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Breeders’ Cup Betting

The 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships origins, horses, contenders, races, and dates.

 

Origins of The Breeders’ Cup World Championships

In order to determine once and for all which Thoroughbred is the greatest in the world, leading Thoroughbred breeders’ from Kentucky under the direction of John Gaines worked together to organize an event that would draw the best horses in the world. On Nov. 10, 1984, Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California hosted the first-ever Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which featured seven races: the Juvenile, Juvenile Fillies, Sprint, Mile, Distaff, Turf, and Classic.

Since then, the World Championships in horse racing have expanded to a two-day festival with 14 races, and the Breeders’ Cup spirit has persisted with the finest of the best contending every year on a global platform.

 

The World Championships in horse racing

The Breeders’ Cup is the ultimate goal for trainers and owners of racehorses since a victory there can result in a year-end prize, higher resale value when it comes time to breed, and some real bragging rights. Because of this, there are many races for horses based on factors like age, sex, preferred distance, and whether they prefer running on grass or dirt.

 

When and where will the Breeders’ Cup 2024 be?

The World Championships traditionally take place over the first weekend in November, giving Thoroughbreds plenty of opportunities to qualify to run throughout the course of the spring, summer, and fall. The Breeders’ Cup will be held this 2024 at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California, over two days on November 1-2.

With $31 million in prize money, it’s one of the most exciting events in sports make. With BUSR, you can expect the best Breeders’ Cup Betting experience from an Elite Racebook.

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships have given us some of horse racing’s biggest thrills – and biggest payouts, like the $2.7 million Pick Six payday back in 2003.

 

Where can I watch the Breeders’ Cup races?

The NBC Sports Group will broadcast the Championships live on television. Press releases related to the Breeders’ Cup are posted on the breederscup.com website. The Breeders’ Cup is also accessible on social media.

 

Where to Bet on the Breeders’ Cup

The best wagering experience for the Breeders’ Cup is on BUSR. Create your free horse racing account today to place your Breeders’ Cup online wagers, from the comfort of your home, either on your desktop, laptop, or mobile device.

Enjoy all the excitement of the Breeders’ Cup races and win big! While getting a $1,000 Racebook exclusive bonus and your 8% daily rebates paid to your account the very next day, no matter whether you win or lose, you’ll get your rebates within 24 hours.

Find the latest Breeders’ Cup Odds for all the 14 races

Breeders’ Cup Bet Types

When it comes to the Breeders’ Cup, there are two different kinds of wagering: individual or vertical wagers and sequence or horizontal wagers.

Individual or Vertical Wagers

• • Win– you bet on your favorite horse to win.
• • Place– you bet on one horse that must finish in first or second.
• • Show– You place a wager on one horse finishing in the top three.
• • Exacta– Your chosen horses must finish in first and second place (in that exact order).
• • Trifecta– Your horses must finish in first, second, and third place(in that exact order).
• • Superfecta– Your horses must finish in first, second, third, and fourth place (in that exact order).

Individual bets include your standard win-place-show bets, and parlays are known as exactas, trifectas, and superfecta. Individual wagering is limited to one Breeders’ Cup race. Straight bets on wins, places and shows are simple wagers in which you wager on the occurrence of a single event.

With a parlay bet, you stake money on numerous horses that must cross the finish line in a certain order to win.

Sequence or Horizontal Wagers

• • Daily Double– You must predict the winner of two straight races before the first race begins. 
• • Pick 3– You must choose the winner of three straight races before the first race begins. 
• • Pick 4 – You bet for the winner of four straight races before the first race starts. 
• • Pick 6– A Pick 6 bet is when you choose the winner of six straight races before the first race begins.

Sequence wagers including Daily Double, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 6 bets.

 

The Breeders’ Cup features 14 races, as is traditional. There are some Championship races with greater star power than others, which makes betting on them more thrilling. The following Breeders’ Cup races ought to be on your card if you’re in the mood to try your hand at the Pick 3, Pick 4, or the riskier Pick 6.

• • Breeders’ Cup Mile
• • Breeders’ Cup Turf
• • Breeders’ Cup Classic
• • Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint
• • Breeders’ Cup Distaff
• • Breeders’ Cup Sprint
• • Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

The cumulative purse for the seven Breeders’ Cup races mentioned above is $18.5 million. If your Pick 6 wager on the aforementioned races pays off, you can enjoy your own winner’s circle party. Keep in mind that the Juvenile is the main event on Friday’s “Future Stars” program.

Breeders’ Cup Schedule

Friday: Juvenile - Juvenile Turf - Juvenile Fillies Turf - Juvenile Fillies - Juvenile Turf Sprint

Saturday: Classic - Turf - Distaff - Mile - Sprint - Filly and Mare Turf - Dirt Mile - Turf Sprint - Filly and Mare Sprint