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The Breeders' Cup Turf is run at Keeneland on Saturday 31 October, and nine of the 14 runners are trained in Britain, Ireland or France. The draw was made on Monday 26 October. Diamond NecklaceAdd Diamond Necklace to the Horse Tracker, third in the Arc on 4 October, is the 3-1 morning-line favourite from post 12, and last year's winner Ethical DiamondAdd Ethical Diamond to the Horse Tracker has the rail.
The Turf is a Grade 1 over 1m 4f on grass for three-year-olds and older, run at every Breeders' Cup since 1984. It is due off at 5.36pm in Kentucky, which is 9.36pm in Britain, the race before the Classic.
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UK times and TV for the whole meeting are in our Breeders' Cup guide, and the festival hub has the countdown. The draw for every race with a European runner is in our Breeders' Cup 2026 draw guide, and the Classic preview covers the last race of the night.
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The draw
Post positions are counted out from the inside rail. The morning line is the track's opening estimate of the odds, set at the draw and written the American way; the pool odds move away from it as money comes in, and a UK bookmaker's price is its own. "AE" means also-eligible: the horse runs only if one in the field comes out.
These are the European runners. The other five in the field are trained outside Europe.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethical DiamondAdd Ethical Diamond to the Horse Tracker | Willie MullinsAdd W P Mullins to the Horse Tracker | Dylan Browne McMonagleAdd Dylan Browne McMonagle to the Horse Tracker | 10-1 |
| 2 | Benvenuto CelliniAdd Benvenuto Cellini to the Horse Tracker | Aidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker | Ryan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker | 6-1 |
| 5 | El CordobesAdd El Cordobes to the Horse Tracker | Charlie ApplebyAdd C Appleby to the Horse Tracker | William BuickAdd W Buick to the Horse Tracker | 15-1 |
| 7 | HotazhellAdd Hotazhell to the Horse Tracker | Jessica HarringtonAdd Mrs J Harrington to the Horse Tracker | Shane FoleyAdd Shane Foley to the Horse Tracker | 15-1 |
| 9 | Johanna WalshAdd Johanna Walsh to the Horse Tracker | Joseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker | Mickael BarzalonaAdd M Barzalona to the Horse Tracker | 12-1 |
| 10 | TiffanyAdd Tiffany to the Horse Tracker | Sir Mark PrescottAdd Sir Mark Prescott to the Horse Tracker | Luke MorrisAdd L Morris to the Horse Tracker | 10-1 |
| 11 | SurvieAdd Survie to the Horse Tracker | George BougheyAdd G Boughey to the Horse Tracker | Flavien PratAdd Flavien Prat to the Horse Tracker | 15-1 |
| 12 | Diamond NecklaceAdd Diamond Necklace to the Horse Tracker | Aidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker | Christophe SoumillonAdd C Soumillon to the Horse Tracker | 3-1 |
| 13 | Bay City RollerAdd Bay City Roller to the Horse Tracker | George ScottAdd George Scott to the Horse Tracker | Oisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker | 5-1 |
| AE15 | Map Of StarsAdd Map Of Stars to the Horse Tracker | Francis-Henri GraffardAdd F Graffard to the Horse Tracker | James DoyleAdd James Doyle to the Horse Tracker | 20-1 |
The three shortest prices on the morning line are all European: Diamond Necklace, Bay City Roller and Benvenuto Cellini.
Diamond Necklace and the O'Brien pair
Diamond Necklace won the Nassau at Goodwood on 30 July at 4/6, then ran third in the Arc. The Arc was in France, so our British and Irish results files hold the Nassau as her only run there since June. Christophe Soumillon rides her for Aidan O'BrienAdd A P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker, and post 12 puts her well out from the rail.
Benvenuto Cellini is O'Brien's other runner, drawn 2 under Ryan MooreAdd R L Moore to the Horse Tracker. Our files have three runs for him from June: tenth of 13 in the Derby at Epsom at 3/1, a win in the Irish Derby at the Curragh at 7/4, and third of nine in the King George at Ascot at 4/1. He is 6-1 on the morning line.
Johanna Walsh, for Joseph O'BrienAdd J P O'Brien to the Horse Tracker, won the Irish Oaks at 7/2 after finishing second in the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot. She was sixth of nine in the Yorkshire Oaks next time. Mickael Barzalona rides; Dylan Browne McMonagle, on her in all three of those runs, is on Ethical Diamond.
Between them the three O'Brien-trained runners won three of the five Group 1s the European team took in Britain and Ireland this season.
The rest of the European team
Bay City Roller won the Coronation Cup at Epsom in June at 17/2, over 1m 4f, the trip he faces here. His only other run in our files is third of six in the Champion Stakes at Ascot on 17 October, also at 17/2. Oisin MurphyAdd Oisin Murphy to the Horse Tracker rode him both times and keeps the ride from post 13 for George ScottAdd George Scott to the Horse Tracker.
Ethical Diamond won this race last year for Willie MullinsAdd W P Mullins to the Horse Tracker, ridden by Dylan McMonagle. At home this season he was ninth of 12 in the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot and then won the Ballyroan at Leopardstown at 11/10. He has drawn the rail at 10-1.
Hotazhell won the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown at 50/1 in September for Jessica HarringtonAdd Mrs J Harrington to the Horse Tracker, and that was his last run. Before it he was second in a Listed race at Navan and third in a Group 3 at the Curragh. All three of those runs were at shorter trips than the Turf.
Tiffany has already won in Kentucky: she took the Kentucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs, a "Win and You're In" qualifier, for Sir Mark PrescottAdd Sir Mark Prescott to the Horse Tracker. In our files she was second in the Lancashire Oaks at Newmarket at 5/4 in July.
Survie qualified with a win at Saratoga for George BougheyAdd G Boughey to the Horse Tracker. El Cordobes runs for Charlie ApplebyAdd C Appleby to the Horse Tracker with William Buick, and our British and Irish files have no run for him since 1 June. Map Of Stars, who won the Wolferton at Royal Ascot at 13/2, needs a horse to come out before he gets a run.
Betting it from the UK
UK bookmakers price the Turf, but on-course betting in America runs through pools, so the odds on the track's board are a dividend that keeps moving until the off. Your bookmaker's price is its own.
- The draw is done, the field is not final. A horse can still be scratched, and Map Of Stars only runs if one is. Ante-post betting explained covers what happens to your stake.
- Check the terms. Each-way places and any Best Odds Guaranteed concession are set by each bookmaker, and many apply only to British and Irish racing. See our each-way guide.
- Our model does not cover it. The AI Lab rates British and Irish racing only, so there are no model prices for the Turf. Understanding odds explains what a price means once the bookmaker's margin is taken out.
For the whole meeting see our Breeders' Cup tips, and for how Europe has done in this race see the trends and stats. The result goes on our Breeders' Cup 2026 results page once the race is run. Compare firms through the best free bet offers.
Bet responsibly
The Turf is off at 9.36pm UK time with the Classic after it, and a late night is an easy one to keep betting through. Set a budget before the card and stick to it, and treat any free bet as part of it. The odds favour the bookmaker over time, whoever the horses are. If gambling stops being fun, free confidential support is available from BeGambleAware on 0808 8020 133. 18+.
Sources and verification
The posts, jockeys and morning lines were checked on 27 October 2026 against the Breeders' Cup's official entries and Horse Racing Nation's Saturday fields, as recorded in our draw guide, and the European rows were checked again against Horse Racing Nation on 28 October. The UK time adds four hours to the Breeders' Cup's published post times.
Diamond Necklace's Arc run and the American qualifiers won by Tiffany and Survie are from the official Breeders' Cup horse profiles and Horse Racing Nation's last-start column. Last year's result is from the 2025 Breeders' Cup results and Sky Sports' report. Every British and Irish run, finishing position and starting price is from our own results files, 1 June to 28 October 2026.
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