The Breeders' Cup has released the post times for all the races set to be contested during its two-day World Championships -- 14 Championship races and eight undercard races with total purses of more than $34 million. The event will be held for the 42nd time this year.
Returning to Del Mar for the second consecutive year, the first race on Friday’s 10-race program – Future Stars Friday – will leave the gate at 11:35 a.m. PT with the first Breeders’ Cup Race set as race 6 with a 2:45 p.m. PT post time.
There will be 12 races on the Saturday program, featuring the nine Breeders' Cup World Championships races. First post is at 10:05 a.m. PT and the first Breeders' Cup race will be the 4th race with a post time of 12:00 p.m. PT.
This year, the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) will not be the finale on Saturday. Three races – the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and the finale, the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) – will take place after the Classic.
Overall, NBC Sports – longtime partner for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships -- will produce more than 10 hours of coverage, airing live across the network’s multiple platforms, including NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, as well as NBCUniversal’s streaming service.
NBC will be live from Del Mar on Saturday from 3:30–7:00 p.m. ET with the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic and four other Championship races.
Also, FanDuel TV will present live continuous coverage of every Championship and undercard race via the Breeders’ Cup Players’ Show, which will be available on FanDuel TV, BreedersCup.com, the official Breeders’ Cup mobile app, the Breeders’ Cup’s official YouTube, Facebook, and X channels, all major ADW platforms and simulcast outlets worldwide.
NBC’s live coverage of all 14 Championship races will also be streamed live on Peacock.
This year the Breeders’ Cup will also be broadcast to more than 180 countries around the world via ITV4, Sky Sports Racing, and Racing TV in the UK, Virgin Media in Ireland, ESPN in Latin America, Green Channel, Abema TV, and Netkeiba in Japan, Sportsnet in Canada, SuperSport across Africa, FanCode in India, and more.
(all times in Pacific Daylight Time)
| Race 1 | 11:35 AM | The Pacific Shore (allowance) |
| Race 2 | 12:10 PM | The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes |
| Race 3 | 12:45 PM | Golden State Juvenile Fillies Stakes |
| Race 4 | 1:25 PM | Senator Ken Maddy Stakes (G3) |
| Race 5 | 2:05 PM | Golden State Juvenile Stakes |
| Race 6 | 2:45 PM | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) |
| Race 7 | 3:25 PM | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) |
| Race 8 | 4:05 PM | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) |
| Race 9 | 4:45 PM | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) |
| Race 10 | 5:25 PM | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) |
| Race 1 | 10:05 AM | The Sunrise (allowance) |
| Race 2 | 10:40 AM | The Ocean View (allowance) |
| Race 3 | 11:15 AM | Goldikova Stakes (G3) |
| Race 4 | 12:00 PM | Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) |
| Race 5 | 12:41 PM | Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) |
| Race 6 | 1:21 PM | Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) |
| Race 7 | 2:01 PM | Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) |
| Race 8 | 2:41 PM | Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) |
| Race 9 | 3:25 PM | Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) |
| Race 10 | 4:05 PM | Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) |
| Race 11 | 4:45 PM | Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) |
| Race 12 | 5:25 PM | Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) |
BOLD indicates a Breeders’ Cup World Championships Race
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