Note - All monetary figures are in US dollars
The 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships take place on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Keeneland Race Course. The two-day program features 14 Grade 1 championship races.
The official race program, order, and post times (all times Eastern / ET) are as follows:
Day 1: Future Stars Friday (October 30, 2026)
Friday features five championship races exclusively for two-year-olds.
- 2:55 PM – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade 1) – 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) — $1M
- 3:35 PM – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) – 1 1/16 miles (dirt) — $2M
- 4:15 PM – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Grade 1) – 1 mile (turf) — $1M
- 4:55 PM – Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade 1) – 1 1/16 miles (dirt) — $2M
- 5:35 PM – Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Grade 1) – 1 mile (turf) — $1M
Day 2: Championship Saturday (October 31, 2026)
Saturday features nine Grade 1 world-championship races, culminating in the $7 million Classic.
- 1:10 PM – Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade 1) – 7 furlongs (dirt) — $1M
- 1:48 PM – Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) – 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) — $1M
- 2:26 PM – Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (Grade 1) – 1 mile (dirt) — $1M
- 3:04 PM – Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) – 1 3/16 miles (turf) — $2M
- 3:42 PM – Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1) – 6 furlongs (dirt) — $2M
- 4:20 PM – Breeders' Cup Mile (Grade 1) – 1 mile (turf) — $2M
- 4:58 PM – Breeders' Cup Distaff (Grade 1) – 1 1/8 miles (dirt) — $2M
- 5:36 PM – Breeders' Cup Turf (Grade 1) – 1 1/2 miles (turf) — $5M
- 6:16 PM – Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1) – 1 1/4 miles (dirt) — $7Ma
