History of Breeders' Cup® Weather
As every horse racing fanatic knows, the weather at a track on race day can have a huge impact on the outcome of a race. Some horses and jockeys favor “fast,” dry tracks, while other horses find it easier to dig into a wet track after it rains.
We compiled a list of Breeders' Cup® weather from 2013-2023 at tracks around the country to analyze how the weather changed by location and how that may have affected the races. Despite the varying locations on the map, Breeders' Cup weather at Keeneland, Santa Anita Park, Churchill Downs and Del Mar has been surprisingly similar!
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History of Breeders' Cup Weather
| Date | Location | High °F | Low °F | Weather | Precipitation (inches) | Winner |
| November 3, 2023 | Santa Anita Park | 84 | 51 | Sunny | 0.00 | White Abarrio |
| November 5, 2022 | Keeneland | 73 | 50 | Sunny | 0.00 | Flightline |
| November 5, 2021 | Del Mar | 70 | 52 | Fair | 0.00 | Knicks Go |
| November 7, 2020 | Keeneland | 71 | 40 | Fair | 0.00 | Authentic |
| November 2, 2019 | Santa Anita Park | 83 | 49 | Partly Cloudy | 0.00 | Vino Rosso |
| November 3, 2018 | Churchill Downs | 60 | 39 | Partly Cloudy | 0.00 | Accelerate |
| November 4, 2017 | Del Mar | 67 | 51 | Partly Cloudy | 0.00 | Gun Runner |
| November 5, 2016 | Santa Anita Park | 83 | 55 | Fair | 0.00 | Arrogate |
| October 31, 2015 | Keeneland | 60 | 43 | Fair | 0.01 | American Pharoah |
| November 1, 2014 | Santa Anita Park | 63 | 54 | Mostly Cloudy | 0.36 | Bayern |
| November 2, 2013 | Santa Anita Park | 85 | 57 | Fair | 0.00 | Mucho Macho Man |
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