The Breeders’ Cup World Championships serves as the year-end Super Bowl of Thoroughbred racing, a two-day event that brings together the best horses, trainers, jockeys, and owners from across the globe for 14 championship races that anchor a betting extravaganza.

The 2021 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar. (Eclipse Sportswire)

Breeders’ Cup released Oct. 3 the broadcast coverage schedule, post times, and betting menu for the 41st Breeders’ Cup World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar. The marquee fall racing event will be shown live domestically across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV. Featuring 14 Grade 1 races and more than $34 million in purses and awards, the 2024 World Championships will entertain fans from around the world as the best of the sport compete over two days of world-class racing.

This will be the third time that Del Mar, located “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, will host the World Championships.

The $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, broadcast live on NBC and streamed live on Peacock, will be the centerpiece of the Championships Saturday program. New this year, to take advantage of the 2 1/2-hour national broadcast window on NBC, post time for the Classic will be 2:41 p.m. ET/5:41 p.m. ET. There will be four championship races before and four championship races after the Classic, centering the marquee race as the end of the middle Pick 5 and the start of the late Pick 5 on the wagering menu.

English classic winner City of Troy. (Eclipse Sportswire)

With a prospective field punctuated by 3-year-old stars from three continents – 2023 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by TAA winner and champion 2-year-old male Fierceness, winner of the DraftKings Travers Stakes this year; City of Troy, who won the Betfred Derby and the Juddmonte International Stakes in Europe; and Japanese standout Forever Young, who finished just a head back in this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve – the 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is taking shape as an international showdown of epic proportions on racing’s biggest stage.

This year’s Breeders’ Cup begins Nov. 1 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 11:35 a.m. PT/2:35 p.m. ET.

USA Network and FanDuel TV will televise the Friday action, with USA Network coverage taking place from 1-5 p.m. PT/4-8 p.m. ET and including two undercard races and four Breeders’ Cup races, concluding with the $2 millionFanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at 4:45 p.m. PT/7:45 p.m. ET. FanDuel TV coverage will begin at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET with the first undercard race and will conclude with the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at 5:25 p.m. PT/8:25 p.m. ET.

Championship Saturday features nine Breeders’ Cup World Championships races on a 12-race card. First post is at 10:05 a.m. PT/1:05 p.m. ET, with three undercard races preceding the first Breeders’ Cup race, the $2 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, which will have a post time of 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET.

Fans enjoy the 2021 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar. (Eclipse Sportswire)

USA Network begins its live Saturday coverage from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT/2-3:30 p.m. ET, followed by 2 ½ hours on NBC from 12:30 p.m.–3 p.m. PT/3:30-6 p.m. ET. Coverage on NBC concludes with the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic and live coverage continues on USA Network from 3-5 p.m. PT/6-8 p.m. ET. 

There will be four outstanding Breeders’ Cup World Championships races after the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, as follows: $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Race #9, at 3:25 p.m. PT/6:25 p.m. ET; $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Race #10, at 4:05 p.m. PT/7:05 p.m. ET; $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Race #11, at 4:45 p.m. PT/7:45 p.m. ET, and concluding with the $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Race #12, at 5:25 p.m. PT/8:25 p.m. ET. 

Continuous coverage of all Breeders’ Cup World Championship races on Friday and Saturday will stream live on Peacock both days. Additionally, all undercard and World Championship races, except the Classic, will be shown live on FanDuel TV as part of the Breeders’ Cup Players’ Show coverage, which is also available on BreedersCup.com and mobile app, all major ADW platforms, and at simulcast facilities around the world.

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be distributed to more than 150 countries around the world, including live telecasts on ITV4, Sky Sports Racing, and Racing TV in England and Ireland, The Green Channel in Japan, and Sportsnet in Canada.

The World Championships wagering menu will provide horseplayers with multi-race wagers featuring multi-million-dollar pools throughout the two-day program at Del Mar.

Race order and post times are subject to change. Final official race order and post times for the 2024 World Championships will be released on Oct. 23.

Betting Notes

• Special Daily Doubles (SPDD) on Friday consist of leg one on Friday and leg two on Saturday.
• Friday’s Pick 6, Pick 5’s and High 5 may carry over to Saturday.
• Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday or the early Pick 5 on Saturday will carry over to the late Pick 5 on Saturday. The middle Pick 5 on Saturday will have a mandatory payout.
• Special Daily Double (SPDD) on Saturday will be the BC Distaff as leg one and the BC Classic as leg two.
• Saturday’s Pick 6, late Pick 5 and Super High 5 will have a mandatory payout on Breeders’ Cup Saturday.

Bet Minimums

• $3 All-Turf Pick 3
• $1 WPS, Exacta, Daily Double, Pick 6, and SPDD
• $.50 Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, All-Turf Pick 4, All-Dirt Pick 4, Pick 5, Super High 5
• $.10 Superfecta