The 2025 Breeders Cup takes place this weekend with 14 races taking place across two thrilling days of horse racing action in Del Mar, California.
The meet is among the most prestigious and lucrative in the sport with some of the best horses on the planet involved.
It's the 42nd edition of what is widely considered to be the premier event of the North American Thoroughbred horse racing year and one of the most eargely anticipated.
Will it live up to the hype? AllSportsPeople brings you all the latest news and odds ahead of it.
When is the 2025 Breeders Cup?
The Breeders Cup takes place from Friday, October 31 to Saturday, November 1 in Del Mar, California. It was a single day event from its inception into 1984 through to 2006 before expanding to its current two-day format from 2007.
Who will win Breeders Cup Classic 2025? Latest ante-post odds, betting and favourites
Here are the latet odds ahead of the standout race of the two-day event, which boast a prize money pot of $7m, making it one of the most lucrative races in the world.
Sovereignty is the worthy favourite having won his previous four stars but will face serious competition from last year's winner, Sierra Leone, as well as Fierceness and Forever Young who finished second and third 12 months ago.
| Horse | Odds | Bet with |
| Sovereignty | 6/4 | Bet365 |
| Sierra Leone | 11/2 | Bet365 |
| Fierceness | 6/1 | Sky Bet |
| Forever Young | 8/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Mindframe | 10/1 | Coral |
| Journalism | 11/1 | Ladbrokes |
| Baeza | 16/1 | Bet365 |
| Antiquarian | 20/1 | Bet365 |
| Nevada Beach | 25/1 | AK Bets |
| Contrary Thinking | 150/1 | Bet365 |
What time is the Breeders Cup Classic 2025?
The marquee race is the ninth on a bumper nine-race Saturday, and is scheduled to start at 10:25 p.m. (UK time), which is 3:25 p.m. PT / 6:25 p.m. ET in the US.
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Breeders Cup 2025 prize money
While there is $7m on the line in the Breeders Cup classic race alone, there is plenty of prize money to be won elsewhere with a whopping $34million across the 14 races over the two days.
Breeders Cup meet 2025, full race schedule
Here is the full race schedule for the two day event in Del Mar, California.
Friday 31st October
| Race | UK Time |
| Juvenile Turf Sprint | 9:45 p.m. |
| Juvenile Fillies | 10:25 p.m. |
| Juvenile Fillies Turf | 11:05 p.m. |
| Juvenile | 11:45 p.m. |
| Juvenile Turf | 00:25 a.m. |
Saturday 1st November
| Race | UK Time |
| Filly and Mare Sprint | 7:00 p.m. |
| Turf Sprint | 7:41 p.m. |
| Sprint | 8:21 p.m. |
| Distaff | 9:01 p.m. |
| Turf | 9:41 p.m. |
| Breeders Cup Classic | 10:25 p.m. |
| Mile | 11:05 p.m. |
| Dirt Mile | 11:45 p.m. |
| Filly and Mare Turf | 00:25 p.m. |