Here are various sources for weather at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA. You may wish to check several and try to come to a consensus as to just what the weather will be like, but unlike other regular Breeders' Cup venues, the weather here is quite consistent.
Average high temperature on November 1 is 76 degrees with an average low of 53, while the record high is 97 degrees in 1949. The high temperature on November 1 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has ranged from 59 to 98 in the last 15 years but only went higher than 70 five times. The average rainfall for November is 1.29 inches, so there is a slight chance of wet weather. Late December through February is the most rainy time of the year there, so hopefully it won't rain in early November. With the return to a dirt track after several years with a Pro-Ride synthetic track, rain can affect the surface. Santa Anita's turf course is a Bermuda grass hybrid, a very dense short "carpet", in contrast with the taller Kentucky Bluegrass and Red Fescue that are used at the eastern tracks.
Note that Santa Anita is about 30 miles northeast of LAX and is more affected by the hot dry Santa Ana winds from the Mojave Desert as opposed to the cool humid breezes from the Pacific Ocean. Some years the dry air can lower the relative humidity down to 5% or less which can cause wildfires, as was experienced during the 2003 Breeders' Cup. That year, smoke obscured the usually stunning backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains and a thin layer of ash coated cars in the parking lot.
So when checking forecasts or current conditions on your own, look up the weather in Arcadia or Pasadena rather than at LAX. The track did experience some rain on the Monday before the 2014 Championships but the track easily absorbed this and the track was dry later in the day.
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Breeders' Cup quick links:
2023 Breeders' Cup Wrap Up - First-time winning jockeys and trainers, statistics, how previous winners finished, top jockeys and trainers, and more for the 40th running of the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.
Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 1 - Saturday had 5 races on the dirt, headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) won by White Abarrio. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Idiomatic, the Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by Elite Power, the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Cody's Wish, and the PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Goodnight Olive. Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and photos: Classic, Distaff, Sprint, Dirt Mile, Filly Sprint
Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 2 - Saturday also had 4 races on the turf, headlined by the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) won by Auguste Rodin. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by Master of the Seas, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Inspiral, and the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Nobals. Get the results, charts, and more photos here. Expanded results and photos: Turf, Mile, Filly Turf, Turf Sprint
Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup - Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Santa Anita, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Fierceness. Also on the card, Unquestionable won the Prevagen Juvenile Turf (G1), Just F Y I won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Hard to Justify won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Big Evs won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here. Expanded results and more photos: Juvenile, Juvenile Turf, Juvenile, Juvenile, Juvenile Turf Sprint
2023 Breeders' Cup Entries - Entries are closed and post positions have been drawn for the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on November 3-4. Lots of info for each race and links to horse profiles.
Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 1 - Saturday had 5 races on the dirt, headlined by the $6 million Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) won by Flightline. Also on the card were the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) won by Malathaat, the Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) won by Elite Power, the Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) won by Cody's Wish, and the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) won by Goodnight Olive. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Saturday at the Breeders' Cup Part 2 - Saturday also had 4 races on the turf, headlined by the $4 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) won by Rebel's Romance. Also on the card were the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) won by Modern Games, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) won by Tuesday, and the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1) won by Caravel. Get the results, charts, and more photos here.
Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup - Friday had 5 races for the Juveniles on both dirt and turf at Santa Anita, headlined by the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Forte. Also on the card, Victoria Road won the Juvenile Turf (G1), Wonder Wheel won the NetJets Juvenile Fillies (G1), Meditate won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), and Mischief Magic won the Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Breeders' Cup Traditions - about the signature statue, the trophies and flower blankets each winner receives, and signature cocktails.
The Breeders' Cup Championship Day - The official page for the Breeders' Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
Breeders' Cup Postcards - Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including many past winners
Breeders' Cup Supplemental Entries - The old official policy on supplemental entries plus all the supplemental entries and how they fared, mostly it was a losing proposition. There are no more supplements now, only late nominations making it impossible to track since the change.
