Handle on the five Breeders' Cup Friday races for juveniles Oct. 30 at Keeneland was down 3.5% this year compared with $41,239,773 in 2025 when the event was contested at Del Mar.
Friday's on-track attendance was 35,829. That attendance total was up 19% compared with last year's Breeders' Cup Friday card at Del Mar. On-track handle this year reached $5,944,634.
The Breeders' Cup continues Oct. 31 with nine more Breeders Cup races on a 12-race card.
This year's Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday card at Keeneland marked the ninth consecutive year the Breeders' Cup has carded all of its juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007.
All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 43rd Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 30 at Keeneland reached $53,244,221, down 14% from 2025, when all-sources handle reached more than $62 million (also on a 10-race card).
Breeders' Cup Friday Attendance & Handle History
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: Ke...