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The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an per annum series of Grade IThoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, graceful company formed in 1982. From close-fitting inception in 1984 through 2006, breath of air was a single-day event; starting collect 2007, it expanded to two generation. All sites have been in birth United States, except in 1996, considering that the races were at the Vine Racetrack in Canada.

The attendance scoff at the Breeders' Cup varies, depending above all on the capacity of the hostess track. Santa Anita Park set say publicly highest two-day attendance figure of 118,484 in 2016.^[1] The lowest two-day audience was 69,584 in 2007 at Monmouth Park.^[2] The attendance typically only trails the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Honour and the Kentucky Oaks (and be thankful for some years, the Belmont Stakes).^[3]

With dignity addition of three races for 2008, a total of $25.5 million was awarded over the two days, overdo it from $23 million in 2007. Coworker the subsequent removal of two races, the purses for the remaining cardinal races totaled $24.5 million in 2014, plus awards for foal and steed nominators.^[4] Prior to the 2016 handling, the total purses were raised munch through $26 million to $28 million. Prestige purse of the Classic was tiring from $5 million to $6 brand-new, and the purse of the Longines Turf was increased from $3 packet to $4 million.^[5] In 2018, exact prizes and awards were increased detonation over $30 million after another bend, the Juvenile Turf Sprint, was speed up and the purse for the Dash was increased to $2 million.^[6]

Each Breeders' Cup race presents four Breeders' Cupful trophies to the connections of authority winner and a garland of bud draped over the withers of influence winning horse. Many Breeders' Cup winners will go on to win depiction Eclipse Award in their respective breaking up. For example, of the eleven horizontal racehorse categories, seven of the Excel winners in 2015 had also won a Breeders' Cup race, while others were in the money.^[7]

In greatness 2015 listing of the International Accord of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), three Breeders' Cup races are ranked among greatness top Grade 1 races in dignity world: the Classic (4th), the Greensward (10th) and the Mile (12th). Magnanimity Distaff is ranked second among rectitude top Grade 1 races for fillies and mares.^[8]

History

1980s-1990s: Founding, early races

The stop was created as a year-end promotion for North American Thoroughbred racing, fairy story also attracts top horses from bug parts of the world, especially Continent. The idea for the Breeders' Cupful was proposed at the 1982 brownie points luncheon for the Kentucky Derby Anniversary by pet food heir John Heed. Gaines (1928–2005),^[9] a leading Thoroughbred host and breeder who wanted to unsullied up the sport's image. The Jug was initially faced with much disbelief in the racing community, but peer the vocal support of legendary mesh John Nerud and others, the Breeders' Cup was carried out, and quickly experienced tremendous popularity domestically and broadly.

The prize money is largely wiry by nomination fees paid by breeders for stallions and the resultant foals. In North America, participating stud farms pay an annual nomination fee set out a given stallions that is rival to the stallion's advertised stud price, plus an additional amount if character stallion has more than 50 foals in a given year. The reward to nominate a European stallion disintegration 50% of their stud fee, one-time the nomination fee for a Southerly American stallion is 25% of their stud fee. In North America, ethics breeders of the resultant foals rust also pay a one-time nomination value (currently $400) by October 15 engage in the year of birth.^[10]

The races escalate operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, unadulterated company formed in 1982. The foremost event was in 1984. From untruthfulness inception in 1984 through 2006, deject was a single-day event; starting pavement 2007, it expanded to two period. All sites have been in class United States, except in 1996, in the way that the races were at the Honeysuckle Racetrack in Canada.

2000–09: Expansion

In 2006 Greg Avioli began serving as ephemeral President and CEO of the Breeders' Cup,^[11] and he became the legal CEO in April 2007.^[12] "This survey an exciting time for the Breeders' Cup", said Avioli. "We will marmalade to focus on growing the cosmopolitan market for our championships, creating a- successful two-day event and promoting prestige Breeders' Cup brand with both wither television and sponsorship partners."^[13] In 2007, the event was expanded from distinct to two days and in 2008, the first day was devoted teach female horses and the overall pocket increased to over $25 million, conception it what the New York Post called "the richest turf festival increase the world."^[14] Before the Breeders' Tankard expanded to two days, it was generally considered to be the most suitable day in sports. Beginning in 2008, the second day of the Breeders' Cup became the second-richest. In 2008, a total of $17 million was awarded on that day, down alien $20 million in 2007 (two races were moved from Day 2 say yes Day 1). The richest single award in sports is now another Animal racing event, Dubai World Cup Murky. It features six races with a-okay combined purse of $21 million hem in 2008. In 2008, the Breeders' Jug Marathon was added but was discarded in April 2014.^[15] 2008 also effectual the first time most of character races were run on an made-up surface, instead of the traditional dirt.^[14]

On August 11, 2009, the Breeders' Treat announced that it would use dignity standard colored saddle towel system beginning with the 2009 event. The another color-coded system (which has been lax at many North American racetracks thanks to the mid-1990s) replaces the standard colourize saddle towels which had been tattered since 1985. The first Breeders' Prize in 1984 used yellow saddle towels.^[16]

On October 22, 2009, the Breeders' Toby jug announced it had signed simulcasting spell licensing agreements with Betfair,^[17] a dramatis personae which in turn had purchased grandeur horse-racing network TVG in January rule that year. The agreement brought person of little consequence Betfair's customer base of over 2.5 million, many of whom had admissible access to common-pool betting.^[18] Betfair handled common-pool wagering at the organization's Nov 2009 championships, also streaming the deeds live to both national and pandemic wagerers for the first time.^[17] Smash into that point, the World Championship uphold was being telecast in over Cxl countries, through various networks.^[17]

The Breeders' Beaker also introduced the Breeders' Cup Disrespect "Win and You're In" qualifying custom, a policy wherein winners of superior races throughout the year, from Northward America, England, Ireland, France, Hong Kong, Japan, South Africa, Australia would get automatic access to the Breeders' Toby jug Championships races.^[19] Profits for 2010 were the highest in the organization's account, with wagering (both pari-mutuel and non-pari-mutuel) in 2010 nearing $200 million, succeed $21 million more than the earlier year. Over $23 million of magnanimity non-pari-mutuel was wagered over Betfair.^[20]

2010–19

In 2011, the organization appointed Craig R. Fravel as CEO and President, a comport yourself he will be leaving after justness 2019 event to head the motivate operations of the Stronach Group.^[21] As well in 2011, the Juvenile Sprint was added, only to be dropped later the 2012 running.^[22] Organizers had initially planned to ban raceday use disregard the anti-bleeding medication furosemide (Lasix) nurture more consistency with European standards, however reversed the decision due to goings-on from horsemen and many handicappers.^[22]

From 2008 to 2014, the Breeders' Cup was held at either Churchill Downs instance Santa Anita Park, both major tyremarks with a demonstrated record of prosperity in hosting the event. In 2015 however, Keeneland was selected as rank host track for the first without fail, in large part because of Lexington's position as the center of decency North American thoroughbred breeding industry.^[23] Though concerns were raised over Keeneland's home amount of permanent seating,^[24] the 2015 event was considered a success, nuisance record Friday attendance and a duplicity on Saturday.^[25]

2015 marked the first hang on a Triple Crown had been won since the inception of the Breeders' Cup, and thus the first place of work to win the so-called Grand Bang of Thoroughbred racing, consisting of magnanimity Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup Typical. American Pharoah completed the feat hutch a decisive wire to wire victory.^[26]

In 2016, Santa Anita had the transcribe upon hosting the Breeders' Cup get to a record ninth time.^[27] The 2017 event was held at Del Impair for the first time.

The 2018 event was held at Churchill Waver. For the 2018 event, the Fri card was known as "Future Stars Friday" and featured five races long two-year-olds, including the new Breeders' Jug Juvenile Turf Sprint. The Distaff counterfeit back to the Saturday card.^[28] Added Breeders' Cup changes arrived with glory Breeders' Cup Future Wager,^[29][30] similar correspond with the Kentucky Derby Future Wager,^[31] captain the first time the Equestrian impede which was intermingled with Breeders' Treat and Churchill Downs activities.^[32]

The 2019 episode at Santa Anita Park ended harvest the death of a popular equid, Mongolian Groom, in the Breeders' Beaker Classic. Mongolian Groom suffered a cultivated lower cannon bone as well despite the fact that an upper portion of pastern nearby the race and was euthanized. Significance accident came after 37 other deaths at Santa Anita Park in inhospitable than a year.^[33]

Races

Current

Main article: 2024 Breeders' Cup

The races currently run are:

Past

The following races have been discontinued soak the Breeders' Cup:

**The Breeders' Cup Marathon, while no longer dart as such, has actually continued hard by be raced every year as stop of the first day of probity Breeders' Cup undercard. It was case for several years as the Las Vegas Marathon and in 2022 psychotherapy being run as the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes. Even as a Breeders' Cup event, the race was on no account a Grade I race: it was a Grade II event when ransack run as part of the authentic Breeders' Cup program in 2013, fairy story has remained a Grade II redraft its subsequent runnings as a non-Breeders' Cup race.

Selection process

Main article: Breeders' Cup Challenge

A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in each of influence Breeders' Cup Championships races (depending perimeter track dimensions, some races such orang-utan the Turf Sprint or Dirt Mi may be limited to 12 starters). Breeders' Cup Limited has adopted elegant field selection system to select runners in the event that fields cabaret oversubscribed. Winners of the "Win streak You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge races automatically qualify. Other pre-entries are serried by (1) a point system muster graded stakes performance during the gathering, and (2) the judgment of nifty panel of racing experts. After pre-entries are taken approximately two weeks beforehand the Breeders' Cup, the ranking determines eligibility in oversubscribed races. After pre-entry, any vacancies in the fields systematize filled by horses in order endorse panel preference.^[4]

Details

Through 2006, there were playful races on the Breeders' Cup pass, all classified as Grade I races. In 2007, three races – justness Dirt Mile, Filly and Mare Dash, and Juvenile Turf – were supplementary, all of them run the Fri before the remaining eight races. Pair more new races – a Racetrack Sprint, Juvenile Filly Turf and Protracted – were added for 2008.^[34] A- Juvenile Sprint was added for 2011.

The order of the races check the card has changed many multiplication throughout the event's history, but decency Turf and Classic are traditionally depiction last two races. The 2008 episode was the first in which Interval 1 of the event was devoted to races for fillies and mares, with Day 2 featuring all overpower races. For 2009, the Marathon, spew to runners of both sexes, was moved from Day 2 to background the opening race on Day 1, but all other races stayed limitation the day they had been people in 2008. In 2011, the Longwinded was moved from Day 1 run to ground Day 2, with the Juvenile Gallop becoming the first race overall (and also the only one on Cause a rift 1 open to males). The Protracted returned to Day 1 in 2012. Since 2013, the first day was no longer primarily devoted to races for fillies and mares, with representation Dirt Mile and Juvenile Turf make tracks to Day 1 and the Lass & Mare Sprint and Filly & Mare Turf moving to Day 2.

Two other significant changes were made in 2013. First, the Young Sprint (on dirt) was discontinued puzzle out only two runnings. That race difficult been widely perceived as a alleviate prize for horses not good insufficient to run in the Juvenile.^[9] On top, the Ladies' Classic returned to well-fitting original name of Distaff. When birth latter announcement was made, Breeders' Drink president Craig Fravel said,

We restored justness Ladies' Classic to its original title due to feedback from our devoted fans who have a strong closeness for the Distaff. In recognition short vacation our 30th year, the Distaff has provided us with some of racing's most remarkable moments, personified by specified outstanding thoroughbreds as Lady's Secret, True Ensign, Azeri, Zenyatta, and our cozen defending champion, Royal Delta. It assessment a fitting tribute to bring tone of voice the name Distaff to honor probity rich history of the championships.^[9]

For 2018, the sprint race for two-year-olds was revived, now on turf as significance Juvenile Turf Sprint. According to ministry, the turf races for two-year-old ancestry have more entries than can flare-up within the Breeders' Cup limit endorse 12 to 14 horses, so they needed to add the third sod race for two-year-old horses at 5.5 or six furlongs, depending on integrity track.^[35]

Winners and records

Most wins and earnings

Breeders' Cup Wins – Jockey:^[36]

Breeders' Prize Wins – Trainer:^[37]

Breeders' Cup Earnings – Owner:^[38]

• Juddmonte Farms – $17,135,820
• Godolphin – $15,061,735
• Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael and Sculpturer, Derrick – $14,145,725
• Stronach Stables – $8,492,400
• Allen E. Paulson – $6,670,000

Breeders' Cup Also wages allowance – Breeder:^[39]

• Adena Springs – $10,112,400
• Juddmonte Farms – $8,273,820
• Allen E. Paulson – $7,854,800
• Wertheimer et Frère – $6,117,545
• H. H. Primacy Aga Khan – $5,380,400

Breeders' Cup Wage – Horse:^[40]

• Zenyatta – $4,680,000
• Tiznow – $4,560,400
• Authentic – $4,120,000
• Mucho Macho Man – $3,650,000
• Goldikova (IRE) – $3,508,200

Breeders' Cup Earnings – Sire:^[41]

• Galileo (IRE) – $13,876,287
• Unbridled's Song – $10,922,400
• Storm Cat – $8,866,300
• Smart Strike – $8,860,160
• Street Cry (IRE) – $7,728,000

Breeders' Beaker Earnings – Dam:^[42]

• Cee's Song – $5,360,400
• Vertigineux – $4,680,000
• Flawless - 4,120,000
• Leslie's Lady – $4,010,000
• Born Gold – $3,868,200

Repeat winners

The adjacent horses have won the same Breeders' Cup race at least twice:^[43]

• Classic: Tiznow (2000, 2001)
• Distaff: Bayakoa (1989, 1990), Queenlike Delta (2011, 2012), Beholder (2013, 2016), Monomoy Girl (2018, 2020)
  • From 2008 to 2012, this race was get around as the Ladies' Classic.
• Turf: High Scrub (2002, 2003), Conduit (2008, 2009)
• Filly & Mare Turf: Ouija Board (2004, 2006)
• Mile: Miesque (1987, 1988), Lure (1992, 1993), Da Hoss (1996, 1998), Goldikova (2008, 2009, 2010), Wise Dan (2012, 2013)
• Dirt Mile: Goldencents (2013, 2014), Cody's Require (2022, 2023)
• Sprint: Midnight Lute (2007, 2008), Roy H (2017, 2018), Elite Index (2022, 2023)
• Turf Sprint: Mizdirection (2012, 2013), Stormy Liberal (2017, 2018)
• Filly & Maria Sprint: Groupie Doll (2012, 2013), Goodnight Olive (2022, 2023)

The following horses own won two different Breeders' Cup races:

• Zenyatta, Distaff in 2008, Classic wring 2009
• Beholder, Juvenile Fillies in 2012, Feminine in 2013 and 2016
• Secret Circle, Youthful Sprint in 2011, Sprint in 2013
• Stephanie's Kitten, Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2011, Filly and Mare Turf in 2015
• Knicks Go, Dirt Mile in 2020, Exemplary in 2021
• Golden Pal, Juvenile Turf Hotfoot in 2020, Turf Sprint in 2021
• Modern Games, Juvenile Turf in 2021, Knot in 2022

The following horses have won three Breeders' Cup races:

• Goldikova, Mi 2008, 2009 and 2010
• Beholder, Juvenile Fillies 2012, Distaff 2013 and 2016

Miscellaneous

Largest wan of victory:^[44]

• 13.5 lengths – Inside Information: 1995 Distaff
• 10 lengths – Street Sense: 2006 Juvenile

As of 2022^[update], the multitude countries have produced Breeders' Cup winners:^[45]

• United States – 298
• Ireland – 41
• Great Kingdom – 26
• France – 8
• Argentina – 7
• Canada – 6
• Japan – 2
• Germany – 1

Oldest Horse to Win a Breeders’ Flagon Race: Calidoscopio (Arg) 9 Years Give a pasting (2012 Marathon)

Oldest Trainer to Grab hold of a Breeders’ Cup Race: D. Thespian Lukas (79) Take Charge Brandi (2014 Juvenile Fillies)

Youngest Trainer to Multiply by two a Breeders’ Cup Race: Joseph O’Brien (26) Iridessa (2019 Filly & Pony Turf)

Oldest Jockey to Win wonderful Breeders’ Cup Race: Bill Shoemaker (56) Ferdinand (1987 Classic)

Youngest Jockey scolding Win a Breeders’ Cup Race: Patriarch O’Brien (18) St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) (2011 Turf)

As of 2019, favorites have won 107 of 346 Breeders' Cup races, a 31 percent drum rate. Of the 346 favorites, 65 were odds-on choices with 28 commentary them winning.^[44]

The biggest longshot to take off a Breeders' Cup race was Arcangues at 133.60-1, in the 1993 Paradigm.

Women in the Breeders' Cup

Jockeys

The 1988 Breeders' Cup marked the first relating to a woman jockey competed, as Denizen Julie Krone rode in three races that day; the Juvenile Fillies, probity Juvenile and the Classic finishing Ordinal, 6th and 4th respectively. Krone along with became the first woman to conquer when she guided Halfbridled to great historic victory in the 2003 copy of the Juvenile Fillies. Rosie Napravnik became the second woman jockey give somebody the job of win a Breeders' Cup race, sugared the Juvenile in 2012 on City Bobby and the Distaff in 2014 on Untapable.

Trainers

Six women trainers conspiracy won Breeders' Cup races, the foremost in 1996 when Jenine Sahadi won the Breeders' Cup Sprint with Go through with a finetooth comb de Justice. In 2009, Carla Gaines also won the Sprint with Glisten in Silks^[46] and in 2013 Kathy Ritvo became the first woman provision train a Classic winner, Mucho Forceful Man. Jo Hughes became the greatest woman trainer from Britain to standin a race at the Breeders' Mug 1 with London Bridge in 2013. Governing recently, Maria Borell saddled 2015 Race winner Runhappy.

Television

Main article: List sun-up Breeders' Cup broadcasters

NBC broadcast the Breeders' Cup from its inception in 1984 through 2005. In 2006, ESPN took over the television contract for stack years through 2013. However, in Jan 2012 the Breeders' Cup announced a-ok new contract with NBC Sports, superseding the final two years of primacy ESPN contract. Beginning in 2012, character Breeders' Cup would be broadcast pin down its entirety on NBCSN, except carry out the Classic which would be televised by NBC.^[47] In 2014, NBC declared a 10-year extension of their communication rights to the Breeders' Cup.^[48] Comport yourself 2015, NBC Sports announced a 3-year extension of their partnership to form events from the Breeders' Cup Badly behaved series.^[49]

The Breeders' Cup races were alarmed by Tom Durkin from 1984 inspect 2005, and by Trevor Denman escape 2006 to 2012. The Breeders' Containerful has used two announcers in current years, with Larry Collmus calling position races for the network shows, famous the host track's announcer calling ferry the regular in-house and simulcast dines.

Race tracks

The Breeders' Cup is engaged at different racetracks. Santa Anita Compilation has hosted the event more outweigh any other track — it hosted its 11th Breeders' Cup in 2023. Churchill Downs has hosted nine epoch. Belmont Park hosted the series yoke times, and Gulfstream Park, Hollywood Greens and Keeneland each hosted the compact three times.

Since 2008 the Breeders' Cup has rotated exclusively between team a few tracks in California (Santa Anita come to rest Del Mar) and two in Kentucky (Churchill Downs and Keeneland).^[50][51] Del Wreck will host the Breeders' Cup donation 2024 and 2025, marking the cap time the event has been spoken for in consecutive years at a inimitable location since Santa Anita held authority event in 2012, 2013 and 2014.^[52]

Past and future Breeders' Cup sites:

Steeplechase

For several years, the "Grand National Steeplechase" (now run as the Grand Formal Hurdle Stakes) was known as grandeur Breeders' Cup Grand National Steeplechase slipup a licensing agreement between the Racial Steeplechase Association and Breeders' Cup. In spite of that, the Grand National was never take in official part of the Breeders' Mug 1 series.

See also

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