2026 Breeders’ Cup Broadcast Schedule to Feature 10.5 Hours of Live Coverage

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NBC Sports will broadcast 10.5 hours of live coverage featuring all 14 Breeders' Cup World Championships races beginning Friday, Oct. 30, from 1-6 p.m. ET on USA Network. Coverage continues Saturday, Oct. 31, from 1-3:30 p.m. ET on USA Network before moving to NBC from 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET.The 43rd Breeders' Cup will be contested at Keeneland on Oct. 30-31. Keeneland will host the Breeders' Cup for a fourth time, following 2015, 2020, and 2022.Live continuous coverage will also be available on Peacock, FanDuel TV, Breeders' Cup YouTube, Facebook, and X channels, BreedersCup.com, and the Breeders' Cup mobile app.Friday's program, traditionally known as Future Stars Friday, will feature five Breeders' Cup races (all Grade I) exclusively for 2-year-olds–the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (2:55 p.m. ET.); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (3:35 p.m.); John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (4:15 p.m.); FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (4:55 p.m.); and Brown Advisory Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (5:35 p.m.)Saturday's Championship action begins at 1:10 p.m. ET on USA Network with the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, the first of nine Breeders' Cup races on the card. Additional championship races on USA: Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (1:48 p.m.); Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint (2:26 p.m.) and Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (3:04 p.m.)NBC's broadcast begins at 3:30 p.m. ET, with five Championship races. The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is scheduled for 3:42 p.m., followed by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at 4:20 p.m.; Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff at 4:58 p.m.; and Longines Breeders' Cup Turf at 5:36 p.m. The weekend culminates with the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic with a post time of 6:16 p.m. ET.“Together with NBC Sports, FanDuel TV and our Breeders' Cup-owned channels, we are making the World Championships more accessible than ever and creating more opportunities for both existing fans and new audiences around the world to experience every Breeders' Cup race live,” said Justin McDonald, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Breeders' Cup.Race order and post times are subject to change. Final official race order and post times for the 2026 World Championships will be released Oct. 21, 2026.The post 2026 Breeders’ Cup Broadcast Schedule to Feature 10.5 Hours of Live Coverage appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.