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Breeders' Cup 2026 Draw: Every European Runner, Post and Morning Line

The Breeders' Cup 2026 draw for every race with a European runner: post positions, trainers, jockeys, morning lines, UK times and who stayed at home.

14 min readUpdated 2026-10-27
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The draw at a glance

The Breeders' Cup draw was made at Keeneland on Monday 26 October, and 49 European-trained horses are in the final entries: 45 in the fields and four on the also-eligible list. Every one of them is in a turf race. None is in the Classic or any of the other six dirt races.

That is down from 64 European horses at the pre-entry stage on 21 October. Across the whole meeting, the Breeders' Cup says 186 horses were entered for the 14 races, 62 of them international contenders in its own count.

This page lists the draw for the seven races with European runners, race by race: the post position (the American term for the stall), the trainer, the jockey and the morning line. Then it covers who stayed at home, and what our own results files say about the team.

In this guide

Reading the tables

  • Post is the starting stall, counted out from the inside rail. "AE" means also-eligible: the horse only runs if one above it comes out, and the number is its place in the queue.
  • Morning line is the track's own opening estimate of the odds, written the American way (5-2 rather than a slash). It is set by the track's oddsmaker on the day of the draw, not by a bookmaker, and the real pool odds move away from it as money comes in.
  • UK times are four hours ahead of Kentucky on both days. British clocks went back on Sunday 25 October and American clocks do not go back until 1 November.

The full UK start times for all 14 races are in our Breeders' Cup guide, and the festival hub has the countdown.

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Friday: the three juvenile turf races

Friday's card is for two-year-olds. Europe has runners in the three turf races and none in the Juvenile or the Juvenile Fillies, both on dirt.

Juvenile Turf Sprint: 6.55pm UK

Nine of the 12 runners are trained in Britain, Ireland or France, with a tenth on the also-eligible list. LibertangoAdd Libertango to the Horse Tracker is the morning-line favourite at 5-2. In our results files she won two of her four runs from June, the Lowther among them, and was second to Sun Goddess in the Cheveley Park.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
1MoonriseAdd Moonrise to the Horse TrackerAndrew BaldingAdd A M Balding to the Horse TrackerOisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker12-1
3LibertangoAdd Libertango to the Horse TrackerGeorge BougheyAdd G Boughey to the Horse TrackerFlavien PratAdd Flavien Prat to the Horse Tracker5-2
5MussabAdd Mussab to the Horse TrackerRichard FaheyAdd R A Fahey to the Horse TrackerOisin OrrAdd O J Orr to the Horse Tracker15-1
6VelozeeAdd Velozee to the Horse TrackerPaddy TwomeyAdd P Twomey to the Horse TrackerTyler GaffalioneAdd Tyler Gaffalione to the Horse Tracker20-1
7CrownbreakerAdd Crownbreaker to the Horse TrackerKevin Philippart De FoyAdd K P De Foy to the Horse TrackerJohn VelazquezAdd John Velazquez to the Horse Tracker20-1
8Force NoirAdd Force Noir to the Horse TrackerRobson AguiarAdd Robson Aguiar to the Horse TrackerDavid EganAdd D Egan to the Horse Tracker8-1
9Final ObjectiveAdd Final Objective to the Horse TrackerHamad Al JehaniAdd H Al Jehani to the Horse TrackerJames DoyleAdd James Doyle to the Horse Tracker8-1
11Hell Of A SpinAdd Hell Of A Spin to the Horse TrackerAdrian KeatleyAdd A Keatley to the Horse TrackerMikey SheehyAdd Mikey Sheehy to the Horse Tracker15-1
12Primetime EmmyAdd Primetime Emmy to the Horse TrackerFrancis-Henri GraffardAdd F Graffard to the Horse TrackerMickael BarzalonaAdd M Barzalona to the Horse Tracker15-1
AE15AdoniusAdd Adonius to the Horse TrackerRebecca MenziesAdd R Menzies to the Horse TrackerJohn VelazquezAdd John Velazquez to the Horse Tracker12-1

The other three are American-trained: Good to Be King (post 2), Brickyard Belle (post 4, 3-1) and Harper's Corner (post 10).

Juvenile Fillies Turf: 8.15pm UK

Sun GoddessAdd Sun Goddess to the Horse Tracker is the 6-5 morning-line favourite from post 9 for Aidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker. In our results files she won all three of her Group 1s from June (the Phoenix Stakes, the Moyglare and the Cheveley Park) and carries a StableBet Rating of 119, our figure for home form. AmusinglyAdd Amusingly to the Horse Tracker, who beat the colts in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere for Francis-Henri GraffardAdd F Graffard to the Horse Tracker, is next in the betting at 7-2.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
1Green EmpressAdd Green Empress to the Horse TrackerJoseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerDylan Browne McMonagleAdd Dylan Browne McMonagle to the Horse Tracker10-1
3CurracloeAdd Curracloe to the Horse TrackerJohnny MurtaghAdd J P Murtagh to the Horse TrackerBen CoenAdd Ben Coen to the Horse Tracker12-1
6AlwaysanangelAdd Alwaysanangel to the Horse TrackerJoseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerOisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker15-1
9Sun GoddessAdd Sun Goddess to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerRyan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker6-5
10AmusinglyAdd Amusingly to the Horse TrackerFrancis-Henri GraffardAdd F Graffard to the Horse TrackerColin KeaneAdd Colin Keane to the Horse Tracker7-2
11Scommessa SicuraAdd Scommessa Sicura to the Horse TrackerAndrew BaldingAdd A M Balding to the Horse TrackerBilly LoughnaneAdd Billy Loughnane to the Horse Tracker30-1
14Ballinea StarAdd Ballinea Star to the Horse TrackerRobson AguiarAdd Robson Aguiar to the Horse TrackerTyler GaffalioneAdd Tyler Gaffalione to the Horse Tracker30-1
AE15Silent BeautyAdd Silent Beauty to the Horse TrackerKevin Philippart De FoyAdd K P De Foy to the Horse TrackerDavid EganAdd D Egan to the Horse Tracker30-1

The official entries list spells the post-14 filly "Balliena Star"; our results files and Horse Racing Nation have Ballinea Star.

Juvenile Turf: 9.35pm UK

Eight Europeans line up, four of them for Aidan O'Brien. The morning-line favourite is the American-trained How's Al Today at 3-1. Folsom BluesAdd Folsom Blues to the Horse Tracker, who won the National Stakes at the Curragh at 11/2 for Joseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker, is the shortest European at 7-2, ahead of Great Barrier ReefAdd Great Barrier Reef to the Horse Tracker at 4-1.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
2Avec ToiAdd Avec Toi to the Horse TrackerChristopher HeadAdd Christopher Head to the Horse TrackerFlavien PratAdd Flavien Prat to the Horse Tracker10-1
3Florida BayAdd Florida Bay to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerWayne LordanAdd Wayne Lordan to the Horse Tracker20-1
4HaffnerAdd Haffner to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerChristophe SoumillonAdd C Soumillon to the Horse Tracker8-1
6PikachuAdd Pikachu to the Horse TrackerCharlie JohnstonAdd C Johnston to the Horse TrackerDavid EganAdd D Egan to the Horse Tracker30-1
9Sale SharkAdd Sale Shark to the Horse TrackerHugo PalmerAdd H Palmer to the Horse TrackerOisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker30-1
10Folsom BluesAdd Folsom Blues to the Horse TrackerJoseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerDylan Browne McMonagleAdd Dylan Browne McMonagle to the Horse Tracker7-2
11Man's Best FriendAdd Man's Best Friend to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerColin KeaneAdd Colin Keane to the Horse Tracker15-1
14Great Barrier ReefAdd Great Barrier Reef to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerRyan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker4-1

HaffnerAdd Haffner to the Horse Tracker won three of his six runs in our results files from June. Avec Toi has won all four of his starts for Christopher Head, according to the Breeders' Cup, starting at Saint-Cloud in June. None came in Britain or Ireland, so our files hold nothing on him.

Saturday: the Turf Sprint, Filly & Mare Turf, Mile and Turf

On the Saturday, Europe's runners are in four of the nine races, all on turf. The Filly & Mare Sprint, Dirt Mile, Sprint, Distaff and Classic have none.

Turf Sprint: 5.48pm UK

Comanche BraveAdd Comanche Brave to the Horse Tracker is 3-1 from post 7 for Donnacha O'BrienAdd Donnacha O'Brien to the Horse Tracker. In our results files he won the July Cup at 11/1 and the Flying Five at the Curragh. The morning-line favourite at 5-2 is Bacio, trained in America by Wesley Ward, who won the Nunthorpe at York in August.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
7Comanche BraveAdd Comanche Brave to the Horse TrackerDonnacha O'BrienAdd Donnacha O'Brien to the Horse TrackerBilly LoughnaneAdd Billy Loughnane to the Horse Tracker3-1
13StarlustAdd Starlust to the Horse TrackerRalph BeckettAdd R M Beckett to the Horse TrackerRossa RyanAdd Rossa Ryan to the Horse Tracker20-1
14Miss YechanceAdd Miss Yechance to the Horse TrackerKarl BurkeAdd K R Burke to the Horse TrackerJack NichollsAdd Jack Nicholls to the Horse Tracker15-1
AE15Big MojoAdd Big Mojo to the Horse TrackerMichael ApplebyAdd M Appleby to the Horse TrackerTom MarquandAdd Tom Marquand to the Horse Tracker20-1

Starlust won this race in 2024 and is one of ten past Breeders' Cup winners in the entries. Miss Yechance comes in off a win in the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp.

Filly & Mare Turf: 7.04pm UK

Blue BoltAdd Blue Bolt to the Horse Tracker runs here rather than in the Mile and is the 5-2 favourite from post 12, with PreciseAdd Precise to the Horse Tracker drawn next to her in 11 at 7-2. Blue Bolt won all four of her runs in our results files from June, three of them Group 1s (the Falmouth, the Matron and the Sun Chariot), and has a StableBet Rating of 119. Precise won the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
4Red LetterAdd Red Letter to the Horse TrackerGer LyonsAdd G M Lyons to the Horse TrackerDylan Browne McMonagleAdd Dylan Browne McMonagle to the Horse Tracker12-1
8JancisAdd Jancis to the Horse TrackerWillie McCreeryAdd W McCreery to the Horse TrackerBilly LeeAdd Billy Lee to the Horse Tracker20-1
11PreciseAdd Precise to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerRyan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker7-2
12Blue BoltAdd Blue Bolt to the Horse TrackerAndrew BaldingAdd A M Balding to the Horse TrackerColin KeaneAdd Colin Keane to the Horse Tracker5-2

Diamond Necklace, pre-entered here as well, runs in the Turf instead.

Mile: 8.20pm UK

Notable SpeechAdd Notable Speech to the Horse Tracker, last year's winner, is the 7-5 favourite from post 8 for Charlie ApplebyAdd C Appleby to the Horse Tracker and William BuickAdd W Buick to the Horse Tracker. He won the City of York Stakes in our results files and came here off the Woodbine Mile. Five of the 14 runners are European.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
2Lake ForestAdd Lake Forest to the Horse TrackerWilliam HaggasAdd W J Haggas to the Horse TrackerCieren FallonAdd Cieren Fallon to the Horse Tracker6-1
7QiratAdd Qirat to the Horse TrackerRalph BeckettAdd R M Beckett to the Horse TrackerColin KeaneAdd Colin Keane to the Horse Tracker30-1
8Notable SpeechAdd Notable Speech to the Horse TrackerCharlie ApplebyAdd C Appleby to the Horse TrackerWilliam BuickAdd W Buick to the Horse Tracker7-5
12True LoveAdd True Love to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerWayne LordanAdd Wayne Lordan to the Horse Tracker8-1
14Puerto RicoAdd Puerto Rico to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerRyan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker10-1

Lake Forest ran three times in Group 1s in Britain and Ireland from June without winning one, then was second in the Coolmore Turf Mile over this course on 3 October. True Love's last run was a win in the Prix de la Foret, with Puerto Rico third.

Turf: 9.36pm UK

Nine of the 14 runners are European, with a tenth on the also-eligible list. Diamond NecklaceAdd Diamond Necklace to the Horse Tracker is the 3-1 favourite from post 12 for Aidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker, ridden by Christophe SoumillonAdd C Soumillon to the Horse Tracker. She was third in the Arc on 4 October. The defending champion, Ethical DiamondAdd Ethical Diamond to the Horse Tracker, has the rail.

PostHorseTrainerJockeyMorning line
1Ethical DiamondAdd Ethical Diamond to the Horse TrackerWillie MullinsAdd W P Mullins to the Horse TrackerDylan Browne McMonagleAdd Dylan Browne McMonagle to the Horse Tracker10-1
2Benvenuto CelliniAdd Benvenuto Cellini to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerRyan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker6-1
5El CordobesAdd El Cordobes to the Horse TrackerCharlie ApplebyAdd C Appleby to the Horse TrackerWilliam BuickAdd W Buick to the Horse Tracker15-1
7HotazhellAdd Hotazhell to the Horse TrackerJessica HarringtonAdd Mrs J Harrington to the Horse TrackerShane FoleyAdd Shane Foley to the Horse Tracker15-1
9Johanna WalshAdd Johanna Walsh to the Horse TrackerJoseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerMickael BarzalonaAdd M Barzalona to the Horse Tracker12-1
10TiffanyAdd Tiffany to the Horse TrackerSir Mark PrescottAdd Sir Mark Prescott to the Horse TrackerLuke MorrisAdd L Morris to the Horse Tracker10-1
11SurvieAdd Survie to the Horse TrackerGeorge BougheyAdd G Boughey to the Horse TrackerFlavien PratAdd Flavien Prat to the Horse Tracker15-1
12Diamond NecklaceAdd Diamond Necklace to the Horse TrackerAidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse TrackerChristophe SoumillonAdd C Soumillon to the Horse Tracker3-1
13Bay City RollerAdd Bay City Roller to the Horse TrackerGeorge ScottAdd George Scott to the Horse TrackerOisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker5-1
AE15Map Of StarsAdd Map Of Stars to the Horse TrackerFrancis-Henri GraffardAdd F Graffard to the Horse TrackerJames DoyleAdd James Doyle to the Horse Tracker20-1

Five of these won a Group 1 in our results files from June: Benvenuto Cellini (the Irish Derby, 7/4), Bay City Roller (the Coronation Cup, 17/2), Johanna Walsh (the Irish Oaks, 7/2), Diamond Necklace (the Nassau, 4/6) and Hotazhell (the Irish Champion Stakes, 50/1). Bay City Roller also has a StableBet Rating of 119, the same as Blue Bolt and Sun Goddess. Tiffany and Survie both won Turf qualifiers in America this summer, Tiffany at Kentucky Downs and Survie at Saratoga.

Who came out, and what the team won at home

Seven of the best-known European names from the pre-entry list are not in any final field. We have checked each against the official entries and Horse Racing Nation's field tables.

  • OmbudsmanAdd Ombudsman to the Horse Tracker was ruled out of the Turf on pre-entry day, 21 October, after winning the Champion Stakes at Ascot.
  • Minnie HaukAdd Minnie Hauk to the Horse Tracker, the winner of the Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, was pre-entered for the Turf.
  • LambournAdd Lambourn to the Horse Tracker was also pre-entered for the Turf.
  • GstaadAdd Gstaad to the Horse Tracker, Constitution RiverAdd Constitution River to the Horse Tracker and Ten Bob TonyAdd Ten Bob Tony to the Horse Tracker were pre-entered for the Mile.
  • Al HudaibaAdd Al Hudaiba to the Horse Tracker was pre-entered for the Juvenile Turf.

The connections of the last six have not given reasons that we could find, so we have not guessed at one.

Two horses switched races between the two stages. Blue BoltAdd Blue Bolt to the Horse Tracker was pre-entered for the Mile and the Filly & Mare Turf and runs in the Filly & Mare Turf. Diamond NecklaceAdd Diamond Necklace to the Horse Tracker was pre-entered for the Turf and the Filly & Mare Turf and runs in the Turf.

In the Classic, the 8 final entries include no European runner. Further Ado and Forged Steel, both pre-entered for the Classic, were entered in the Dirt Mile instead. The full Classic draw is on our Classic preview.

What the team won at home this year

Our results files hold every British and Irish run from 1 June 2026. Over that span 46 Group 1 races were run in the two countries, from the Oaks at Epsom on 5 June to the last of them at Doncaster on 24 October.

  • The 49 European horses in the final entries won 16 of those 46 Group 1s, shared between 11 horses. Sun Goddess and Blue Bolt won three each and Comanche Brave won two.
  • The seven who stayed at home won five more. Ombudsman won two (the Prince of Wales's Stakes and the Champion Stakes), with one each for Minnie Hauk, Constitution River (the Eclipse) and Ten Bob Tony (the Queen Anne at 50/1).
  • Gstaad has the highest StableBet Rating of any European on the pre-entry list, 124, and is not travelling. Among those entered, Sun Goddess, Blue Bolt and Bay City Roller share the highest, 119.

Two cautions. Our files start on 1 June, so the Guineas meetings and the early-season Group 1s are missing, as are runs in France, America and Dubai. And a rating is a reading of a horse's last run at home on the British and Irish scale: it says nothing about how that horse handles a flight to Kentucky or a tight American turf course. The StableBet Rating page explains how it is worked out.

Our model rates British and Irish racing only, so it has no prices for the Breeders' Cup. The Breeders' Cup tips page has each European's season in more detail, and the trends and stats page has Europe's record race by race.

Betting on it from the UK

A morning line is not a bookmaker's price. It is one oddsmaker's guess at how the American pools will bet the race, published with the draw. The pool odds on the track's board change until the off, and a UK bookmaker sets its own prices, which can be some way from either.

  • Fields are now set, but not final. A horse can still be scratched before the race, and an also-eligible runs only if one comes out. If you bet before the day, check what your bookmaker does with a non-runner: ante-post betting explained covers it.
  • Each-way terms vary. Places and the fraction are set by each bookmaker for each race. Our each-way guide explains the terms.
  • Concessions may not apply. Check whether Best Odds Guaranteed or any other offer your bookmaker runs on British racing also covers American races.
  • Late nights. The Turf is off at about 9.36pm UK time on the Saturday and the Classic at about 10.16pm.

To compare firms before the Friday card, see the best bookmakers for horse racing and the best free bet offers. The winners will be on our Breeders' Cup 2026 results page after each card.

Bet responsibly

Two evenings of racing that run past 10pm make it easy to keep betting longer than you meant to. Set one budget for the weekend before the first race on Friday and stop when it is spent. The bookmaker's margin is in every price, so over time the odds run against you. If gambling stops being fun, free confidential support is available from BeGambleAware on 0808 8020 133. 18+.

Sources and verification

Checked on 27 October 2026. Every post position, trainer, jockey and morning line in the tables was matched row by row across the first two sources below, and the two agree on all of them.

The horse notes (Libertango's Lowther, Amusingly's Lagardere, Starlust's 2024 win, Lake Forest's run at Keeneland, the American qualifiers) are from the official Breeders' Cup horse profiles and Horse Racing Nation's last-start column. Group 1 counts, prices and StableBet Ratings are from our own British and Irish results files, 1 June to 26 October 2026. The European count treats a horse as European when its trainer is based in Britain, Ireland or France, whatever its breeding suffix, so Evershed and Sorrento Sky, Irish-bred but trained in America, are left out. The pre-entry figures are from the Breeders' Cup's 21 October release, as recorded on our tips page.

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