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The 2018 Breeders' Cup, the year-end horse-racing showcase featuring a whopping $30 million in combined purses, will be held on Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs. Over those two days, 14 races will be held, culminating in the titular Breeders' Cup Classic -- which boasts a $6 million purse and has been called the Super Bowl of horse racing.  

The packed two-day slate features the most races in North America, and the best horses in the world congregate to race. While the Triple Crown generally hosts North American 3-year-olds, the Breeders' Cup hosts 2-year-olds for "Future Stars Friday" while Saturday belongs to mares ages 3 and up.

The Breeders' Cup Classic will feature Thunder Snow from Dubai, Roaring Lion from England and Yoshida from Japan. Legendary trainer Bob Baffert will have two horses in play: McKinzie and West Coast. The early favorite is Accelerate.

Triple Crown and 2015 Breeders' Cup winner American Pharaoh highlights an undercard that also features future Hall of Famers Cigar and Zenyatta, while the Breeders' Cup Mile will feature some of the best horses from Europe.

Here are the post positions and early odds for the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Post Position

Horse

Odds

1

Thunder Snow

15/1

2

Roaring Lion

12/1

3

Catholic Boy

6/1

4

Gunnerva

20/1

5

Lone Sailor

50/1

6

McKinzie

6/1

7

West Coast

5/1

8

Pavel

30/1

9

Mendelssohn

12/1

10

Yoshida

10/1

11

Mind Your Biscuits

8/1

12

Axelrod

30/1

13

Discreet Lover

30/1

14

Accelerate

7/2

In posts 15 and 16, Collected and Toast of New York are eligible at 20/1 and 30/1 odds, respectively.

Here's the information you need to watch the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.

2018 Breeders' Cup Classic

  • Date: Saturday, Nov. 3
  • Time: 5:44 p.m. ET
  • Location: Churchill Downs Racetrack -- Louisville, Kentucky
  • Purse: $6 million
  • Channel: NBC
  • Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)

There will be more coverage for undercard events. On Friday, NBC Sports' coverage of Future Stars Friday will start at 3 p.m. ET, and on Saturday coverage will begin at 1 p.m. on NBC Sports. The coverage will switch to NBC at 3:30 for the Breeders' Cup Mile, Distaff, Turf and, finally, Classic.