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2026 Breeders' Cup Turf at a Glance

The Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf is a key race in determining the Eclipse Award for champion older turf male each year and it’s often one of the best betting races on the Championship Saturday card. The Grade 1 Turf has been won by some of the best international turf horses of the modern era since its inaugural running as part of the first Breeders’ Cup at Hollywood Park in 1984.

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2026 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at a Glance

The Grade 1, $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint will be contested at six furlongs on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Keeneland, and the 2026 edition has attracted a high-powered, 13-horse field. The Sprint will go as Race 8 on Saturday’s 12-race Breeders’ Cup program at Keeneland. Who will prove to be the fastest of the fast?

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2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic at a Glance

In a race which will very likely decide the 2026 Horse of the Year, Saturday’s Grade 1, $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland has all the makings of the event of the year in North American racing.

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2026 Breeders’ Cup Mile at a Glance

As much as Europeans generally have an edge in Breeders’ Cup turf races, the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF has historically been an exception. Since 2011, eight of 15 Mile winners have been based in the United States. Lately, though, the edge has rested with the Europeans and other foreign runners who have won five of the last six editions.

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The Big Five: Ranking the Best Breeders’ Cup Turf Winners

While races on the grass play second fiddle behind dirt racing here in America, our nation nonetheless has a rich history on the turf. Many of the greatest horses ever to run in the United States, such as Secretariat, Kelso, and Dr.

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