Breeders' Cup Nomination Deadlines

Owners of horses of racing age currently not nominated to the Breeders' Cup program can nominate their runners at discounted rates on or before Friday, July 15 for competition in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships, Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Following the July 15 discount deadline, the price for all non-nominated runners reverts back to the standard racehorse nomination fee of US$100,000 or more until Oct. 24, when all runners must be pre-entered for the Breeders' Cup World Championships races. Owners may nominate their horses of...

In advance of the major Thoroughbred auctions scheduled in January and February of next year, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday that it has extended the late nomination deadline for all 2020 North American foals to Feb. 28, 2021. This late foal nomination will be the last opportunity for horsemen to nominate weanlings of 2020 to the Breeders' Cup program at a fee of $1,500. The $1,500 nomination entitles each foal with lifetime racing eligibility to the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the Breeders' Cup racing programs. All foals sired by...

Due to changes in racetrack schedules and auction sales dates as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the Breeders' Cup announced Monday that it's extending the discount deadline for horses of racing age to Saturday, Aug. 15. All horses must be Breeders' Cup-nominated in order to compete in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which is scheduled to be held at Keeneland Nov. 6-7. The original horses of racing age nomination discount deadline was July 15. "Although most Breeders' Cup nominated horses join the program as weanlings, there are a few each...