Breeders' Cup Mile 2024
Saturday, Nov 2, 2024 − Del Mar
$2 million; 1 mile, turf; 3-year-olds and up
Breeders' Cup Mile 2024
- Breeders' Cup Classic 2024
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile 2024
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2024
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf 2024
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf 2024
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 2024
- Breeders' Cup Turf 2024
- Breeders' Cup Distaff 2024
- Breeders' Cup Sprint 2024
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 2024
- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile 2024
- Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint 2024
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint 2024
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Breeders' Cup Mile: More Than Looks' 2025 plans likely include Maker's Mark Mile, another BC Mile
Marcus Hersh Nov 03,2024
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Breeders' Cup Mile: More Than Looks finds winning touch at right time
Marcus Hersh Nov 02,2024
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Breeders' Cup Mile: High-profile Notable Speech gives Godolphin shot at fourth straight
Marcus Hersh Oct 31,2024
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Breeders' Cup Mile: Notable Speech following the Godolphin script
Marcus Hersh Oct 16,2024
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Breeders' Cup Mile: Ramatuelle bursts into the picture with eye-catching win
Marcus Hersh Oct 09,2024
Breeders' Cup Mile Field
- designates Keeneland sale graduate
| Post | Horse/ Best Beyer | Trainer/ Jockey | Odds and comments by Brad Free | |||
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| 1 | Ramatuelle NA-NA-NA | Christopher Head Aurelian Lemaitre | SCR | |||
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| BF: Easily career best in Foret; very soft ground, but she'll be fine on firm | ||||||
| 2 | Chili Flag 100-93-98 | Chad Brown Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 20-1 | |||
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| BF: Runner-up to stablemate Gina Romantica last out up against it; would fit perfectly in G1 Matriarch at Del Mar on Dec. 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Geoglyph NA-NA-NA | Tetsuya Kimura | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Japan-based shipper was a notch below the best turf horses in his native land, most recent win way back in April 2022 | ||||||
| 4 | Diego Velazquez NA-NA-NA | Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore | 4-1 | |||
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| BF: Solid form Ireland includes G2 win vs. next-out listed winner, third-place finisher returned to finish third to Carl Spackler | ||||||
| 5 | Goliad 101-98-72 | Richard Mandella Flavien Prat | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Front-running gelding expected to set pace, faces much tougher cast after winning twice in six days at Kentucky Downs | ||||||
| 6 | Notable Speech NA-NA-NA | Charlie Appleby William Buick | 3-1 | |||
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| BF: Last-start misfire attributed to soft ground, star European miler will get firm turf at DMR, top trainer 3 for 3 in this race | ||||||
| 7 | Porta Fortuna NA-NA-NA | Donnacha O'Brien Tom Marquand | 5-1 | |||
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| BF: Filly versus boys no problem: fillies won Mile nine times, Porta Fortuna currently on three-race G1 win streak versus her gender | ||||||
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More Than Looks
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Cherie DeVaux Jose Ortiz | 10-1 | |||
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| BF: Late-runner finished second to Carl Spackler both recent starts in G1 races, will motor from the back at a generous odds | ||||||
| 9 | Johannes 100-103-101 | Tim Yakteen Umberto Rispoli | 8-1 | |||
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| BF: California miler 4 for 4 this year and another with speed and kick, last Calif.-based Mile winner was Singletary 2004 | ||||||
| 10 | Win for the Money 102-88-91 | Mark Casse Patrick Husbands | 20-1 | |||
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| BF: Upset winner of G1 Woodbine Mile trying to emulate tariner’s 2017 BC Mile winner World Approval, who prepped at WO | ||||||
| 11 | Ten Happy Rose NA-NA-NA | Daisuke Takayanagi Akihide Tsumura | 30-1 | |||
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| BF: Japan shipper stretches out from okay seventh-place sprint comeback; she upset filly-mare G1 mile at 207-1 odds two back | ||||||
| 12 | Carl Spackler 102-105-99 | Chad Brown Tyler Gaffalione | 6-1 | |||
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| BF: Top-ranked U.S. miler off successive G1 victories SAR and KEE, possesses tactical speed and a finishing kick, best U.S. hope | ||||||
Breeders' Cup Mile Challenge Series schedule
| Date | Race / Track | Winner / Beyer | ||||
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| Saturday, Jan 6, 2024 |
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Charles Dickens |
Charles Dickens
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| Sunday, May 26, 2024 |
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Frateli La Vita |
Frateli La Vita
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| Sunday, Jun 2, 2024 |
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Romantic Warrior | Race Recap |
Romantic Warrior
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| Tuesday, Jun 18, 2024 |
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Charyn | Race Recap |
Charyn
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| Wednesday, Jul 31, 2024 |
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Notable Speech | Race Recap |
Notable Speech
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| Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 |
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Charyn | Race Recap |
Charyn
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| Sunday, Aug 11, 2024 |
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Carl Spackler 105 | Race Recap |
Carl Spackler
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| Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 |
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Win for the Money | Race Recap |
Win for the Money
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| Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 |
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Johannes | Race Recap |
Johannes
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| Saturday, Oct 5, 2024 |
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Carl Spackler | Race Recap |
Carl Spackler
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Breeders' Cup Mile News
Breeders' Cup Mile: More Than Looks' 2025 plans likely include Maker's Mark Mile, another BC Mile
Marcus Hersh
Nov 03,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. – More Than Looks will be back for more.
The Breeders’ Cup Mile winner will get a winter freshening before returning for a 5-year-old campaign, trainer Cherie DeVaux said Sunday
Breeders' Cup Mile: More Than Looks finds winning touch at right time
Marcus Hersh
Nov 02,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. – More Than Looks’ fastest final quarter-mile in the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Mile got him only sixth. He did it again Saturday at Del Mar, and this time it got him the money and the g
Breeders' Cup: Ramatuelle scratched from Mile
Marcus Hersh
Nov 01,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. – The 3-year-old filly Ramatuelle was scratched late Thursday night from the Breeders’ Cup Mile.
A release from part-owner Arthur Hoyeau distributed on social media stated that
Breeders' Cup Mile: High-profile Notable Speech gives Godolphin shot at fourth straight
Marcus Hersh
Oct 31,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. – Since the start of this millennium, two winners of the 2000 Guineas in England have started in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Kameko, a modest Guineas winner who was far from a standout
Breeders' Cup Mile: Notable Speech following the Godolphin script
Marcus Hersh
Oct 16,2024
The notion that Notable Speech will win the Breeders’ Cup Mile next month at Del Mar finds traction in the fact his trainer never has run a horse in the race who lost.
Charlie Appleby, private an
Breeders' Cup Mile: Ramatuelle bursts into the picture with eye-catching win
Marcus Hersh
Oct 09,2024
Ramatuelle’s win Sunday in the Prix de la Foret at Longchamp surely didn’t resonate for the American racing audience the way Carl Spackler’s had the day before in the Turf Mile at Keeneland. But
France: Ramatuelle shows off brilliance in Prix de la Foret
Marcus Hersh
Oct 06,2024
No horse impressed Sunday at Longchamp more than Ramatuelle, a slight 3-year-old filly with a serious turn of foot.
Even on very soft ground that should blunt a horse’s brilliance, Ramatuelle in
In unfamiliar territory, Carl Spackler leads all the way in Coolmore Turf Mile
Marcus Hersh
Oct 05,2024
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Carl Spackler needed every bit of his tactical advantage to hold clear More Than Looks’ late blitz, winning the Grade 1, $1.25 million Coolmore Turf Mile by one length on Saturday
Breeders' Cup Mile: Johannes looks to deliver at home track
Marcus Hersh
Oct 02,2024
It’s been 20 years since a horse based in California won the Breeders’ Cup Mile, and when Singletary did so in 2004, his success came not in California but at Lone Star Park in Texas. When the 4-y
Win for the Money rides the rail en route to Woodbine Mile victory
Ron Gierkink
Sep 14,2024
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The aptly named longshot Win for the Money rallied along the rail under Patrick Husbands to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Woodbine Mile over his Mark Casse-trained stablema
After a Kentucky Downs double, Goliad being pointed to Breeders' Cup Mile
Steve Andersen
Sep 11,2024
After two lucrative stakes wins on turf within a week at Kentucky Downs earlier this month, the 7-year-old gelding Goliad will have a quiet September before a potentially busy November at Del Mar.
Carl Spackler gives Brown first Fourstardave victory
David Grening
Aug 11,2024
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The heavy rain stopped coming down in Saratoga long enough for Carl Spackler to play his game to a tee, overtaking the pacesetting Strong Quality in upper stretch and bounding
France: Charyn prevails in Prix Jacques Le Marois, gains BC Mile berth
Steve Andersen
Aug 11,2024
Charyn’s rise in Europe’s mile division is complete. There is even a chance the brilliant colt is on his way to the United States this year.
After winning the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal
With Rosallion a scratch, Notable Speech steps up in Sussex Stakes
Steve Andersen
Jul 31,2024
Notable Speech rebounded from a disappointing performance at Royal Ascot in June, and the absence of a leading rival, to win his second Group 1 race of 2024 in Wednesday’s $1.28 million Sussex Stake
Royal Ascot: Charyn, Asfoora, Rosallion take opening-day Group 1s
Marcus Hersh
Jun 18,2024
Charyn got the 2024 Royal Ascot meeting off to a flying start with a powerhouse victory in the Queen Anne Stakes, and the Australian mare Asfoora provided a rousing follow-up two races later in the Ki
Japan: Romantic Warrior's win streak at five after Yasuda Kinen Stakes
Steve Andersen
Jun 02,2024
Australia, Hong Kong or Japan, it does not matter. Romantic Warrior has won Group 1 or Grade 1 races in those countries in a five-race winning streak since October.
On Sunday, Romantic Warrior won
Breeders' Cup Mile: Master of The Seas, Godolphin, Appleby, Buick are winning combo
Marcus Hersh
Nov 04,2023
ARCADIA, Calif. - Looked on paper like the Breeders’ Cup Mile was a complicated, tricky race. Nah. Godolphin, Charlie Appleby, William Buick – simple as that.
Those are the owner, traine
About the Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships attract the best Thoroughbred horses worldwide to compete in Grade 1 races for both males and females at a variety of distances on both turf and dirt. The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held at Del Mar in California. The two-day event will be held Nov. 1 and 2.
Breeders' Cup World Championship races
Future Stars Friday
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Championship Saturday
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint
Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Distaff
Breeders’ Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Breeders' Cup Sprint
The horses that compete in these championship races can claim their berths in multiple ways. The first is by winning a Breeders' Cup Challenge race. The second is through a system that allows horses to earn points based on their performance in major races throughout the year. The third way to be selected is to be chosen by a panel of experts. There are a maximum of 14 horses in each Breeders' Cup race, except the Dirt Mile and Juvenile Turf Sprint, which are limited to 12 starters.
Breeders' Cup Mile recent winners
| Year | Horse/Trainer | Horse | Trainer | Beyer |
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| 2024 |
Cherie DeVaux
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More Than Looks | Cherie DeVaux | 105 |
| 2023 |
Charles Appleby
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Master of the Seas | Charles Appleby | 105 |
| 2022 |
Charles Appleby
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Modern Games | Charles Appleby | 104 |
| 2021 |
Charlie Appleby
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Space Blues | Charlie Appleby | 106 |
| 2020 |
Aidan O'Brien
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Order of Australia | Aidan O'Brien | 105 |
| 2019 |
Chad Brown
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Uni | Chad Brown | 106 |
| 2018 |
Sir Michael Stoute
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Expert Eye | Sir Michael Stoute | 101 |
| 2017 |
Mark Casse
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World Approval | Mark Casse | 107 |
| 2016 |
Bill Mott
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Tourist | Bill Mott | 108 |
| 2015 |
Mark Casse
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Tepin | Mark Casse | 110 |
| 2014 |
Jonathan Pease
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Karakontie | Jonathan Pease | 110 |
| 2013 |
Charles Lopresti
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Wise Dan | Charles Lopresti | 104 |
Breeders' Cup FAQs
Q: Where is the 2024 Breeders' Cup?
The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held at Del Mar in California.
Q: When is the 2024 Breeders' Cup?
The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be held Nov. 1 and 2.
Q: Can I get 2024 Breeders' Cup picks?
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Q: Can I get 2024 Breeders’ Cup past performances?
Daily Racing Form's past performances for the Breeders' Cup will be available on Oct. 25. You can access also purchase them as part of a Breeders’ Cup package available here: https://shop.drf.com/breeders-cup