Del Mar Selected To Host 2025 Breeder's Cup World Championships

DEL MAR — Del Mar will be the site of the the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, organizers announced in a news release Wednesday, Nov. 8.

According to the City News Service, the 2025 race will mark the first time the Breeders' Cup has been held at the same track in consecutive years since it was held at Santa Anita Park from 2012-14.

"Our return to Del Mar in back-to-back years marks the continuation of a wonderful collaboration and successful partnership, both with our friends at the track and with the greater San Diego area, demonstrating our continued commitment to California horse racing," Drew Fleming, President and CEO of Breeders’ Cup Limited, said. "We look forward to once again gathering where the turf meets the surf as the world’s best Thoroughbreds put on an incredible show."

Consisting of 14 Grade 1 races with purses and awards totaling more than $31 million, the 42nd World Championships are scheduled to be held on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, the news release said.

The 2024 Breeders' Cup will be the third held at Del Mar, following the 2017 and 2021 editions.

“We couldn’t be more excited about hosting back-to-back Breeders’ Cup World Championships and welcoming the very best in international racing back to the town of Del Mar and the greater San Diego area,” Joe Harper, CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, said. “The Breeders’ Cup represents the pinnacle in world-class racing and the organization’s willingness to return here again is a testament to the quality of our racing facilities, our idyllic weather, and the warm hospitality shown to our visitors by the local community."

Fans can sign up for ticket information by clicking here.

Every Breeders' Cup since 2008 has rotated exclusively between two tracks in California — Del Mar and Santa Anita Park and two in Kentucky — Churchill Downs and Keeneland, City News Service said.

City News Service contributed to this article.