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Breeders' Cup
World Championships Wrap Up

Trainer Aidan O'Brien won three Breeders' Cup races, two on Friday and one on Saturday.

The 43rd Breeders' Cup World Championships held on Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31, 2026, at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky are now in the record books. Attendance on Championship Saturday was 45,775 and the two-day on-track attendance was 81,604. On-track handle for the 2 days was $18,322,068. Total all-sources, global common-pool handle for the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland was $146,431,783, down 1.2% from 2025. Total common-pool handle on Saturday's 12-race Breeders' Cup card was $114,303,297. On-track handle for the two days was $18,322,068. All-sources common-pool handle on Breeders' Cup's 10-race Future Stars Friday card was $53,626,981.

The Championships were held at Keeneland for the fourth time, after 2015, 2020, and 2022. The 44th Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held Friday-Saturday, October 29-30, 2027 at Belmont Park on Long Island, marking a return to New York for the first time since 2005.

Flavien Prat celebrates aboard Ways and Means (Filly and Mare Sprint).

Flavien Prat, who guided three horses to Breeders' Cup victories won the 22nd Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding jockey of the event. Prat secured his second Shoemaker Award for the trio of wins that began on Friday with a rousing victory from Hughes in the Juvenile (G1). He followed on Saturday with a dominant triumph atop Ways and Means in the Filly & Mare Sprint two races before piloting Further Ado to a dramatic nose victory over Owen Almighty in the Dirt Mile. He edged Ryan Moore, who also had three wins, on points. Moore's three wins came in the Juvenile Fillies Turf with Sun Goddess, the Juvenile Turf with Haffner and the Turf with Benvenuto Cellini.

The only other rider with multiple victories was Jose Ortiz, both coming Saturday in the Filly & Mare Turf with Kathynmarissa and the Distaff with Nitrogen.

Europeans entrants won four Championship races: Benvenuto Cellini (Turf), Haffner (Juvenile Turf), Libertango (Juvenile Turf Sprint) and Sun Goddess (Juvenile Fillies Turf).

Jockey Kendrick Carmouche celebrates his first BC win aboard Deterministic (Mile)

Two jockeys won their first Breeders' Cup races this year: Billy Loughnane on Libertango (Juvenile Turf Sprint) and Kendrick Carmouche on Deterministic (Mile).Four trainers captured their first BC wins, George Boughey with Libertango (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Brendan Walsh with Emphatic (Juvenile Fillies), Daisuke Takayanagi with T O Elvis (Sprint), and Miguel Clement with Deterministic (Mile)

Newspaperofrecord, winner of the 2018 Juvenile Fillies Turf , has joined an elite club in her second career as a broodmare. She became just the fifth Breeders' Cup winner to give birth to a Breeders' Cup winner, as her second foal, Benvenuto Cellini, captured the Breeders' Cup Turf on Saturday. Into Mischief sired two BC winners, Hughes (Juvenile) and Sovereignty (Classic). He has sired the winners of 11 BC races, including 2013 and 2014 Dirt Mile winner Goldencents.

Seven favorites won BC races: Libertango (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Sun Goddess (Juvenile Fillies Turf), Hughes (Juvenile), Ways and Means (Filly & Mare Sprint), Further Ado (Dirt Mile), Nitrogen (Distaff), and Benvenuto Cellini (Turf). The longest shot to win was Kathynmarissa (Filly & Mare Turf) paying $13.24 as the third choice.

Breeders' Cup Two-Day Attendance and Handle History 2026 Keeeneland 81,604 $167,930,278 2025 Del Mar 65,232 $180,036,799 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       $43,030,275
Irad Ortiz Jr.        23         Mike Smith           $38,694,605
John Velazquez        22         Irad Ortiz Jr.       $31,590,345
Ryan Moore            19         Joel Rosario         $30,432,535
Jerry Bailey          15         Frankie Dettori      $28,011,862
Frankie Dettori       15         Ryan Moore           $25,527,035

Breeders' Cup World Championships Leading Trainers

(by wins)                       (by earnings)
Trainer              Wins        Trainer              Earnings
Aidan O'Brien         24         Bob Baffert          $46,425,000
Bob Baffert           22         Aidan O'Brien        $40,525,590
Chad Brown            21         Chad Brown           $31,690,690
D. Wayne Lukas        20         Bill Mott            $31,666,900
Bill Mott             17         Todd Pletcher        $31,508,030
Todd Pletcher         16         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 Sovereignty. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Nitrogen, the Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by T O Elvis, the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Further Ado, and the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Ways and Means. 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 Benvenuto Cellini. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by Deterministic, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Kathynmarissa, and the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Bacio. 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 Keeneland, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Hughes. Also on the card, Haffner won the Brown Advisory Juvenile Turf (G1), Emphatic won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Sun Goddess won the John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Libertango won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Juvenile Turf Sprint
• Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 39 horses from Wednesday morning
• Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 44 horses from Wednesday morning
• Breeders' Cup Weather - Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders'
• Breeders' Cup Entries - Entries closed and post positions were drawn on Monday Oct. 26 for the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland on Oct, 30-31. Check out the horses, post positions, and morning line odds plus info about all the races and contenders.
• 2026 Breeders' Cup Past Performances - Free past performances for all 14 Breeders' Cup races from BrisNet or Equineline.

• 2025 Breeders' Cup Wrap Up - First-time winning jockeys and trainers, statistics, how previous winners finished, top jockeys and trainers, and more for the 42nd running of the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
• 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 Forever Young. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Scylla, the Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by Bentornato, the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Nysos, and the PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Splendora. 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 Ethical Diamond. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by Notable Speech, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Gezora, and the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Shisospicy. 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 Ted Noffey. Also on the card, Gstaad won the Juvenile Turf (G1), Super Corredora won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Balantina won the John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Cy Fair won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile Fillies, Juvenile Fillies Turf, 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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