BY BREEDERS’ CUP PRESS OFFICE
LEXINGTON, KY―Pre-entered fields for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be announced live on FanDuel TV and on the Breeders’ Cup website, official Mobile App, and Facebook, X, and YouTube channels on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Featuring 14 Grade 1 races and more than $34 million in purses and awards, the 41st running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will entertain fans from around the globe as the sport’s best horses, owners, breeders, trainers, and jockeys compete over two days of spectacular racing at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2.
Currently there are six Florida-breds listed among the contenders including Arthur’s Ride in the Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, Bentornato and Federal Judge in the Grade 1 Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint, Nooni in the Grade 1 NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, Gabaldon in the Grade 1 Juvenile Turf Sprint and Cagliostro in the Grade 1 Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.
The pre-entry announcement will be hosted by FanDuel TV talent Christina Blacker and Todd Schrupp.
Pre-entry is the first of a two-step process for all owners intending to start a horse in one of the 14 Breeders’ Cup World Championships races. The entry stage then takes place on Monday, Oct. 28, when post positions are also drawn.