BREEDERS’ CUP PRE-ENTRY ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE TELEVISED LIVE ON FANDUEL TV AND STREAMED ON BREEDERSCUP.COM ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 

Live Stream Also Available on Breeders’ Cup Mobile App and Facebook, X, and YouTube Channels

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2024) ― 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 9:00 a.m. PT/12:00 p.m. ET.

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.

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.

ABOUT FANDUEL TV AND TVG

Headquartered in Los Angeles, FanDuel TV, a FanDuel Group company, is the first network dedicated exclusively to live sports and sports betting content.

Formerly known as TVG, FanDuel TV features exclusive shows including "Up and Adams" hosted by Kay Adams, "Run it Back" co-hosted by Michelle Beadle, Shams Charania and Chandler Parsons and syndicated content from Bill Simmons' The Ringer network. TVG/FanDuel Racing is one of the largest legal online gaming services in the US, processing more than $2 billion in horse racing wagers annually from residents of over 30 US states. The FanDuel Group has demonstrated its commitment to the racing industry, its horse owners, tracks and fans through investment in technology and marketing as well as sponsorship of several prominent races including the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile and the FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic. For more information visit TVG.com. 

ABOUT BREEDERS’ CUP

Breeders’ Cup Limited administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races through an 82-race series hosted by 12 countries, and the U.S.-based Dirt Dozen Bonus Series. The Breeders’ Cup operates under the national, uniform rules and regulations of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and its Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU).

The 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, featuring 14 Grade 1 Championship races run during a two-day festival worth more than $34 million in purses and awards, will be held Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar in Del Mar, California. The 2025 World Championships will also be held at Del Mar on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Championships will be televised live by NBC Sports. Press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, BreedersCup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media.