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The Breeders’ Cup has announced post times and the broadcast coverage schedule for the 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. The two-day championship event will be shown live across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV.
The 39th Breeders’ Cup begins on Friday, Nov. 4 with Future Stars Friday, featuring all five Breeders’ Cup World Championships races for 2-year-olds. There will be five undercard races preceding the first Breeders’ Cup race on Friday’s 10-race program, with the first race post time at 11:55 a.m. ET.
USA Network and FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) will televise the first day of the World Championships from 2-6 p.m. ET. This is the first year that USA Network will televise the World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious two-day international event. In total, FanDuel TV will be televising 13 of the 14 World Championships races and all undercard races.
Friday’s first Breeders’ Cup Championship race will be Race #6, which will have a post time of 3 p.m. ET. Post time for the last Breeders’ Cup race of the day, Race #10, will be 5:40 p.m. ET.
There will be 12 races on Saturday, Nov. 5, featuring nine Breeders’ Cup World Championships races. The day opens with two undercard races, beginning with a first race post time of 10:30 a.m. ET. The first Breeders’ Cup Championship race will be Race #3, which will have a post time of 11:50 a.m. ET. FanDuel TV will televise the first eight Breeders’ Cup World Championships races on Saturday.
USA Network begins its Saturday coverage from 1-3:30 p.m. ET, followed by two-and-a-half hours of live programming on NBC and Peacock, from 3:30-6 p.m. ET, culminating with the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. Post time for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Race #11, will be 5:40 p.m. ET. An additional undercard Race #12 will complete the Saturday programming with a post time of 6:20 p.m. ET.
The official race order and wagering menu for both days of the World Championships will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Friday, Nov. 4
Race 1 |
11:55 AM |
Race 2 |
12:30 PM |
Race 3 |
1:05 PM |
Race 4 |
1:40 PM |
Race 5 |
2:15 PM |
Race 6 |
3:00 PM |
Race 7 |
3:40 PM |
Race 8 |
4:20 PM |
Race 9 |
5:00 PM |
Race 10 |
5:40 PM |
Saturday, Nov. 5
Race 1 |
10:30 AM |
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Race 2 |
11:05 AM |
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Race 3 |
11:50 AM |
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Race 4 |
12:29 PM |
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Race 5 |
1:10 PM |
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Race 6 |
1:50 PM |
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Race 7 |
2:30 PM |
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Race 8 |
3:10 PM |
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Race 9 |
3:55 PM |
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Race 10 |
4:40 PM |
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Race 11 |
5:40 PM |
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Race 12 |
6:20 PM |