LEXINGTON, Ky. — The post position draw for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup takes place Monday at Rupp Arena.

What You Need To Know

  •  Coach John Calipari will conduct the post position draw for the Breeders' Cup Classic

  •  The  Rood & Riddle Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw takes place Monday, Oct. 31

  •  Fans are invited to watch the draw at Rupp Arena for free

  • Doors open at 2 p.m.

Kentucky men’s basketball coach, John Calipari, will draw the post positions for the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The UK marching band, cheerleaders and dance team will join him for the Rood & Riddle Breeders’ Cup Post Position Draw.

Fans wanting to see the draw will be admitted to Rupp for free and tickets aren’t needed. Doors open at 2:00 p.m.

Public parking for the draw is available at Gate 1 or Gate 2 from High Street. Enter the arena lobby doors, on the plaza facing the Hyatt. From the concourse level, fans will go to seat sections 13-15.

Calipari is no stranger to Breeders’ Cup Classic post position draws. Monday will mark the second time the coach has drawn the Classic field. In 2015, he drew the field that was won by Triple Crown and Grand Slam winner American Pharoah.

“I’m delighted that our guests from all over the world will get a true Kentucky welcome to the 2022 World Championships by attending the Draw at the iconic Rupp Arena with a living Kentucky legend drawing the post positions for the Classic,” said Breeders’ Cup President and CEO Drew Fleming.

Before the draw, Breeders’ Cup owners and trainers will be treated to a reception and tour in the UK men’s basketball team locker room.

Post positions for the 14 World Championship races will be drawn and announced live on FanDuel TV and streamed on the Breeders’ Cup website, Mobile App, and Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels.

Keeneland Racecourse is hosting the 39th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The international year-end championship races have purses and awards totalling more than $31 million. The Championships take place Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 and will air live on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and FanDuel TV.

There are a few tickets available at BreedersCup.com/Tickets.

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