The Breeders Cup has no set track like some of the other major American Horse races. Both Churchill Downs and Santa Anita have played a major role in the history of the Breeders Cup. Santa Anita Park hosting the event 5 times, and Churchill Downs hosing it the most going into it’s seventh time hosting the event in 2010, and already scheduled to host it again in 2011.
The third most hosted track is Belmont Park at 3 times.

NBC was the only channel to broadcast the Breeders Cup up until 2005. Having covered the Cup since it’s inception in 1984. Taking over in 2006 ESPN is now the home of the Breeders Cup on television, with Trevor Denman a long time sportscaster and public-address announcer who has specialized in horse racing as the voice of the station. Having coined such phrases as “scraping the paint” to “they would need sprout wings to catch the leader”, Denman brings a new level of excitement to this historic race.

Past and Future Breeders' Cup sites:
2011 - Churchill Downs
2010 - Churchill Downs
2009 - Santa Anita Park
2008 - Santa Anita Park
2007 - Monmouth Park
2006 - Churchill Downs
2005 - Belmont Park
2004 - Lone Star Park
2003 - Santa Anita Park
2002 - Arlington Park
2001 - Belmont Park
2000 - Churchill Downs
1999 - Gulfstream Park
1998 - Churchill Downs
1997 - Hollywood Park
1996 - Woodbine
1995 - Belmont Park
1994 - Churchill Downs
1993 - Santa Anita Park
1992 - Gulfstream Park
1991 - Churchill Downs
1990 - Belmont Park
1989 - Gulfstream Park
1988 - Churchill Downs
1987 - Hollywood Park
1986 - Santa Anita Park
1985 - Aqueduct Racetrack
1984 - Hollywood Park

The 2008 and 2009 events at Santa Anita were the first time that the annual event was held in consecutive years at the same track. These also mark the first times that the event was held on an artificial racing surface.