Breeders' Cup Limited today unveiled the official race order, post times, and wagering menu for the 43rd Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.
The 2026 World Championships will again feature 14 Grade 1 races and more than $34 million in purses and awards, bringing together the sport's top horses, owners, breeders, trainers, and jockeys on racing's biggest stage. Keeneland will host the Breeders' Cup for the fourth time, having previously held the World Championships in 2015, 2020, and 2022.
The $7 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) anchors a three-hour NBC broadcast window on Saturday (3:30-6:30 p.m. ET) as Race 12 with a post time of 6:16 p.m. ET. The centerpiece of the two-day international festival has all the ingredients of another racing tour de force, featuring Japanese superstar and defending Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner Forever Young (JPN), last year's Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner and Horse of the Year Sovereignty, and this year's Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo.
NBC Sports and Peacock will present 10 1/2 hours of live coverage featuring all 14 Championship races across NBC and USA Network over the two days. Coverage begins Friday, Oct. 30, from 1-6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock with Future Stars Friday, showcasing five Championship races exclusively for 2-year-olds. On Saturday, Oct. 31, coverage resumes from 1-3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock before moving to NBC and Peacock from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET, culminating with the $7 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic at 6:16 p.m. ET.
FanDuel TV will present live, continuous coverage of every Championship and undercard race through the "Breeders' Cup Players' Show," available on FanDuel TV, BreedersCup.com, the official Breeders' Cup mobile app, Breeders' Cup YouTube, Facebook, and X social channels, major advance-deposit wagering platforms, and simulcast outlets worldwide. New this year, the Players' Show will also be available on Peacock.
The World Championships begin Friday, Oct. 30, with a 10-race card beginning at 11:55 a.m. ET. Five undercard races precede the first Championships race - the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), Race 6, with a post time of 2:55 p.m. ET. The FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile will be run as Race 9, with a post time of 4:55 p.m. ET. The Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), Race 10, will wrap the day with a post time of 5:35 p.m. ET.
The 12-race Saturday card begins at 11:15 a.m. ET with three undercard races before the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Race 4, kicks off the Championships action with a post time of 1:10 p.m. ET.
This year, 43 international jurisdictions are expected to wager on the Breeders' Cup World Championships through common and separate pool wagering, including Australia, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, and Turkey.
Wagering
The 2026 wagering menu for the two-day World Championships will include a total of 10 Pick 4's, seven Pick 5's, two Pick 6's, and four special daily doubles.
On Friday, there will be a Breeders' Cup $3 All-Turf Pick 3. The three races, in order, are:
Race 6: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1)
Race 8: John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1)
Race 10: Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1)
The Breeders' Cup All-Turf Pick 4 on Saturday is a 50-cent minimum wager and will package four of the best turf races in the world together with top-flight fields of international competitors. The four races, in order, are:
Race 5: Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1)
Race 7: Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1)
Race 9: FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1)
Race 11: Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1)
The Breeders' Cup will also offer the Breeders' Cup All-Dirt Pick 4 on Saturday, which is a 50-cent minimum wager. The four races, in order, are:
Race 6: Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1)
Race 8: Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1)
Race 10: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1)
Race 12: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)
Breeders' Cup will also offer four Pick 5's on Saturday. The early Pick 5 will be Race 1 through Race 5. The next Pick 5 will be Race 3 through Race 7. The third Pick 5 will start with Race 5, the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, and end with Race 9, the Breeders' Cup Mile. The late Pick 5 will start with Race 8, the Breeders' Cup Sprint, and end with Race 12, the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.
There will be four Special Daily Doubles ("SPDD") across the two days as follows:
Friday R7: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with Saturday R10: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff
Friday R9: Breeders' Cup Juvenile with Saturday R12: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
Friday R10: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf with Saturday R11: Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
Saturday R10: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff to Saturday R12: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
Wagering Notes
Friday's Pick 6, Pick 5's, and Super High 5 may carry over to Saturday.
Saturday's Pick 6 and Pick 5's are mandatory payouts.
Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday will roll over to the Late Pick 5 on Saturday.
Saturday's Pick 6, Late Pick 5, and final Super High 5 will have a mandatory payout on Breeders' Cup Saturday.
Bet Minimums
$3 All-Turf Pick 3, $3 Late Pick 3.
$1 WPS, Exacta, Daily Double, Pick 3, Pick 6, Super High 5, Special Daily Double.
50-cent Trifecta, Pick 4, All-Turf Pick 4, All-Dirt Pick 4, Pick 5.
10-cent Superfecta.
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