Getty The 2020 Breeders' Cup kicks off Friday.
The 2020 Longines Breeders’ Cup, which includes the Breeders’ Cup Classic, will see its 37th running kick off Friday.
The Friday races start at 2 p.m. ET and will be televised on NBC Sports Network. Races on Saturday will be televised on NBC Sports Network (Noon-2:30 p.m. ET) and NBC (2:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET).
If you don’t have cable, here’s how you can watch all of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup races live online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets), NBC Sports Network and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2020 Breeders’ Cup races live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch events on-demand within three days of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets), NBC Sports Network and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2020 Breeders’ Cup races live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets), NBC Sports Network and 35-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle. It comes with a free three-day trial, but if you bypass that, you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2020 Breeders’ Cup races live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
2020 Breeders’ Cup Preview
There will be five separate races taking place on Friday, and nine on Saturday. The Juvenile Turf ($1 million purse), the Juvenile Turf Sprint ($1 million purse), the Juvenile Fillies ($2 million purse), the Juvenile Fillies Turf ($1 million purse) and the TVG Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance ($2 million purse) will all take place on Friday.
The Filly & Mare Sprint ($1 million purse), the Turf Sprint, ($1 million purse), The Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile ($1 million purse), the Maker’s Mark Filly & Mare Turf ($2 million purse), the Sprint ($2 million purse), the Fanduel Mile Presented by PDJF ($2 million purse), the Longines Distaff ($2 million purse), the Longines Turf ($4 million purse) and the Longines Classic ($6 million purse).
The Longines Classic, which is the main event on Saturday, is a 1 1/4 mile race that features the best Thoroughbreds in the world year after year. Repole Stable won the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and Improbable, who will be ridden by jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., is the favorite (5-2) to win this year.
Tiz the Law, Tacitus, Tom’s d’Etat, By My Standards, Title Ready, Higher Power, Authentic, Improbable, Global Campaign and Maximum Security will all compete in the race. Maximum Security (7-2), Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law (3-1), Clark Handicap winner Tom’s d’Etat (6-1) and Kentucky Derby champion Authentic (6-1) round out the top five favorites to win behind Imporbable.
Trainer Bob Baffert’s chances of having a winner a solid, as he has three horses in the race: Improbable, Maximum Security and Authentic. “He calls them his Dream Team,” Jack Knowlton, one of Tiz the Law’s owners, said this week, adding: “I call them the Baffert Brigade. But the fourth horse who’s mentioned the most along with them is Tiz the Law. I think everybody recognizes there isn’t much to separate the top horses.”
Tiz the Law has won six of eight career starts and has taken four of his five races this year, but losing the Kentucky Derby hurt his odds here. Still, jockey Manny Franco isn’t too concerned anf he likes his horse’s chances. “I am really confident that he is going to run well,” Franco said last week. “I don’t know that he has to prove anything. Everyone knows he is a good horse.”
“It’s not like he ran a bad race in the Derby,” Tiz’ trainer Barclay Tagg added last week. “He beat 13 other horses.” He’ll be racing against nine others here, the best of the best, with the winner taking home far more than bragging rights. $31 million in prizes and awards will be handed out Friday and Saturday combined, with $6 million going to the winner of the Classic.