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Breeders' Cup
World Championships Wrap Up

Trainer Aidan O'Brien was the only trainer to win more than one Breeders' Cup races this year, with two victories on Friday.

The 41st Breeders' Cup World Championships held on Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, 2024, at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in north San Diego County, California, are now in the record books. Attendance on Championship Saturday was 36,436 and the two-day on-track attendance was 67,418. On-track handle for the 2 days was $18,450,724. Total all-sources, global common-pool handle for the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar was $176,281,989, third highest ever. Total common-pool handle on Saturday's 12-race Breeders' Cup card was $115,538,687. All sources common-pool handle on Breeders' Cup's 10-race Future Stars Friday card was $63,679,944. This is the seventh consecutive year that Breeders' Cup grouped all its juvenile races together on Friday.

The Championships were held at Del Mar for the third time, after 2017 and 2021. The 42nd Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held Friday-Saturday, October 31-November 1, 2025 again at Del Mar.

Flavien Prat celebrates aboard Sierra Leone (Classic).

Jockey Flavien Prat won the Bill Shoemaker Award, given to the most outstanding rider at the Championships, for the first time. The Shoemaker Award goes to the jockey who won the most races in the 14 World Championship races this weekend with the tiebreaker being a 10-3-1 point system for second- through fourth-place finishes.  Prat won the Classic aboard Sierra Leone and then in the next race, rode Moira to victory in the Filly and Mare Turf.

Ryan Moore also had 2 wins with Henri Matisse (Juvenile Turf) and Lake Victoria (Juvenile Fillies Turf), but Prat won the tiebreaker with third placings on Domestic Product (Dirt Mile) and Mullikin (Sprint).

Europeans entrants won five Championship races: Magnum Force (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Lake Victoria (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Henri Matisse (Juvenile Turf), Starlust (Turf Sprint) and Rebel’s Romance (Turf).

Jockey Rossa Ryan celebrates his first BC win aboard Starlust (Turf Sprint)

Rossa Ryan was the only first-time Cup winning rider this year, aboard Starlust (Turf Sprint). Six trainers notched their first Cup wins, headlined by Ken McPeek with Thorpedo Anna (Distaff). Joining him were Ger Lyons with Magnum Force (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Saffie Joseph Jr. with Soul of an Angel (Filly & Mare Sprint), Kevin Attard with Moira (Filly & Mare Turf), Dan Blacker with Straight No Chaser (Sprint) and Cherie DeVaux with More Than Looks (Mile).

Only one horse was a repeat winner, as Rebel's Romance also won the Turf at Keeneland in 2022. Trainer Aidan O'Brien was the only conditioner to pick up two victories, both on Future Stars Friday with Lake Victoria (Juvenile Fillies Turf) and Henri Matisse (Juvenile Turf). The two victories boosted O'Brien's World Championships total to 20, tying D. Wayne Lukas for the most training wins all time at the Breeders' Cup.

Five of the 14 Breeders' Cup races were won by the betting favorite. The winning favorites were Immersive (Juvenile Fillies), Lake Victoria (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Henri Matisse (Juvenile Turf), Thorpedo Anna (Distaff) and Rebel’s Romance (Turf).  The highest price winner of the weekend was Starlust (Turf Sprint) with a $69.20 payoff for a $2 win bet. At the other end, Thorpedo Anna (Distaff) was the shortest priced winner, paying just $2.80.

Breeders' Cup Two-Day Attendance and Handle History 2024 Del Mar 67,418 $179,218,631 2023 Santa Anita Park 109,624 $176,281,989 2022 Keeneland Race Course 85,824 $189,060,373 2021 Del Mar 47,089 $182,908,409 2020 Keeneland Race Course 0 $160,472,894 2019 Santa Anita Park 109,054 $174,000,574 2018 Churchill Downs 112,667 $157,445,842 2017 Del Mar 70,420 $166,077,486 2016 Santa Anita Park 118,484 $156,861,811 2015 Keeneland Race Course 94,652 $149,869,035 2014 Santa Anita Park 98,319 $151,158,813 2013 Santa Anita Park 94,628 $160,704,877 2012 Santa Anita Park 89,742 $144,272,332 2011 Churchill Downs 105,820 $161,512,867 2010 Churchill Downs 114,353 $173,857,697 2009 Santa Anita Park 96,496 $153,271,176 2008 Santa Anita Park 86,588 $155,740,328 2007 Monmouth Park 69,584 $129,197,262

The Torrie Horse statue, the permanent Breeders' Cup trophy, behind the Del Mar grandstand.

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Jockeys

(by wins)                       (by earnings)
Jockey               Wins        Jockey               Earnings
Mike Smith            27         John Velazquez       $39,330,275
John Velazquez        21         Mike Smith           $38,514,605
Irad Ortiz Jr.        20         Joel Rosario         $29,892,535
Ryan Moore            16         Irad Ortiz Jr.       $28,960,345
Joel Rosario          16         Frankie Dettori      $27,741,862
Frankie Dettori       15         Ryan Moore           $24,427,035

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Trainers

(by wins)                       (by earnings)
Trainer              Wins        Trainer              Earnings
D. Wayne Lukas        20         Bob Baffert          $42,425,000
Aidan O'Brien         20         Aidan O'Brien        $35,305,590
Bob Baffert           19         Todd Pletcher        $29,048,030
Chad Brown            19         Chad Brown           $28,310,690
Bill Mott             15         Bill Mott            $26,356,900
Todd Pletcher         15         D. Wayne Lukas       $22,760,520

Breeders' Cup quick links:

• Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 1 - Saturday had 5 races on the dirt, headlined by the $7 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) won by Sierra Leone. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Thorpedo Anna, the Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by Straight No Chaser, the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Full Serrano, and the PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Soul of an Angel. Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and photos: Classic, Distaff, Sprint, Dirt Mile, Filly Sprint
• Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 2 - Saturday also had 4 races on the turf, headlined by the $5 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) won by Rebel's Romance. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by More Than Looks, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Moira, and the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Starlust. Get the results, charts, and more photos here. Expanded results and photos: Turf, Mile, Filly Turf, Turf Sprint
• Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup - Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Del Mar, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Citizen Bull. Also on the card, Henri Matisse won the Juvenile Turf (G1), Immersive won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Lake Victoria won the John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Magnum Force won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile, Juvenile, Juvenile Turf Sprint
• 2024 Breeders' Cup Wrap Up - First-time winning jockeys and trainers, statistics, how previous winners finished, top jockeys and trainers, and more for the 41st running of the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
• Breeders' Cup Entries - Entries closed and post positions were drawn on Monday Oct. 28 for the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar on Nov. 1-2. Check out the horses, post positions, and morning line odds plus info about all the races and contenders.
• 2024 Breeders' Cup Past Performances - Free past performances for all 14 Breeders' Cup races from BrisNet or Equineline.
• Breeders' Cup Programs - free programs and past performances to download from the Breeders' Cup website
• Thursday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 34 Breeders' Cup horses at Del Mar from Thursday morning October 31 with lots of paddock schoolers including Thorpedo Anna, Highland Falls, and Pyrenees.
• Wednesday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 51 Breeders' Cup horses at Del Mar from Wednesday morning October 30 with lots of turf works including Big Evs.
• Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - Photos and comments for 71 Breeders' Cup horses at Del Mar from Tuesday morning October 29, including favorite City of Troy and ten other Classic horses.
• Monday Breeders' Cup Photos - 38 horses from Monday morning
• Breeders' Cup Weather - Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar
• Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 1 - Saturday had 5 races on the dirt, headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) won by White Abarrio. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Idiomatic, the Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by Elite Power, the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Cody's Wish, and the PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Goodnight Olive. Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and photos: Classic, Distaff, Sprint, Dirt Mile, Filly Sprint
• Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 2 - Saturday also had 4 races on the turf, headlined by the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) won by Auguste Rodin. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by Master of the Seas, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Inspiral, and the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Nobals. Get the results, charts, and more photos here. Expanded results and photos: Turf, Mile, Filly Turf, Turf Sprint
• Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup - Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Del Mar, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Fierceness. Also on the card, Unquestionable won the Prevagen Juvenile Turf (G1), Just F Y I won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Hard to Justify won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Big Evs won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile, Juvenile, Juvenile Turf Sprint
• Breeders' Cup Traditions - about the signature statue, the trophies and flower blankets each winner receives, and signature cocktails.
• Breeders' Cup Hits and Near Misses - Who has won multiple times or just missed a second win plus winners who are parents of winners.
• Breeders' Cup Field Selection Rules - how they decide who gets in if a Championship race is oversubscribed at pre-entry time.
• Satellite photo of Del Mar from Google Maps
• Del Mar Track Records - for all distances and surfaces.
• The Breeders' Cup Championship Day - The official page for the Breeders' Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
• Breeders' Cup Challenge Results - Winners and photos
• Points Standings - from the Breeders' Cup
• Breeders' Cup Postcards - Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including many past winners
• Breeders' Cup Supplemental Entries - The old official policy on supplemental entries plus all the supplemental entries and how they fared, mostly it was a losing proposition. There are no more supplements now, only late nominations making it impossible to track since the change.
• America's Best Racing Breeders' Cup Special - News, lifestyle, and more
• Blood Horse Breeders' Cup Special - Entries, news, history and more
• Daily Racing Form coverage - Full coverage with lots of news, stats, and other info.
• A History of Dosage in the Breeders' Cup - from Chef-de-Race.com including dosage and pedigree info.
• European News - the latest on the Euro Entries from Sporting Life
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