October 30 and 31, 2026 at Keeneland, Lexington, Kentucky. Free consensus picks for every race from the TipMeerkat community will appear here as soon as the fields are declared.
Friday belongs to the two-year-olds: five championship races that usually settle the juvenile divisions and shape next spring's classic picture.
$1 million
A turf dash for two-year-olds. Big fields and a short trip make early speed and a clean break matter more here than in any other race of the week.
Picks for the Juvenile Turf Sprint appear here once the final field is declared.
1 1/16 miles · $2 million
Two-year-old fillies around two turns on dirt. The winner is usually crowned champion juvenile filly and heads the early Kentucky Oaks picture.
Picks for the Juvenile Fillies appear here once the final field is declared.
1 mile · $1 million
A mile on turf for two-year-old fillies, and one of the races where European shippers line up against the best of the American juveniles.
Picks for the Juvenile Fillies Turf appear here once the final field is declared.
1 1/16 miles · $2 million
The race that normally decides the champion two-year-old male, and the first serious pointer towards next year's Kentucky Derby.
Picks for the Juvenile appear here once the final field is declared.
1 mile · $1 million
A mile on turf for two-year-olds. Overseas runners have a strong record, so price up the European form before you settle on a pick.
Picks for the Juvenile Turf appear here once the final field is declared.
Nine championship races for older horses on dirt and turf, headlined by the $7 million Classic.
1 mile · $1 million
A meeting point for sprinters stretching out and route horses cutting back, which makes pace the first thing to work out.
Picks for the Dirt Mile appear here once the final field is declared.
$1 million
A full field sprinting on grass. Post position and trip luck play a big part, and it is regularly one of the best races of the day for a price.
Picks for the Turf Sprint appear here once the final field is declared.
6 furlongs · $2 million
Six furlongs on dirt for the fastest horses in training. Expect a hot early pace and a short list of genuine win contenders.
Picks for the Sprint appear here once the final field is declared.
$2 million
The turf championship for fillies and mares. The distance changes with the host track, so check the trip against each runner's best form.
Picks for the Filly & Mare Turf appear here once the final field is declared.
7 furlongs · $1 million
Seven furlongs on dirt for fillies and mares, a trip that suits both pure sprinters and milers with tactical speed.
Picks for the Filly & Mare Sprint appear here once the final field is declared.
1 mile · $2 million
The turf mile championship and a regular target for the best European milers. Goldikova won it three years running from 2008 to 2010.
Picks for the Mile appear here once the final field is declared.
1 1/8 miles · $2 million
The dirt championship for fillies and mares, often a meeting of the leading three-year-old filly and the best of the older mares.
Picks for the Distaff appear here once the final field is declared.
1 1/2 miles · $5 million
A mile and a half on grass and the second richest race of the weekend. European stayers have a long record of success here.
Picks for the Turf appear here once the final field is declared.
1 1/4 miles · $7 million
The richest race of the weekend: a mile and a quarter on dirt that brings the top three-year-olds and older horses together and often decides Horse of the Year.
Picks for the Classic appear here once the final field is declared.
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At Del Mar in 2025, the community's top consensus pick won 4 of 13 championship races we covered, and the winner was among the top three picks in 6.
| Race | 2025 winner | Community top pick |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Turf Sprint | Cy Fair (5/1) | True Love |
| Juvenile Fillies | Super Corredora (9/1) | Explora |
| Juvenile Fillies Turf | Balantina (14/1) | Precise |
| Juvenile | Ted Noffey (11/10) | Ted Noffey (won) |
| Filly & Mare Sprint | Splendora (10/3) | Richi |
| Turf Sprint | Shisospicy (11/2) | Motorious |
| Sprint | Bentornato (6/4) | Bentornato (won) |
| Distaff | Scylla (13/2) | Nitrogen |
| Turf | Ethical Diamond (20/1) | Minnie Hauk |
| Classic | Forever Young (3/1) | Sierra Leone |
| Mile | Notable Speech (2/1) | Notable Speech (won) |
| Dirt Mile | Nysos (8/13) | Nysos (won) |
| Filly & Mare Turf | Gezora (9/1) | She Feels Pretty |
Every race above shows the three horses the TipMeerkat community rates highest, along with the share of tipsters who picked each one. A horse picked by 70% of tipsters is a strong consensus. A race where the top pick sits at 30% is wide open, and that is usually where the value is.
Use the consensus as a starting point rather than a finished ticket:
You can open any race day to see each individual tipster's selections and their recent record, then add your own picks to join the leaderboard.
This is Keeneland's fourth Breeders' Cup, after 2015, 2020 and 2022. The Lexington track has produced some of the event's most memorable Classics: American Pharoah signed off his Triple Crown season with a wide-margin win in 2015, Authentic took the 2020 running, and Flightline's 2022 victory is still talked about as one of the best performances the race has seen.
A few things to keep in mind for this year:
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The 2026 Breeders' Cup World Championships are on Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31, 2026 at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.
There are 14 Grade 1 championship races: five for two-year-olds on Friday and nine for older horses on Saturday, headlined by the $7 million Classic.
Every pick on this page comes from the TipMeerkat community. Each tipster selects up to three horses per race, and the consensus ranks horses by those selections, with a first choice counting for more than a second or third.
Picks appear as soon as the final fields are declared in race week. The page updates on its own as tipsters add selections, and switches to results once each race has been run.
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Picks are opinions from community tipsters, not guarantees. Please bet responsibly. Card last refreshed Oct 21, 4:49 PM ET.
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