Breeders' Cup 2025 Scrapbook

 October 29 - November 2

Breeders' Cup 2025 Adventure

At the end of October, my youngest son Brad and I traveled to San Diego to attend the 2025 Breeders' Cup World Championships.  When Brad and I went on his senior trip his favorite city had been San Diego and so when it was announced that this year's championships would be here I asked Brad to go - it would be a great "Father-Son Adventure."  And he immediately was all in.  So we traveled to Orlando the weekend prior to watch our grandson Cameron play in a volleyball tournament and spend time with the three adult children as well.  Monday & Tuesday we had appointments with our realtor, Sophia, to see properties with the thought of maybe someday purchasing a place as a second home/vacation home for when we wanted to come to Orlando.  And Wednesday Brad and I flew to San Diego....spent Thursday at a VIP Breakfast and touring around the area....then Breeders' Cup "Future Stars Friday" took up the first day of racing followed by Breeders' Cup Championship Day on Saturday.  Here's a pictorial / virtual scrapbook of our amazing weekend. 

October 29

Wednesday morning we looked at on more property and it was THE ONE - made an offer and it was accepted....so we celebrated with Brad at Disney Springs

A collage of our new condo - just 15 minutes (door-to-door) from Disney Springs

Ready to board our direct flight

Sunset from the plane

Continuing my coloring / art work on the plane

Welcomed personally to our room in the Cape Rey Carlsbad Resort!

Enjoying the cool temps, the fire and a toast to an Orlando property AND Dad & Son on a getaway

Our balcony view as we head to bed to start the adventure

October 30:  VIP Breeders' Cup Breakfast
Explore San Diego

The view from our balcony on the first morning

VIP Breakfast tickets

Welcome to Del Mar & the 2025 Breeders' Cup!

Del Mar from the back side

Breeders' Cup hopefuls warming up as we pose in our Del Mar polos along the rail

The VIP Breakfast - the quality and choices of food was AMAZING - all while overlooking the track and watching the horses work out

View of the track from the breakfast pavillion

Photo op overlooking the track at the breakfast pavillion

All the horses will enter the track thru this tunnel

We purchased our seats from "Breeders' Cup Experiences" and we had a perfect view of the finish line

Close up view from our seats - pretty much what it looked like in real life

Visited the paddock and got another photo op

At the resort there was a pumpkin contest - these were so amazing

When we picked up the rental car the guy - when asked for TOP recommendation for spot to eat - gave us "Tanners" - was WELL worth the stop!  Smash burger & ice cream / cookie sandwich

Drove into San Diego - enjoying the sights of the drive - to the Natural History Museum

Good night Carlsbad from our balcony

October 31

Day 1 of the Breeders' Cup & the obligatory photo op

Taking the Pacific Coast Highway to the track offered these views along the way

Day 1 Official Breeders' Cup Program

Del Mar "Where the surf meets the turf" - note the Pacific Ocean just beyond the track

Full on view of our "Welcome To The Breeders Cup" photo

As it turned out, we COULD have hosted a true "winners lounge" :)

Paddock view

Friday was Halloween (thus my orange themed outfit) and SOOOOO many people came in costumes themed to the track

Ted Noffey WINS the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile as my BEST of the Day

That's a WINNING ticket my friends!

Close the day with two straight winners as Gstaad scores in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Two fellas that had a GREAT day at the Breeders' Cup

Topped the day off with dinner along the beach

November 1

Breeders' Cup Day Two - the Official Photo Op

Welcome To the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar

Day 2 Official Program

Race 1 - We've got the WINNER as Suchet rolls home on the turf

Posing track side waiting for Race 2

Modus Bastia sprints by us as he wires Race 2....TWO WINS to start the day

Special Wan makes it three WINS in a row in the Grade 3 Goldikova

Showing off the "prime time" wager ticket (five scores in a row going back to Friday!  WHOOOO HOOOO)

Our first Breeders' Cup winner on Saturday as Benternato wins the Grade 1 Sprint....note, he began his career at Gulfstream!

Toast to the winners!

Another Breeders' Cup winner in the Grade 1 BC Mile on the turf

An EPIC stretch duel and an oh-so-close PHOTO FINISH when Nysos WINS the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile as the BET of the Weekend

Showing off the big winning ticket

The Nysos score makes it a remarkable SIX WINS on the day (from 12 races)

Began the day at Cheryl's window and waited patiently every race for her to punch the tickets with her hot hands.....SIX WINNERS on the day

Another superlative day at the track topped with a fabulous, celebratory dinner

Brad set up an AI and we taught her to handicap.  (The photo is her rendering of what she'd look like if human).  By the time we got to the Breeders' Cup her conclusions - and reasoning - were almost always very similar to mine.  Here is her wrap up on the weekend.  Pretty cool.

A M-O-S-T fabulous adventure with my boy!