The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile 2026 goes Saturday, Oct. 31 at Keeneland, post time 2:26 PM ET, at 1 mile on dirt for a $1 million purse. Here is the full field by post position with morning-line odds, scratch updates, a horse-by-horse look at every runner's recent form, and the horses at the top of the betting.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Morning Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Further Ado | Prat | Cox | 2-1 |
| 2 | T Kraft | Alvarado | Mott | 15-1 |
| 3 | Full Serrano | Rosario | Sadler | 10-1 |
| 4 | Chunk of Gold | Torres | West | 8-1 |
| 5 | Coal Battle | Vargas | Briley | 6-1 |
| 6 | Lord Fons | Yokoyama | Yasuda | 15-1 |
| 7 | Bracket Buster | Velazquez | Oliver | 7-2 |
| 8 | Moonlight | Franco | Miller | 15-1 |
| 9 | Forged Steel | Gonzalez | Joseph Jr. | 15-1 |
| 10 | Owen Almighty | Saez | Lynch | 10-1 |
| 11 | Iron Man Cal | Gaffalione | D’Amato | 12-1 |
No scratches in the Dirt Mile as of Friday afternoon. All 11 drawn runners are still in.
Recent form for every runner, by post position.
3-year-old colt trained by Cox, ridden by Prat. Finished 2nd in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx, Sept. 19. Finished 5th in the Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park, July 18. Won the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, June 7. 2026: 2 wins from 6 starts. Career: 4 wins from 10 starts, $1,661,958 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by Mott, ridden by Alvarado. Won the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, Oct. 1. Finished 2nd in the Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, Aug. 29. Finished 4th in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, July 25. 2026: 2 wins from 6 starts. Career: 5 wins from 16 starts, $518,554 in earnings.
7-year-old horse trained by Sadler, ridden by Rosario. Finished 3rd in the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, Aug. 22. Finished 4th in the Oaklawn Mile (G3) at Oaklawn Park, March 28. Finished 3rd in the Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park, Jan. 24. 2026: 0 wins from 3 starts. Career: 7 wins from 23 starts, $1,365,923 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by West, ridden by Torres. Finished 2nd in the Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs, Sept. 26. Finished 2nd in the Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park, Aug. 15. Finished 2nd in an allowance race at Churchill Downs, June 28. 2026: 0 wins from 3 starts. Career: 3 wins from 13 starts, $1,051,511 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by Briley, ridden by Vargas. Finished 2nd in the Ack Ack Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, Sept. 26. Finished 3rd in the R.A. "Cowboy" Jones Stakes at Ellis Park, Aug. 9. Finished 4th in the Hanshin Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, June 28. 2026: 0 wins from 5 starts. Career: 5 wins from 16 starts, $1,442,150 in earnings.
6-year-old horse trained by Yasuda, ridden by Yokoyama. Won the Sakitama Hai at Urawa (Japan), June 24. Finished 3rd in the Kashiwa Kinen at Funabashi (Japan), May 5. Won the Negishi Stakes (G3) at Tokyo, Feb. 1. 2026: 2 wins from 4 starts. Career: 8 wins from 22 starts, $1,894,625 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by Oliver, ridden by Velazquez. Finished 2nd in the Parx Dirt Mile at Parx, Sept. 19. Won the West Virginia Governor’s Stakes at Mountaineer, Aug. 9. 2026: 1 win from 2 starts. Career: 4 wins from 13 starts, $969,706 in earnings.
5-year-old horse trained by Miller, ridden by Franco. Finished 7th in the Vosburgh Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park, Oct. 1. Finished 2nd in the Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, Aug. 29. Finished 3rd in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, July 25. 2026: 0 wins from 7 starts. Career: 5 wins from 25 starts, $674,027 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by Joseph Jr., ridden by Gonzalez. Won the Goodwood Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, Sept. 26. Finished 7th in the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, Aug. 22. Finished 5th in the Suburban Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, July 4. 2026: 4 wins from 8 starts. Career: 6 wins from 21 starts, $616,630 in earnings.
4-year-old colt trained by Lynch, ridden by Saez. Finished 3rd in the Ack Ack Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, Sept. 26. Won the R.A. "Cowboy" Jones Stakes at Ellis Park, Aug. 9. Finished 2nd in the Hanshin Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, June 28. 2026: 1 win from 5 starts. Career: 4 wins from 15 starts, $942,295 in earnings.
4-year-old gelding trained by D’Amato, ridden by Gaffalione. Won the Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) at Del Mar, Aug. 29. Finished 3rd in the San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar, July 18. Won an allowance race at Santa Anita, June 7. 2026: 2 wins from 5 starts. Career: 4 wins from 11 starts, $543,125 in earnings.
Saturday, Oct. 31, post time 2:26 PM ET. Saturday coverage is on USA Network and Peacock from 1 to 3:30 PM ET, then NBC and Peacock from 3:30 to 6:30 PM ET.
Top choice: Further Ado. Main threat: Bracket Buster. Exacta box: Further Ado, Bracket Buster, Coal Battle.
2:26 PM ET, Saturday, Oct. 31, at Keeneland.
Further Ado at 2-1 on the morning line, from post 1.
11 runners, at 1 mile on dirt for a $1 million purse.
Forged Steel won the Goodwood (G1) at Santa Anita on Sept. 26. He breaks from post 9 at 15-1.
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