Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California, will be the site of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup this weekend and where the 41st Breeders’ Cup Classic will take place Saturday with a $7 million purse on the line.
The richest race in North America, the Classic will feature winners from many of the year’s top dirt races.
The post position draw for the race was Monday. Here’s a look at the results of the draw and morning-line odds.
Morning Line Odds: 6-1
Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
Owner(s): Susumu Fujita
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Luis Saez
Owner(s): Godolphin, LLC
Morning Line Odds: 5-2
Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Owner(s): Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Tabor, Michael B.
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Jockey: Kyle Frey
Owner(s): Calumet Farm
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Todd Fincher
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Owner(s): Peacock Family Racing Stable, LLC
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
Owner(s): Hiroyuki Asanuma
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Noboru Takagi
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Owner(s): Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Cherie DeVaux
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner(s): Blue Heaven Farm, LLC
Morning Line Odds: 3-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
Owner(s): Repole Stable
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Owner(s): Whisper Hill Farm, LLC and Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck)
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Owner(s): Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC and Brant, Peter M.
Morning Line Odds: 15-1
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Owner(s): Glassman Racing LLC
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori
Owner(s): SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Stonestreet Stables LLC, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
Morning Line Odds: 8-1
Trainer: William D. Cowans
Jockey: Luan Machado
Owner(s): Michael A. Foster
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