The 2025 horse racing season is coming to a close with the 42nd edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Racing. The action begins on Halloween and concludes a day later on Saturday, November 1st.
The Breeders’ Cup is the last major horse racing event of the year and the top horses from around the world will compete in 14 high states races over two days with the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic headlining the weekend. At 1 1/4 miles long, the Classic has a field of up to 14 horses that must be at least 3 years old.
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty has been scratched after catching a fever this week. Riding a four-race win streak, Sovereignty opened as a heavy 6-5 morning line horse racing betting favorite. Even with the early betting favorite scratched there is no shortage of big names remaining including the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone, 2024 runner-up Fierceness, 2025 Belmont runner-up Mindframe and 2025 Preakness winner Journalism.
The two days of horse racing totals $31 million in purses.
Usually the Breeders’ Cup changes tracks every year. However, Del Mar Racing will host the premier international horse racing championship for the second straight year. Located in Del Mar, California, Del Mar Racing is the top American horse racing destination outside of the Triple Crown tracks.
Friday, Oct. 31 schedule:
- Juvenile Turf Sprint (Post time: 5:45 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
- Juvenile Fillies (Post time: 6:25 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
- Juvenile Fillies Turf (Post time: 7:05 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
- Juvenile (Post time: 7:45 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
- Juvenile Turf (Post time: 8:25 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
Saturday, Nov. 1 schedule:
- Filly and Mare Sprint (Post time: 3:00 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
- Turf Sprint (Post time: 3:41 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
- Sprint (Post time: 4:21 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
- Distaff (Post time: 5:01 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
- Turf (Post time: 5:41 p.m. ET) – $5 million purse
- Classic (Post time: 6:25 p.m. ET) – $7 million purse
- Mile (Post time: 7:05 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
- Dirt Mile (Post time: 7:45 p.m. ET) – $1 million purse
- Filly and Mare Turf (Post time: 8:25 p.m. ET) – $2 million purse
TV coverage will be available exclusively across NBC, USA Network, NBCSports.com, and Peacock.
