Race Order And Wagering Menu For 2021 Breeders’ Cup At Del Mar

Two Days Of Races With Wagering Opportunities For Everyone At Every Lever

Breeders’ Cup Press Release

The Breeders’ Cup announced today the official order of races and wagering menu for the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, scheduled to take place on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, CA.

A a total of 10 races (five Breeders’ Cup races) will be contested on the first day of the
Championships – “Future Stars Friday” – and 12 races on the Saturday program (nine Breeders’ Cup races). The Friday program begins at 11:55 a.m. PT with five undercard races. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (GI) (Race #10) will be the final race of the day on Friday and will have a post time of 5:30 p.m. PT.

First post on Saturday’s  is 10:15 a.m. PT and begins with three undercard races. The day will conclude with the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) (Race #12),
which will have a post time of 5:40 p.m. PT.

This year, a total of 19 countries from around the world, including Canada, France, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom, will be offering pari-mutuel, commingled pool wagering on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Eight other jurisdictions will be offering separate pool wagering, including Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Mexico.

“As a global property with horses competing from all corners of the world, we are pleased to be able to offer commingled pari-mutuel wagering for bettors across 19 countries,” said Drew Fleming, Breeders’ Cup President and CEO. “This provides strong liquidity for our pools and maximizes value for our world-wide customers. We are also appreciative and honored to have Hong Kong and Japan included in wagering this year, which demonstrates the opportunities available to every jurisdiction when we work together to globalize our sport.”

The 2021 wagering menu will include a new All-Turf Pick 4 on Saturday that will package four of the best turf races in the world together with full fields of international competitors. The four races, in order, are the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Race 5), Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Race 7), FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (Race 9), and the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (Race 11).

Also, for the first time, the Breeders’ Cup will offer a third, middle Pick 5 on Saturday, starting with Race 3. The early Pick 5 will start with Race 1 and the late Pick 5 with Race 8. Last year’s late Pick 5 on Saturday generated a $5.1 million pool while the late Pick 4 offered a $4.3 million pool. The last time the Breeders’ Cup was held at Del Mar in 2017, $166 million was wagered on the two-day World Championships.

Championships Race Order (All Times Pacific) and Wagering Menu
(All Times Pacific)

Friday, November 5
Race 1 11:55 am
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5

Race 2 12:25 pm
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 3 12:55 pm
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5

Race 4 1:30 pm
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 5 2:05 pm
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 SH-5

Race 6 2:50 pm
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5

Race 7 3:30 pm
NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SPDD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 8 4:10 pm
Breeders’ Cup  Juvenile Fillies Turf
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5

Race 9 4:50 pm
TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
WPS EX TRI SUPER DD SPDD SH-5

Race 10 5:30 pm
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf
WPS EX TRI SUPER SPDD SH-5

Saturday, November 6

Race 1 10:15 am
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5

Race 2 10:50 am
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 3 11:25 am
TBD
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5

Race 4 12:05 pm
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 5 12:40 pm
Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD All Turf Pick 4 SH-5

Race 6 1:19 pm
Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 7 1:59 pm
Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 SH-5

Race 8 2:38 pm
Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5

Race 9 3:20 pm
FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5

Race 10 4:00 pm
Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff
WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5

Race 11 4:40 pm
Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf
WPS EX TRI SUPER DD SH-5

Race 12 5:40 pm
Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic
WPS EX TRI SUPER SH-5

All races in BOLD are Breeders’ Cup World Championships races.