Rebel’s Romance Returns to 2024 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf, Leads 17 Pre-Entries

DEL MAR — Led by top U.S. contender Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy, and Japan’s Forever Young (JPN) in the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Rebel’s Romance (IRE) in the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and Idiomatic in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), 212 of the best Thoroughbreds from around the globe have been pre-entered for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. 

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The 41^st running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious two-day global event with purses and awards totaling more than $34 million, will be held Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif. for a third time after coming to the seaside oval in 2017 and 2021. “Future Stars Friday” features five World Championships races exclusively for 2-year-olds, while a 12-race card featuring nine Breeders’ Cup Championship races makes up the “Championships Saturday” program.  

Horses from a record five continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America – have targeted this year’s event as 80 international contenders have been pre-entered. The previous record was 60, set in 2023. 

REBEL’S ROMANCE RETURNS TO LONGINES BREEDERS’ CUP TURF 

In the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at 1 1/2 miles, Godolphin homebred Rebel’s Romance (IRE) returns in pursuit of the same form that saw him find the Breeders’ Cup winner’s circle in 2022. The 6-year-old Dubawi (IRE) gelding missed the World Championships last year but has won five of six starts for trainer Charlie Appleby this season, including the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) in March at Meydan, the Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup (G1) in May at Sha Tin, and the Preis von Europa (G1) last time out in September at Koln. 

The 17 pre-entries for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf are completed by Content (IRE), Continuous (JPN), El Encinal (ARG), Emily Upjohn (GB), Far Bridge, Gold Phoenix (IRE), Grand Sonata, Illinois (IRE), Jayarebe (FR), Luxembourg (IRE), Rousham Park (JPN), Shahryar (JPN), and Wingspan (IRE). Also-Eligible are Next, Cabo Spirit, and There Goes Harvard. 

Content (IRE), Emily Upjohn (GB), and Wingspan (IRE) have first preference in the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Next has first preference in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. 

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