— The Breeders’ Cup announced today the official
order of races, and guaranteed multi-race wagering pools for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup World
Championships on Friday, November 2 and Saturday, November 3 at Churchill Downs in
Louisville, Kentucky. There will be a total of 10 races (five Breeders’ Cup races) on the first day
of the Championships – now called “Future Stars Friday” – and 12 races on the Saturday
program (nine Breeders’ Cup races). The Friday program begins at 12:55 p.m. ET with four
undercard races. The last race of the day, which follows the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile, will have a post time of 6:43 p.m. ET.
Championship Saturday’s first post is 10:45 a.m. ET and begins with two undercard races.
There will be one race following the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will have a post time of 6:22
p.m. ET.
The race order for the undercard races on Friday and Saturday will also be announced on
Monday, October 29.
Championships Race Order (All Times Eastern)
The first Championships race on “Future Stars Friday” will be the $1 million Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile Turf Sprint (3:21 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (4:00 p.m.);
the $2 million Tito’s Handmade Vodka Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (4:40 p.m.); the $1 million
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (5:22 p.m.) and the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
(6:05 p.m.)
Championship Saturday begins with two undercard races followed by the $1 million Breeders’
Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (12:00 p.m.); the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (12:38 p.m.); the
$1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (1:16 p.m.); the $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly
& Mare Turf (2:04 p.m.); the $2 million TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2:46 p.m.); the $2
million Breeders’ Cup Mile (3:36 p.m.); the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (4:16
p.m.); the $4 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (4:56 p.m.) and the $6 million Breeders’ Cup
Classic (5:44 p.m.).
Friday’s Guaranteed Pools
Friday’s card will open with a $500,000 Pick 5 guarantee on races 1-5. There will be a Late
Pick 5 on races 5-9 with a $1,000,000 guarantee and an all Breeders’ Cup Pick 4 on Races 6-
9 with a $1,500,000 million guarantee.
Saturday’s Guaranteed Pools
There will be a $1,000,000 guaranteed Pick 6 on races 6-11; a Late Pick 5 on races 7-11 with
a $2,000,000 guarantee and an all Breeders’ Cup Pick 4 on races 8-11 with a $3,000,000
million guarantee.
Post Times and Wagering Menu
Friday, November 2
Race 1 12:55 WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5
Race 2 1:28 WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 3 2:02 WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5
Race 4 2:36 The Street Sense WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 SH-5
Race 5 3:21 BC Juvenile Turf Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5
Race 6 4:00 BC Juvenile Fillies Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 7 4:40 Tito’s Handmade Vodka
BC Juvenile Fillies WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SPDD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 8 5:22 BC Juvenile Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SPDD SH-5
Race 9 6:05 Sentient Jet BC Juvenile WPS EX TRI SUPER DD SPDD SH-5
Race 10 6:43 WPS EX TRI SUPER SH-5
Saturday, November 3
Race 1 10:45 WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5
Race 2 11:15 The Cherokee Run
Stakes WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 3 12:00 BC Filly & Mare Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5
Race 4 12:38 BC Turf Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 5 1:16 BC Dirt Mile WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5
Race 6 2:04 Maker’s Mark
BC Filly & Mare Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 6 SH-5
Race 7 2:46 TwinSpires BC Sprint WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 5 SH-5
Race 8 3:36 BC Mile WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 9 4:16 Longines BC Distaff WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD Pick 4 SH-5
Race 10 4:56 Longines BC Turf WPS EX TRI SUPER P3 DD SH-5
Race 11 5:44 BC Classic WPS EX TRI SUPER DD SH-5
Race 12 6:22 WPS EX TRI SUPER
Special Daily Doubles (SPDD) consist of leg one on Friday and leg two on Saturday.
Friday’s Pick 6, Pick 5’s and Jackpot Super High-5 may carryover to Saturday.
Any Pick 5 carryover from Friday or Saturday will carryover to the late Pick 5 on Saturday.
Saturday’s Pick 6, late Pick 5 and Jackpot Super High-5 will have a mandatory payout in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday.
Bet Minimums
$10 Head2Head
$2 WPS, Daily Double, Pick 6
$1 Exacta and SPDD
$.50 Trifecta, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and SH-5
$.10 Superfecta
Good luck at the Breeders’ Cup and don’t forget to place your wagers at IdaBet.com!
