2021 Breeders’ Cup

On November 5-6, 2021, Knicks Go capped off the 38th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. With 14 Championship races and total purses and awards exceeding $31 million, the 2021 Breeders’ Cup World Championships are the premiere horse racing event of the year.

Whether you’re looking for 2021 entries, races, picks and tips, handicapping advice, Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win & You’re In™ races and results, news, and 2021 results and payouts, you will have the most updated information here.

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2021 BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

breeders cup picks — *Shamela Hanley/Breeders’ Cup/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM*

Race Recap/Replay

Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Joel Rosario, Knicks Go played catch me if you can in the 38th running of the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) for 3-year-olds and up, and no one could as he posted a 2 ¾-length victory over Medina Spirit to conclude the Breeders’ Cup World Championships races Saturday afternoon at Del Mar.

A 5-year-old Maryland-bred son of Paynter out of the Outflanker mare Kosmo’s Buddy, Knicks Go improved his record to 24-10-3-1 that includes five Grade 1 victories. The winner’s share of $3,120,000 increased his earnings to $8,673,135. Get results and payouts to the 2021 Breeders’ Cup races below.

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
5	Knicks Go	Joel Rosario	Brad Cox	8.40	6.20	4.00
8	Medina Spirit	John Velazquez	Bob Baffert		6.60	4.00
4	Essential Quality	Luis Saez	Brad Cox			2.80

WAGER TYPE	NUMBERS	PAYOFF	POOL
$0.50 Pick 3	10-10-5 (3 Correct)	$917.50	$1,233,391
$0.50 Pick 4	1/3/8/16-10-10-5 (4 Correct)	$4,403.95	$4,222,296
$0.50 Pick 5	5-1/3/8/16-10-10-5 (5 Correct)	$48,292.10	$4,745,699
$1.00 Pick 6 Jackpot	8-5-1/3/8/16-10-10-5 (5 Correct)	$804.80	$0
$1.00 Pick 6 Jackpot	8-5-1/3/8/16-10-10-5 (6 Correct)	$513,085.10	$3,163,839
$1.00 Daily Double	10-5	$59.50	$1,930,620
$1.00 Juvenile/Classic Daily Double	12-5	$11.80	$221,177
$1.00 Exacta	5-8	$32.60	$4,193,734
$0.10 Superfecta	5-8-4-3	$17.01	$1,552,015
$0.50 Super High Five Jackpot	5-8-4-3-7	$1,649.95	$1,233,674
$0.50 Trifecta	5-8-4	$41.95	$3,035,475

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Saturday, November 6	Friday, November 5
Longines Classic	Juvenile Turf
Longines Turf	TVG Juvenile
Longines Distaff	Juvenile Fillies Turf
FanDuel Mile	Juvenile Fillies
Qatar Racing Sprint	Juvenile Turf Sprint
Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf
Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile
Turf Sprint
Filly & Mare Sprint

Previous Results
– Breeders Cup 2020
– Breeders Cup 2019
– Breeders Cup 2018
– Breeders Cup 2017

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2021 BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE SERIES

The 2021 Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series consisted of 84 automatic qualifying stakes races into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. This year’s series, which included a record 9 “Win and You’re In” races for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division, took place across 10 countries and awarded each winner an automatic free entry into the 201 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It’s simple: they win and they’re in.

RACE NAME	DATE	DIVISION	TRACK	WINNER
MAY
Shoemaker Mile	May 31	FanDuel Mile	Santa Anita Park	Smooth Like Strait
JUNE
The Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan H.	Jun 5	Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile	Belmont Park	Silver State
The Jackpocket Jaipur Stakes	Jun 5	Turf Sprint	Belmont Park	Casa Creed
Ogden Phipps H.	Jun 5	Longines Distaff	Belmont Park	Letruska
Yasuda Kinen	Jun 6	FanDuel Mile	Tokyo Racecourse	Danon Kingly (JPN)
Queen Anne Stakes	Jun 15	FanDuel Mile	Ascot Racecourse	Palace Pier (GB)
Prince of Wales's Stakes	Jun 16	Longines Turf	Ascot Racecourse	Love (IRE)
Norfolk Stakes	Jun 17	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Ascot Racecourse	Perfect Power (IRE)
Diamond Jubilee Stakes	Jun 19	Turf Sprint	Ascot Racecourse	Dream of Dreams (IRE)
Gran Premio Pamplona	Jun 26	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Hipodromo Monterric	Reina de Mollendo (ARG)
Stephen Foster Stakes	Jun 26	Longines Classic	Churchill Downs	Maxfield
Fleur de Lis Stakes	Jun 26	Longines Distaff	Churchill Downs	Letruska
Takarazuka Kinen	Jun 27	Longines Turf	Hanshin Racecourse	Chrono Genesis (JPN)
JULY
Princess Rooney	Jul 3	Filly & Mare Sprint	Gulfstream Park	Ce Ce
The Suburban	Jul 3	Longines Classic	Belmont Park	Max Player
John A. Nerud S.	Jul 4	Sprint	Belmont Park	Mind Control
TVG.com Haskell Stakes	Jul 17	Longines Classic	Monmouth Park	Mandaloun
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes	Jul 24	Longines Turf	Ascot Racecourse	Adayar (IRE)
Qatar Sussex Stakes	Jul 28	FanDuel Mile	Goodwood	Alcohol Free (IRE)
Bing Crosby Stakes	Jul 31	Sprint	Del Mar	Dr. Schivel
AUGUST
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes	Aug 1	Longines Distaff	Del Mar	Shedaresthedevil
The Whitney	Aug 7	Longines Classic	Saratoga	Knicks Go
The Fourstardave	Aug 14	FanDuel Mile	Saratoga	Got Stormy
Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques le Marois	Aug 15	FanDuel Mile	Deauville	Palace Pier (GB)
Juddmonte International Stakes	Aug 18	Longines Classic	York Racecourse	Mishriff (IRE)
Darley Yorkshire Oaks	Aug 19	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	York Racecourse	Snowfall (JPN)
Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes	Aug 20	Turf Sprint	York Racecourse	Winter Power (IRE)
Del Mar Handicap presented by The Japan Racing Association	Aug 21	Longines Turf	Del Mar	Astronaut
TVG Pacific Classic	Aug 21	Longines Classic	Del Mar	Tripoli
Darley Prix Morny	Aug 22	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Deauville	Perfect Power (IRE)
The Sword Dancer	Aug 28	Longines Turf	Saratoga	Gufo
The Ballerina	Aug 28	Filly & Mare Sprint	Saratoga	Gamine
The Personal Ensign	Aug 28	Longines Distaff	Saratoga	Letruska
Pat O'Brien Stakes	Aug 28	Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile	Del Mar	Ginobili
SEPTEMBER
Flower Bowl	Sep 4	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Saratoga	War Like Goddess
Jockey Club Gold Cup	Sep 4	Longines Classic	Saratoga	Max Player
FanDuel Turf Sprint	Sep 11	Turf Sprint	Kentucky Downs	Gear Jockey
Calumet Turf Cup	Sep 11	Longines Turf	Kentucky Downs	Imperador (ARG)
KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes	Sep 11	Juvenile Turf	Leopardstown	Atomic Jones (FR)
Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes	Sep 11	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Leopardstown	No Speak Alexander (IRE)
Irish Champion Stakes	Sep 11	Longines Turf	Leopardstown	St Mark's Basilica (FR)
Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes	Sep 12	Turf Sprint	Curragh	Romantic Proposal (IRE)
Moyglare Stud Stakes	Sep 12	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Curragh	Discoveries (IRE)
Pocahontas	Sep 18	Juvenile Fillies	Churchill Downs	Hidden Connection
Iroquois	Sep 18	TVG Juvenile	Churchill Downs	Major General
Jockey Club Derby Invitational	Sep 18	Longines Turf	Belmont Park	Yibir (GB)
Woodbine Mile	Sep 18	FanDuel Mile	Woodbine	Town Cruise
Natalma Stakes	Sep 19	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Woodbine	Wild Beauty (GB)
Summer Stakes	Sep 19	Juvenile Turf	Woodbine	Albahr (GB)
Unibet Rockfel Stakes	Sep 24	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Newmarket	Hello You (IRE)
Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes	Sep 25	Juvenile Turf	Newmarket	Royal Patronage (FR)
OCTOBER
Speakeasy Stakes	Oct 1	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Santa Anita Park	One Timer
Chandelier Stakes	Oct 1	Juvenile Fillies	Santa Anita Park	Ain’t Easy
American Pharoah Stakes	Oct 1	TVG Juvenile	Santa Anita Park	Corniche
The Champagne	Oct 2	TVG Juvenile	Belmont Park	Jack Christopher
Rodeo Drive Stakes	Oct 2	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Santa Anita Park	Going To Vegas
Awesome Again Stakes	Oct 2	Longines Classic	Santa Anita Park	Medina Spirit
Santa Anita Sprint Championship	Oct 2	Sprint	Santa Anita Park	Dr. Schivel
Prix de L'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines	Oct 3	Turf Sprint	Longchamp	A Case of You (IRE)
Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe	Oct 3	Longines Turf	Longchamp	Torquator Tasso (GER)
Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac	Oct 3	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Longchamp	Zellie (FR)
Prix de L'Opera Longines	Oct 3	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Longchamp	Rougir (FR)
Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere	Oct 3	Juvenile Turf	Longchamp	Angel Bleu (FR)
The Frizette	Oct 3	Juvenile Fillies	Belmont Park	Echo Zulu
Zenyatta Stakes	Oct 3	Longines Distaff	Santa Anita Park	Private Mission
Darley Alcibiades	Oct 8	Juvenile Fillies	Keeneland	Juju's Map
Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix	Oct 8	Sprint	Keeneland	Special Reserve
Keeneland Turf Mile	Oct 9	FanDuel Mile	Keeneland	In Love (BRZ)
Claiborne Breeders' Futurity	Oct 9	TVG Juvenile	Keeneland	Rattle N Roll
First Lady Presented by UK HealthCare	Oct 9	Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf	Keeneland	Blowout (GB)
Thoroughbred Club of America	Oct 9	Filly & Mare Sprint	Keeneland	Bell's the One
The Vosburgh	Oct 9	Sprint	Belmont Park	Following Sea
The Futurity	Oct 10	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Belmont Park	Slipstream
Indian Summer Stakes	Oct 10	Juvenile Turf Sprint	Keeneland	Averly Jane
Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes	Oct 10	Juvenile Turf	Keeneland	Tiz the Bomb
Juddmonte Spinster	Oct 10	Longines Distaff	Keeneland	Letruska
JPMorgan Chase Jessamine	Oct 13	Juvenile Fillies Turf	Keeneland	California Angel
QIPCO Champion Stakes	Oct 16	Longines Turf	Ascot Racecourse	Sealiway (FR)
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes	Oct 16	FanDuel Mile	Ascot Racecourse	Baaeed (GB)