All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland was $53,244,221.
The Friday card featured five Breeders’ Cup races for 2-year-old horses, the ninth consecutive year the Breeders' Cup has carded all its juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007.
Handle on the five Breeders’ Cup races was $39,807,102, down 3.4% from $41,239,773 in 2025. Friday’s on-track attendance was 35,829. On-track handle was $5,944,634.
Breeders’ Cup Friday attendance, handle records
| Year | Track | Attendance | Handle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Keeneland | 35,829 | $53,244,221 |
| 2025 | Del Mar | 30,059 | $62,008,354 |
| 2024 | Del Mar | 30,982 | $63,679,944 |
| 2023 | Santa Anita Park | 43,377 | $62,136,939 |
| 2022 | Keeneland | 39,851 | $66,141,766 |
| 2021 | Del Mar | 20,536 | $61,696,893 |
| 2020 | Keeneland | None reported (COVID-19) | $51,409,606 |
| 2019 | Santa Anita Park | 41,243 | $56,517,228 |
| 2018 | Churchill Downs | 42,249 | $53,636,272 |
| 2017 | Del Mar | 32,728 | $52,273,883 |
| 2016 | Santa Anita | 45,673 | $49,651,600 |
| 2015 | Keeneland | 44,497 | $46,251,965 |
| 2014 | Santa Anita | 37,205 | $47...