There’s good news and bad news concerning the Breeders Cup. The good news…the World Championships of Horse Racing will be returning to Kentucky in 2018. The bad news? It won’t be at Keeneland here in Lexington.
The Breeders' Cup is returning to its old Kentucky home.
Churchill Downs and Breeders' Cup officials announced Monday the race famous for featuring the greatest horses and richest purses will return to the iconic twin spires in 2018.
The Louisville track has hosted the Breeders' Cup eight times, most recently in 2011.
Churchill Downs President Kevin Flanery said Monday that he became determined to bring the race back to Louisville because "there's nothing like the Breeders' Cup under the spires."
Race officials announced Monday that the track's investment of more than $67 million in upgrades encouraged them to return to Churchill Downs.
The event is a two-day series of races in the fall that marks the end to thoroughbred racing season. It is scheduled for the first weekend in November.