The 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 40th edition of the premier event of the North American Thoroughbred horse racing year. The 14 races, all of which were Grade I, took place on November 3 and 4 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In the United States, the two-day championship event was shown live across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV on Friday and Saturday,[1] and on ITV in the UK.

2023 Breeders' Cup
Championship Event Series race
2023 Breeders' Cup logo
LocationSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California
Race typeThoroughbred
Websitewww.breederscup.com
Race information
DistanceSee individual races
SurfaceTurf, Dirt
PurseVaries by Race; from $1 million to $6 million

The Breeders' Cup is generally regarded as the end of the North American racing season, although a few Grade I events take place in later November and December. The event typically determines champions in many of the Eclipse Award divisions.

Races

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Friday, November 3

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Race name Post time
(PDT)
Sponsor Distance Restrictions Purse Winner (Bred) Odds Margin
Juvenile Turf Sprint 2:00pm 5 furlongs 2-year-olds $1 million Big Evs (IRE) 3.20 12 length
Juvenile Fillies 2:40pm NetJets 1+116 miles 2-year-old fillies $2 million Just F Y I 7.00 neck
Juvenile Fillies Turf 3:20pm 1 mile 2-year-old fillies $1 million Hard to Justify 9.10 12 length
Juvenile 4:00pm FanDuel 1+116 miles 2-year-old colts and geldings $2 million Fierceness 16.50 6+14 lengths
Juvenile Turf 4:40pm Prevagen 1 mile 2-year-old colts and geldings $1 million Unquestionable (FR) 1.50* 1+12 lengths

An asterisk after the odds means the winner was the post-time favorite

Source: Equibase charts for Friday, November 3[2]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

Saturday, November 4

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Due to NBC broadcast college football event, this year marks the first time that Breeders' Cup races were held after the Breeders' Cup Classic. The race 12 finale had a post time of 5:00 p.m. PDT.[1]

Race name Post time
(PDT)
Sponsor Distance Restrictions Purse Winner (Bred) Odds Margin
Dirt Mile 11:30am Big Ass Fans 1 mile 3 yrs+ $2 million Cody's Wish 0.80* nose
Filly & Mare Turf 12:10pm Maker's Mark 1+14 miles 3 yrs+ fillies & mares $2 million Inspiral (GB) 2.50* neck
Filly & Mare Sprint 12:50pm PNC Bank 7 furlongs 3 yrs+ fillies & mares $1 million Goodnight Olive 1.10* 2+34 lengths
Mile 1:30pm FanDuel 1 mile 3 yrs+ $2 million Master of The Seas (IRE) 3.30 nose
Distaff 2:10pm Longines 1+18 miles 3 yrs+ fillies & mares $2 million Idiomatic 1.80* 12 length
Turf 2:50pm Longines 1+12 miles 3 yrs+ $4 million Auguste Rodin (IRE) 2.50* 34 length
Classic 3:40pm Longines 1+14 miles 3 yrs+ $6 million White Abarrio 2.60* 1 length
Turf Sprint 4:25pm 5 furlongs 3 yrs+ $1 million Nobals 12.00 neck
Sprint 5:00pm Qatar Racing 6 furlongs 3 yrs+ $2 million Elite Power 1.70* 1+12 lengths

An asterisk after the odds means the winner was the post-time favorite

Source: Equibase charts for Saturday, November 4[3]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf

References

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  1. ^ a b "Two Breeders' Cup Races to be Run After Classic; The Breeders' Cup will be aired across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, and FanDuel TV". Breeders' Cup. 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Charts for Breeders' Cup Friday" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Charts for Breeders' Cup Saturday" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved November 4, 2023.