Breeders' Cup Announces Broadcast Schedule, Post Times, Wagering Menu

Breeders’ Cup Limited on Thursday announced the broadcast coverage schedule, post times, and wagering menu for the 41st Breeders’ Cup World Championships set to be held on Nov. 1 and 2 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, CA,

The $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) will be broadcast live on NBC and streamed live on Peacock.  Post time for the Classic will be 2:41 p.m. PT / 5:41 p.m. ET which means there will be four Championship races before and four Championship races after the Classic as it anchors the the middle Pick 5 and kicks off the late Pick 5.

This year’s Breeders’ Cup begins Nov. 1 with “Future Stars Friday,” featuring all five Breeders’ Cup World Championships races for 2-year-olds. There will be five undercard races preceding the first Breeders’ Cup race on Friday’s 10-race program, with the first race post time at 11:35 a.m. PT / 2:35 p.m. ET.

Friday’s live television coverage is on USA Network from 1-5 p.m. PT / 4-8 p.m. ET. FanDuel TV coverage will begin at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET.

USA Network begins its live Saturday coverage from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT / 2-3:30 p.m. ET, followed by 2 1/2 hours on NBC from 12:30 p.m.–3 p.m. PT / 3:30-6 p.m. ET and conclused with the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Live coverage then reverts to USA Network from 3-5 p.m. PT / 6-8 p.m. ET. 

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be distributed to more than 150 countries around the world, including live telecasts on ITV4, Sky Sports Racing, and Racing TV in England and Ireland, The Green Channel in Japan, and Sportsnet in Canada.

The World Championships wagering menu will provide horseplayers with multi-race wagers featuring multi-million-dollar pools throughout the two-day program at Del Mar.

Click here for the entire post time/wagering menu.

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