The official race order, post times, and wagering menu for the 42nd Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar were released by Breeders' Cup Limited Wednesday.
The 2025 World Championships will feature 14 Grade I races and more than $34 million in purses and awards. Del Mar will host the Breeders' Cup for the fourth time.
The $7 million GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic anchors a 3.5-hour NBC broadcast window on Saturday (12:30-4:00 p.m. PT / 3:30-7:00 p.m. ET) as Race 9 with a post time of 3:25 p.m. PT / 6:25 p.m. ET.
Five Championships races precede the Classic and three follow. The Classic kicks off the Late Pick 4 and serving as the second leg of the Late Pick 5, which begins with Race 8.
The World Championships begin Friday with a 10-race card anchored by the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. First post is 11:35 a.m. PT / 2:35 p.m. ET, with five undercard races preceding the first Championships race – the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, Race 6, with a post time of 2:45 p.m. PT / 5:45 p.m. ET. The Juvenile Turf Race 10, will wrap the day with a post time of 5:25 p.m. PT / 8:25 p.m. ET.
The 12-race Saturday card begins at 10:05 a.m. PT / 1:05 p.m. ET with three undercard races before the GI PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Race 4, kicks off the Championships action with a post time of 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET.
There will be three Breeders' Cup races after the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, as follows:
- Race 10: $2 million FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at 4:05 p.m. PT / 7:05 p.m. ET;
- Race 11: $2 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at 4:45 p.m. PT / 7:45 p.m. ET;
- Race 12: $2 million Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at 5:25 p.m. PT / 8:25 p.m. ET
NBC Sports will produce more than 10 hours of racing coverage during the World Championships, airing live across NBC and USA Network. NBC's full coverage will also be simul-streamed on Peacock, providing live, continuous coverage of all 14 Breeders' Cup races.
In addition to the Classic, the 3.5-hour NBC broadcast window on Saturday (12:30-4:00 p.m. PT / 3:30-7:00 p.m. ET), features four other Championship races. FanDuel TV will also present live, continuous coverage of every Championship and undercard race through the Breeders' Cup Players' Show, available on FanDuel TV, BreedersCup.com, the official Breeders' Cup app, Breeders' Cup YouTube, Facebook, and X social channels, all major ADW platforms, and simulcast outlets worldwide.
Breeders' Cup Wagering Schedule
This year, 43 international jurisdictions are set to wager on the Breeders' Cup World Championships through common- and separate-pool wagering, including Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, and Turkey.
The 2025 wagering menu for the two-day World Championships will include a total of 10 Pick 4's, six Pick 5's, two Pick 6's, and four special daily doubles.
On Friday, there will be a Breeders' Cup $3 All-Turf Pick 3. The three Grade I races, in order, are:
- Race 6: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
- Race 8: John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
- Race 10: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
The Breeders' Cup All-Turf Pick 4 on Saturday is a $.50 minimum wager and will package four of the best turf races in the world together with full fields of international competitors. The four Grade I races, in order, are:
- Race 5: Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
- Race 8: Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
- Race 10: FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile
- Race 12: Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
The Breeders' Cup will also offer the Breeders' Cup All-Dirt Pick 4 on Saturday, which is a $.50 minimum wager. The four Grade I races, in order, are:
- Race 4: PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
- Race 6 Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint
- Race 7: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Race 9: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup will also offer three Pick 5's on Saturday. The early Pick 5 will be Race 1 through Race 5. The middle Pick 5 will start with Race 5, the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint and end with Race 9, the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. The late Pick 5 will start with the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf and end with the final race of the day, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.
There will be four Special Daily Doubles (SPDD) across the two days as follows:
- Friday R9: FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile with Saturday R9: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
- Friday R10: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf with Saturday R8: Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
- Friday R7: NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with Saturday R7: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Saturday R7: Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff to Saturday R9: Longines Breeders' Cup Classic
For the complete race rundown including post times and TV schedule, click here.
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