Published Thursday, February 15th, 2024 (9 months ago)

2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships Tickets On Sale April 22

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2024) – Tickets for the 41st running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, to be held Nov. 1-2 at historic Del Mar in Del Mar, California, will go on sale Monday, April 22. Fans can sign up to receive ticket information at BreedersCup.com/2024.

The 2024 World Championships will feature 14 Grade 1 races and $31 million in purses and awards as fans from around the globe gather to celebrate the world’s best horses, jockeys, and trainers competing over two days in racing’s most spectacular international showcase.

Located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego County, Del Mar is unique in its picturesque natural backdrop, while the surrounding area attracts visitors from around the world in pursuit of top-class racing, beautiful beaches, award-winning cuisine, and boutique hotels. The seaside oval undertook an extensive expansion of its luxury seating options for its first Breeders’ Cup in 2017 and will again conduct a significant buildout as it hosts the World Championships for a third time after operating under reduced attendance in 2021 due to COVID-19.

Breeders’ Cup Experiences is the official ticket, hospitality, and travel package provider for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar. Fans can visit the Breeders’ Cup Experiences website, BreedersCupExperiences.com, for more information.


ABOUT BREEDERS’ CUP Breeders’ Cup Limited administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships, as well as the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races through an 80-race series hosted by 11 countries, and the U.S.-based Dirt Dozen Bonus Series. The Breeders’ Cup supports and operates under the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), which, for the first time, establishes a national, uniform set of rules applicable to every Thoroughbred racing participant and racetrack. HISA seeks to enhance the safety of both horse and rider and to protect the integrity of the sport to the benefit of all racing participants, fans, and bettors.

The 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 Grade 1 Championship races and $31 million in purses and awards, will be held Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar in Del Mar, California. The 2025 World Championships will also be held at Del Mar on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Championships will be televised live by NBC Sports. Press releases appear on the Breeders’ Cup website, BreedersCup.com. You can also follow the Breeders’ Cup on social media. 


ABOUT DEL MAR  Opened in 1937, San Diego’s iconic — and the nation’s only — seaside racetrack features the world’s top racehorses, trainers, and jockeys, as well as the best in fashion and classic California culture "where the turf meets the surf.” What began as a Hollywood hotspot in the era of the racetrack’s founder, Bing Crosby, is now one of America's foremost racetracks and a premier Southern California destination, as well as a national leader in racetrack safety. 


Media Contacts:  Claire Crosby, Breeders' Cup, 847-613-5715, ccrosby@breederscup.com
Jim Gluckson, Breeders' Cup, 646-335-6825, jim@breederscup.com
Mac McBride, Del Mar, 858-792-4269, mac@dmtc.com