The $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is the marquee race of the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park and one of the most important races worldwide for Thoroughbred racehorses.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships returns to Santa Anita Park for a record 11th time in 2023 as the two-day event returns to the picturesque Arcadia, Calif. venue for Future Stars Friday on Nov. 3 and Championship Saturday on Nov. 4.
Several of the all-time winningest jockeys in Breeders’ Cup World Championships history are still active, and if you are stuck between two horses in any given race and looking for a tiebreaker in your handicapping on Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita Park, you could do a lot worse than picking the contenders ridden by jockeys that have had the best success at the Breeders’ Cup so far in their careers.
The marquee race of Future Stars Friday, the 2023 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, has delivered some truly incredible moments over the years.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2023 by returning to the area where it was first held amidst much fanfare in 1984: Southern California. The inaugural Breeders’ Cup, held at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, was a one-day event that was showcased on a national NBC telecast and drew a bevy of celebrities to what was at the time one of the most popular racetracks in the U.S. (Watch the broadcast on YouTube here.)
