a quarter-century away on a path back into time, John Velazquez, who rode the first of his three Breeders’ Cup Mil
Breeders' Cup Mile: Du Jour could give Baffert elusive victory
Marcus Hersh
Oct 29,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - There aren’t too many mountains in American racing that Bob Baffert hasn’t climbed. There’s one peak, however, he barely has bothered to begin scaling. Baffert h
Breeders' Cup Mile: Moore reunites with Astronomer
Steve Andersen
Oct 28,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. — Top European jockey Ryan Moore has been booked to ride Astronomer in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 4, trainer Simon Callaghan said on Saturday.
The decision wa
Breeders' Cup Mile: Paddington looks to end campaign on better note
Marcus Hersh
Oct 25,2023
Paddington’s loss, a 35 1/4-length one to be exact, is the Breeders’ Cup’s gain.
One of the best milers in Europe – some would say no qualifier is required, that Paddington is the best –
Breeders' Cup Mile: A much-improved Casa Creed returns to California
Marcus Hersh
Oct 18,2023
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott had his first Breeders’ Cup runner 37 years ago, in 1986. The following fall, Mott sent out the first of his 12 Breeders’ Cup winners, Theatrical in the Turf.
Thi
Du Jour, Exaulted work ahead of Breeders' Cup
Steve Andersen
Oct 06,2023
Du Jour and Exaulted, the first two finishers of the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile on Sept. 2, are on comparable schedules in advance of expected starts in the toughest race of their careers in the Breeders’
Breeders' Cup Mile: With best Euros on the fence, Coolmore Turf Mile takes on more importance
Marcus Hersh
Oct 04,2023
As European participation in the Breeders’ Cup Mile has grown tenuous in the last week, the importance of the $1 million Coolmore Turf Mile on Saturday at Keeneland has increased commensurately.
Hong Kong Harry, winner of City of Hope Mile, will pass on Breeders' Cup Mile
Steve Andersen
Oct 01,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 4 is too expensive of a proposition for Hong Kong Harry, the winner of Saturday’s Grade 2 City of Hope Mile at Santa Anit
Exaulted will go straight to Breeders' Cup Mile
Steve Andersen
Sep 08,2023
Exaulted, the winner of the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile in May but second in the Grade 2 Del Mar Mile on Sept. 2, will have his next start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 4.
After the
Next Casa Creed vs. Annapolis showdown? Maybe Breeders' Cup Mile
David Grening
Aug 13,2023
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - If Casa Creed and Annapolis meet for a third time this year, it won’t happen until the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita on Nov. 4.
Casa Creed, who defeated
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, CA. The two-day event will be held Nov. 3 and 4.
Breeders' Cup World Championship races
Future Stars Friday (Santa Anita First Post: 11:30 a.m. PT)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Championship Saturday (Santa Anita First Post: 10:10 a.m. PT)
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
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.
Breeders' Cup Mile recent winners
| Year | Horse/Trainer | Horse | Trainer | Beyer |
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| 2023 |
Charles Appleby
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Master of the Seas | Charles Appleby | 105 |
| 2022 |
Charles Appleby
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Modern Games | Charles Appleby | 104 |
| 2021 |
Charlie Appleby
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Space Blues | Charlie Appleby | 106 |
| 2020 |
Aidan O'Brien
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Order of Australia | Aidan O'Brien | 105 |
| 2019 |
Chad Brown
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Uni | Chad Brown | 106 |
| 2018 |
Sir Michael Stoute
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Expert Eye | Sir Michael Stoute | 101 |
| 2017 |
Mark Casse
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World Approval | Mark Casse | 107 |
| 2016 |
Bill Mott
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Tourist | Bill Mott | 108 |
| 2015 |
Mark Casse
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Tepin | Mark Casse | 110 |
| 2014 |
Jonathan Pease
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Karakontie | Jonathan Pease | 110 |
| 2013 |
Charles Lopresti
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Wise Dan | Charles Lopresti | 104 |
Breeders' 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
Q: Can I get 2023 Breeders' Cup picks?
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Q: Can I get 2023 Breeders’ Cup past performances?
Daily Racing Form past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 30. You can access also purchase them as part of a Breeders’ Cup package available here
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