Breeders' Cup Turf 2024

Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 − Del Mar

$4 million; 1 1/2 miles, turf; 3-year-olds and up

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Breeders' Cup Turf Challenge Series schedule

Date Race / Track Winner / Beyer    
Saturday, Dec 16, 2023
Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini San Isidro Racecourse
Winner: El Encinal
El Encinal
El Encinal
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2024
Prince of Wales's Stakes Ascot
Winner: Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin Race Recap
Auguste Rodin
Race Recap
Sunday, Jun 23, 2024
Takarazuka Kinen Hanshin Racecourse
Winner: Blow the Horn
Blow the Horn Race Recap
Blow the Horn
Race Recap
Sunday, Jun 23, 2024
Grande Premio Brasil Hipódromo da Gávea
Winner: Obataye
Obataye
Obataye
Saturday, Jul 27, 2024
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot
Winner: Goliath
Goliath Race Recap
Goliath
Race Recap
Saturday, Aug 24, 2024
Sward Dancer Saratoga
Winner: Far Bridge
Beyer: 99
Far Bridge 99 Race Recap
Far Bridge 99
Race Recap
Saturday, Aug 31, 2024
Del Mar Handicap Del Mar
Winner: Gold Phoenix
Beyer: 99
Gold Phoenix 99 Race Recap
Gold Phoenix 99
Race Recap
Saturday, Sep 7, 2024
Kentucky Turf Cup Kentucky Downs
Winner: Grand Sonata
Beyer: 99
Grand Sonata 99 Race Recap
Grand Sonata 99
Race Recap
Saturday, Sep 14, 2024
Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown
Winner: Economics
Economics Race Recap
Economics
Race Recap
Sunday, Oct 6, 2024
Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe Paris Longchamp
Saturday, Oct 19, 2024
Qipco Champion Stakes Ascot

Breeders' Cup Turf news

Ireland: Economics best elders in Irish Champion Stakes to lead BC qualifiers

Steve Andersen Sep 14,2024
Economics handled the transition from racing against 3-year-olds to competing against older horses with a hard-fought win in his Group 1 debut in Saturday’s $1.37 million Irish Champion Stakes at Le

Gaffalione, Grand Sonata reunite for Turf Cup victory

Marcus Hersh Sep 07,2024
FRANKLIN, Ky. – The 5-year-old horse Grand Sonata and the 29-year-old jockey Tyler Gaffalione make beautiful music together. Grand Sonata came into Saturday with four career wins, Gaffalione aboard

Gold Phoenix pulls off third straight Del Mar Handicap victory

Steve Andersen Aug 31,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. – For the second time at Del Mar this summer, Gold Phoenix was on the inside in early stretch of a Grade 2 stakes. In the $252,000 Eddie Read Stakes on July 28, Gold Phoenix lacke

Far Bridge prevails in Sword Dancer, gains berth in BC Turf

David Grening Aug 24,2024
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Lone speed is a dangerous commodity in racing, especially in marathon turf races. When it came to Saturday’s Grade 1, $727,500 Sword Dancer Stakes, it was hard to envision t

Ascot: Goliath powers to easy upset in King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Marcus Hersh Jul 27,2024
Goliath didn’t merely pull a 25-1 upset Saturday at Ascot in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, he crushed his eight rivals, winning, eased up, by 2 1/4 lengths over the filly Bluestocki

Japan: Blow the Horn grabs BC Turf berth with Takarazuka Kinen triumph

Steve Andersen Jun 23,2024
Blow the Horn, a 5-year-old who won his first graded stakes in January and started in his first Grade 1 race earlier this year, continued his ascension in Japan’s older horse division with a win in

Auguste Rodin wins Prince of Wales's as O'Brien, Moore employ new strategy

Steve Andersen Jun 19,2024
The 2024 season truly began for the all-star Auguste Rodin in Wednesday’s Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot in Britain. After finishing a disappointing last of 12 in the Group 1 S

Breeders' Cup Turf: Auguste Rodin rides the rail to victory

Steve Andersen Nov 04,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Auguste Rodin was on the inside on the backstretch and turn of Saturday’s $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita, one of the last positions jockey Ryan Moore envisioned in
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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 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held at Del Mar in California. The two-day event will be held Nov. 1 and 2.

Breeders' Cup World Championship races   

Future Stars Friday 

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 
 

Championship Saturday    

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 Turf recent winners

Year Horse/Trainer Horse Trainer Beyer
2023
Auguste Rodin
Aidan O’Brien
 Auguste Rodin Aidan O’Brien 106
2022
Rebel's Romance
Charles Appleby
 Rebel's Romance Charles Appleby 107
2021
Yibir
Charlie Appleby
 Yibir Charlie Appleby 105
2020
Tarnawa
Dermot Weld
 Tarnawa Dermot Weld 109
2019
Bricks and Mortar
Chad Brown
 Bricks and Mortar Chad Brown 104
2018
Enable
John Gosden
 Enable John Gosden 114
2017
Talismanic
André Fabre
 Talismanic André Fabre 108
2016
Highland Reel
Aidan O'Brien
 Highland Reel Aidan O'Brien 112
2015
Found
Aidan O'Brien
 Found Aidan O'Brien 108
2014
Main Sequence
Graham Motion
 Main Sequence Graham Motion 106
2013
Magician
Aidan O'Brien
 Magician Aidan O'Brien 107
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 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held at Del Mar in California. The two-day event will be held Nov. 1 and 2.

Breeders' Cup World Championship races   

Future Stars Friday 

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 
 

Championship Saturday    

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 FAQs
Q: Where is the 2024 Breeders' Cup?

The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held at Del Mar in California.

 

Q: When is the 2024 Breeders' Cup?

The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held Nov. 1 and 2.

 

Q: Can I get 2024 Breeders' Cup picks?

Daily Racing Form is offering expert Betting Strategies for the Breeders' Cup. You can get them here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup    

 

Q: Can I get 2024 Breeders’ Cup past performances?

Daily Racing Form's past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 28. You can access also purchase them as part of a Breeders’ Cup package available here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup