From the Breeders’ Cup Media Team:

$400 EARLY BREEDERS’ CUP FOAL NOMINATION DEADLINE CLOSES AUGUST 1

Only Early Nominated Foals are Eligible for Inclusion of Breeders’ Cup Nominated Engagement on Catalog Page for Fall or Winter Breeding Stock Sales

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 25, 2025) ― Breeders’ Cup Limited today issued a reminder that the deadline to nominate foals born in 2025 to the Breeders’ Cup program at a one-time fee of $400 USD is Friday, August 1, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To ensure that the “Breeders’ Cup Nominated” designation appears on catalog pages for upcoming fall and winter breeding stock sales, foals must be nominated by this deadline.

The one-time $400 weanling nomination entitles each foal with racing eligibility to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and the Breeders’ Cup racing programs for its lifetime. All foals sired by a fully nominated North American Breeders’ Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders’ Cup program in their year of birth at the weanling rate.

If sales foals are not nominated by the Aug. 1 early deadline, foal nominations may still be made in the foal’s year of birth with a one-time payment of a $400 USD nomination fee if made on or before Oct. 15, 2025. That is the final deadline for a $400 lifetime eligibility nomination payment.

Thoroughbred racing’s most significant international festival for more than 42 years, Breeders’ Cup Limited has allocated purses and awards of more than $1 billion to owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators through its programs, including the annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships showcasing the best Thoroughbreds, owners, trainers, and jockeys to a global audience.

Breeders’ Cup foal nominators will earn $10,000 USD for every victory in the worldwide Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series: Win and You’re In, and every horse that starts in a Breeders’ Cup World Championship race will earn a nominator award. The individual nominating the foal receives these nominator awards even though the horse may change hands throughout its racing career. For more information and to nominate online visit members.breederscup.com.

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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 partnerships with host countries around the globe, and the U.S.-based Dirt Dozen Bonus Series.

The 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, featuring 14 Grade 1 Championship races run during a two-day festival worth more than $34 million in purses and awards, will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Del Mar in Del Mar, California. The 2026 World Championships will be held Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, and the 2027 World Championships will be held Oct. 29-30 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. 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.