Only three racemares have won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff multiple times since the race debuted at the inaugural Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 1984.
The $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is the signature race at the 2020 World Championships, which will be held Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. The 1 1/4-mile race will be televised live Nov. 7 on NBC with a scheduled post time of 5:13 p.m. ET.
In a year that has been anything but normal, one thing we can count on is a strong international presence at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course. Two hundred and one horses were pre-entered for this year’s event with 39 making the trip from outside North America.
The Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is the marquee race at a championship event and annually attracts many of the best racehorses in training. This year is no different, with a competitive field of older horses, 3-year-olds, and potentially a filly in Swiss Skydiver lining up in the Nov.
The Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course is arguably the most important race in determining which Thoroughbred will be honored as Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards. That’s often been true in the past, but it’s even more accurate in 2020, when horse racing like all other sports has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
