Breeders' Cup Sprint

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Breeders' Cup Sprint
Grade I race
LocationNorth America
Inaugurated1984
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.breederscup.com
Race information
Distance6 furlongs (3⁄4 mile)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old & up
WeightWeight for Age
PurseUS$2,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs (3⁄4 mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Automatic Berths[]

Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed The Breeders' Cup Challenge, a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the thirteen divisions has between two and twelve of these "Win and You're In" qualifying races.

In the Breeders' Cup Sprint Division, the number of runners is limited to 14 and there are up to five automatic berths. Note though that one horse may win multiple challenge races, while other challenge winners will not be entered in the Breeders' Cup for a variety of reasons such as injury or travel considerations.

The 2019 "Win and You're In" races are:[1]

  1. the John A. Nerud Stakes, a Grade 2 race run in July at Belmont Park in New York
  2. the Bing Crosby Handicap, a Grade 1 race run in July at Del Mar racetrack in California
  3. the Vosburgh Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in October at Belmont Park in New York
  4. the Phoenix Stakes, a Grade 3 race at Keeneland in Kentucky
  5. the Santa Anita Sprint Championship, a Grade 1 race at Santa Anita Park in California

Records[]

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 – Pegram/Watson & Weitman (2007, 2008, 2013)

Winners[]

Year
 Winner
 Age
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time Purse Grade
2021 Aloha West 4 José Ortiz Wayne Catalano Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 1:08.49 $2,000,000 I
2020 Whitmore 7 Irad Ortiz Jr. Ron Moquett LaPenta, Moquett & Head of Plains Partners 1:08.61 $2,000,000 I
2019 Mitole 4 Ricardo Santana Jr. Steve Asmussen William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt 1:09.00 $2,000,000 I
2018 Roy H 6 Paco Lopez Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen 1:08.24 $2,000,000 I
2017 Roy H 5 Kent Desormeaux Peter Miller Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen 1:08.61 $1,500,000 I
2016 Drefong 3 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Baoma Corporation 1:08.79 $1,500,000 I
2015 Runhappy 3 Edgar Prado Maria Borell James McIngvale 1:08.58 $1,500,000 I
2014 Work All Week 5 Florent Geroux Roger Brueggemann Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc 1:08.28 $1,500,000 I
2013 Secret Circle 4 Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Pegram/Watson & Weitman 1:08.73 $1,500,000 I
2012 3 Willie Martinez Sherry Parbhoo 1:07.98 $1,500,000 I
2011 5 Mike E. Smith Spawr & Sanford 1:09.17 $1,500,000 I
2010 Big Drama 4 Eibar Coa 1:09.05 $2,000,000 I
2009 Dancing in Silks 4 Joel Rosario Ken Kinakin 1:08.14 $2,000,000 I
2008 Midnight Lute 5 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Pegram/Watson & Weitman 1:07.08 $2,000,000 I
2007 Midnight Lute 4 Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert Pegram/Watson & Weitman 1:09.18 $2,000,000 I
2006 Thor's Echo 4 Corey Nakatani Doug O'Neill R.S. Jaime/Suarez Racing 1:08.80 $2,000,000 I
2005 Silver Train 3 Edgar Prado Richard Dutrow 1:08.86 $2,000,000 I
2004 Speightstown 6 John Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Eugene Melnyk 1:08.11 $1,000,000 I
2003 Cajun Beat 3 Cornelio Velásquez Steve Margolis /J. & J. Iracane 1:07.95 $1,000,000 I
2002 Orientate 4 Jerry Bailey D. Wayne Lukas Bob & Beverly Lewis 1:08.89 $1,000,000 I
2001 Squirtle Squirt 3 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel David J. Lanzman 1:08.41 $1,000,000 I
2000 Kona Gold 6 Alex Solis Bruce Headley Headley/Molasky/High Tech 1:07.60 $1,000,000 I
1999 Artax 4 Jorge F. Chavez 1:07.80 $1,000,000 I
1998 3 Corey Nakatani B Fey/M Han et al. 1:09.00 $1,000,000 I
1997 7 Corey Nakatani & 1:08.20 $1,000,000 I
1996 Lit de Justice 6 Corey Nakatani 1:08.60 $1,000,000 I
1995 5 Kent Desormeaux Frank Lyons Joanne H. Nor 1:09.00 $1,000,000 I
1994 Cherokee Run 4 Mike E. Smith Frank A. Alexander Jill E. Robinson 1:09.40 $1,000,000 I
1993 7 Ed Delahoussaye Jean Couvercelle 1:08.60 $1,000,000 I
1992 5 Eddie Delahoussaye Bob Baffert DeGroot/Dutch Masters/Pegram 1:08.20 $1,000,000 I
1991 Sheikh Albadou (GB) 3 Pat Eddery Alex Scott 1:09.20 $1,000,000 I
1990 Safely Kept 4 Craig Perret Alan E. Goldberg 1:09.60 $1,000,000 I
1989 Dancing Spree 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:09.00 $1,000,000 I
1988 Gulch 4 Ángel Cordero Jr. D. Wayne Lukas Peter M. Brant 1:10.40 $1,000,000 I
1987 Very Subtle 3 Pat Valenzuela Melvin F. Stute Ben Rochelle 1:08.80 $1,000,000 I
1986 Smile 4 Jacinto Vásquez Scotty Schulhofer Frances A. Genter 1:08.40 $1,000,000 I
1985 Precisionist 4 Chris McCarron Fred W. Hooper 1:08.40 $1,000,000 I
1984 Eillo 4 Craig Perret Budd Lepman 1:10.20 $1,000,000 I

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Breeders' Cup Announces Challenge Series Schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

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