Breeders' Cup prize money
The fourteen Breeders' Cup races put up $30,000,000 between them in 2025, $7,000,000 of it in the Classic. The 2025 card was run at Del Mar.
Every figure here is the purse each race announces, in dollars. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
The fourteen races, by prize money
What each race put up in 2025, and its share of the $30,000,000
| Race | Prize money | Share of the card | First run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeders' Cup Classic | $7,000,000$7.0m | 23.3% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Turf | $5,000,000$5.0m | 16.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Distaff | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Mile | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Sprint | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1984 |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | $2,000,000$2.0m | 6.7% | 1999 |
| Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2007 |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2007 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2007 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2008 |
| Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2008 |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint | $1,000,000 | 3.3% | 2018 |
| The card | $30,000,000$30.0m | 100% |
The Classic and the Turf take $12,000,000 between them, 40% of the card. Six races share the bottom figure of $1,000,000, and all six were added after 1984. Seven of the fourteen were not on the first card at all.
What these fourteen races have put up since 1984
The fourteen added together each year, each from the year it was first run
In 1984 seven of these races put up $10,000,000, and the Classic was $3,000,000 of it, 30%. In 2025 the fourteen put up $30,000,000, three times as much, and the Classic's share had fallen to 23% because the card grew around it. The biggest single step came in 2005, from $13,000,000 to $18,000,000 with the same eight races. The total has gone down twice, in 1998 and 2011.
| Year | Venue | Races | These races | The Classic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Del Mar | 14 | $30,000,000$30.0m | $7,000,000$7.0m |
| 2024 | Del Mar | 14 | $30,000,000$30.0m | $7,000,000$7.0m |
| 2023 | Santa Anita | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2022 | Keeneland | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2021 | Del Mar | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2020 | Keeneland | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2019 | Santa Anita | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2018 | Churchill Downs | 14 | $28,000,000$28.0m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2017 | Del Mar | 13 | $26,500,000$26.5m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2016 | Santa Anita | 13 | $26,500,000$26.5m | $6,000,000$6.0m |
| 2015 | Keeneland | 13 | $24,500,000$24.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2014 | Santa Anita | 13 | $24,500,000$24.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2013 | Santa Anita | 13 | $24,500,000$24.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2012 | Santa Anita | 13 | $24,500,000$24.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2011 | Churchill Downs | 13 | $24,500,000$24.5m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2010 | Churchill Downs | 13 | $25,000,000$25.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2009 | Santa Anita | 13 | $25,000,000$25.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2008 | Santa Anita | 13 | $25,000,000$25.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2007 | Monmouth Park | 11 | $23,000,000$23.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2006 | Churchill Downs | 8 | $20,000,000$20.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2005 | Belmont Park | 8 | $18,000,000$18.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| 2004 | Lone Star Park | 8 | $13,000,000$13.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2003 | Santa Anita | 8 | $13,000,000$13.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2002 | Arlington Park | 8 | $12,000,000$12.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2001 | Belmont Park | 8 | $12,000,000$12.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 2000 | Churchill Downs | 8 | $12,000,000$12.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 1999 | Gulfstream Park | 8 | $12,000,000$12.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 1998 | Churchill Downs | 7 | $11,000,000$11.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 1997 | Hollywood Park | 7 | $11,400,000$11.4m | $4,400,000$4.4m |
| 1996 | Woodbine | 7 | $11,000,000$11.0m | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| 1995 | Belmont Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1994 | Churchill Downs | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1993 | Santa Anita | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1992 | Gulfstream Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1991 | Churchill Downs | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1990 | Belmont Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1989 | Gulfstream Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1988 | Churchill Downs | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1987 | Hollywood Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1986 | Santa Anita | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1985 | Aqueduct | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| 1984 | Hollywood Park | 7 | $10,000,000$10.0m | $3,000,000$3.0m |
Where the Breeders' Cup has been run
12 racecourses in 42 years
Santa Anita has staged it eleven times and Churchill Downs nine. It has left the United States once, for Woodbine in Toronto in 1996. Five racecourses have staged it a single time.
Who won in 2025
Every race on the 2025 card at Del Mar, with its winner
| Race | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | $7,000,000$7.0m |
| Turf | Ethical Diamond (IRE) | Dylan Browne McMonagle | Willie Mullins | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Distaff | Scylla | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Juvenile | Ted Noffey | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Juvenile Fillies | Super Corredora | Hector Isaac Berrios | John W. Sadler | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Mile | Notable Speech | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Sprint | Bentornato | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jose Francisco D'Angelo | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Filly & Mare Turf | Gezora (FR) | Mickael Barzalona | Francis-Henri Graffard | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Dirt Mile | Nysos | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | $1,000,000 |
| Filly & Mare Sprint | Splendora | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | $1,000,000 |
| Juvenile Turf | Gstaad (GB) | Christophe Soumillon | Aidan O'Brien | $1,000,000 |
| Juvenile Fillies Turf | Balantina (IRE) | Oisin Murphy | Donnacha O'Brien | $1,000,000 |
| Turf Sprint | Shisospicy | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jose Francisco D'Angelo | $1,000,000 |
| Juvenile Turf Sprint | Cy Fair | Irad Ortiz Jr. | George Weaver | $1,000,000 |
The figure beside each winner is the whole purse of the race, which is shared down the field.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money is the Breeders' Cup worth?
$30,000,000 across fourteen races in 2025. The Classic is the biggest of them at $7,000,000.
What is the richest Breeders' Cup race?
The Classic, at $7,000,000. It is 23.3% of the card and the 6th richest of the 997 races on this site. The Turf is next at $5,000,000.
How much has Breeders' Cup prize money grown?
In 1984 seven races put up $10,000,000. In 2025 the fourteen put up $30,000,000, three times as much.
Where was the 2025 Breeders' Cup run?
Del Mar, which has now staged it four times. Santa Anita has staged it most often, eleven times.
Has the Breeders' Cup ever been run outside the United States?
Once, at Woodbine in Toronto in 1996.
Who won the 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic?
Forever Young, ridden by Ryusei Sakai and trained by Yoshito Yahagi, for a share of the $7,000,000 purse.
Where to next
Each race on its own, and the rest of the racing money
The fourteen Breeders' Cup races
- Breeders' Cup Classic prize money
- Breeders' Cup Turf prize money
- Breeders' Cup Distaff prize money
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile prize money
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies prize money
- Breeders' Cup Mile prize money
- Breeders' Cup Sprint prize money
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf prize money
- Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile prize money
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint prize money
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf prize money
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf prize money
- Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint prize money
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint prize money