Del Mar Paddock. (Zoë Metz)
2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships Attendance and Settlement
Release of the Breeders Cup
DEL MAR, California. – Total revenue from all sources for the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club was $180,036,799, Breeders’ Cup Limited announced, the third highest total revenue in the event’s history and an increase over the 2024 total revenue of $179,218,631.
Total common pool winnings on Saturday’s 12-race Breeders’ Cup card were $118,028,444. The total on the 10-race Future Stars Friday card of the Breeders’ Cup was $62,008,354.
The price for the two days was $18,079,169. The number of attendees on Saturday was 35,173.
The Breeders’ Cup World Championships return to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2026 when the 43rd edition is held October 30-31.
Breeders’ Cup two-day participation and settlement (common pool) History:
| Year | Location | Presence | Lever |
| 2025 | Sea | 65,232 | $180,036,799 |
| 2024 | Sea | 67,418 | $179,218,631 |
| 2023 | Saint Anita | 109,624 | $176,281,989 |
| 2022 | Keeneland | 85,824 | $189,060,373 |
| 2021 | Sea | 47,089 | $182,908,409 |
| 2020 | Keeneland | No attendance reported due to COVID-19 | $160,472,893 |
| 2019 | Saint Anita | 109,054 | $174,628,986 |
| 2018 | Churchill Downs | 112,672 | $157,445,841 |
| 2017 | Sea | 70,420 | $166,077,486 |
| 2016 | Saint Anita | 118,484 | $156,861,811 |
| 2015 | Keeneland | 94,652 | $149,869,035 |
| 2014 | Saint Anita | 98,319 | $151,158,813 |
| 2013 | Saint Anita | 94,628 | $160,704,877 |
| 2012 | Saint Anita | 89,742 | $144,272,332 |
| 2011 | Churchill Downs | 105,820 | $161,512,867 |
| 2010 | Churchill Downs | 114,353 | $173,857,697 |
| 2009 | Saint Anita | 96,496 | $153,271,176 |
| 2008 | Saint Anita | 86,588 | $155,740,328 |
| 2007 | Monmouth Park | 69,584 | $129,197,262 |
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