Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California, will be the site of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup this weekend and where the 41st Breeders’ Cup Classic will take place Saturday with a $7 million purse on the line.
The richest race in North America, the Classic will feature winners from many of the year’s top dirt races.
The post position draw for the race was Monday. Here’s a look at the results of the draw and morning-line odds.
1. Forever Young (JPN)
Morning Line Odds: 6-1
Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
Owner(s): Susumu Fujita
2. Highland Falls
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Luis Saez
Owner(s): Godolphin, LLC
3. City of Troy
Morning Line Odds: 5-2
Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Owner(s): Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Tabor, Michael B.
4. Mixto
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Doug O’Neill
Jockey: Kyle Frey
Owner(s): Calumet Farm
5. Senor Buscador
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Todd Fincher
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Owner(s): Peacock Family Racing Stable, LLC
6. Derma Sotogake (JPN)
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
Owner(s): Hiroyuki Asanuma
7. Ushba Tesoro (JPN)
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Noboru Takagi
Jockey: Yuga Kawada
Owner(s): Ryotokuji Kenji Holdings Co. Ltd.
8. Pyrenees
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Cherie DeVaux
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner(s): Blue Heaven Farm, LLC
9. Fierceness
Morning Line Odds: 3-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
Owner(s): Repole Stable
10. Tapit Trice
Morning Line Odds: 30-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Owner(s): Whisper Hill Farm, LLC and Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck)
11. Sierra Leone
Morning Line Odds: 12-1
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Owner(s): Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC and Brant, Peter M.
12. Arthur’s Ride
Morning Line Odds: 15-1
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Owner(s): Glassman Racing LLC
13. Newgate
Morning Line Odds: 20-1
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Lanfranco Dettori
Owner(s): SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Stonestreet Stables LLC, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
14. Next
Morning Line Odds: 8-1
Trainer: William D. Cowans
Jockey: Luan Machado
Owner(s): Michael A. Foster
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Breeders’ Cup 2024: Post position draw results and morning line odds
