Breeders' Cup Turf

Breeders' Cup Turf

Grade I race
Location	North America
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred
Website	Breeders' Cup Turf
Race information
Distance	1½ miles
Track	Turf, Left-handed
Qualification	3-year-olds and up
Weight	Weight-For-Age 4-year-olds & up: 126 lb (57.2 kg) Northern Hemisphere 3-year-olds: 122 lb (55.3 kg) Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds: 117 lb (53.1 kg)
Purse	US$3 million

The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.

The forerunner for this race was the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse. Inaugurated in 1952, it was raced on turf at 1½ miles and drew the best horses from North America and Europe. A winner of this race was the American legend Kelso, albeit on his forth attempt, after being second three times in a row.

Automatic Births

Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed "The Breeders' Cup Challenge," a series of races in each division that alloted automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the fourteen divisions has between three and six of these, "Win and You're In," qualifiers. In the Breeders' Cup Turf Division there are five automatic births. In 2009, the Win and You're In races are: the United Nations Stakes, a grade one race at Monmouth Park Racetrack, the Arlington Million, a grade one race at Arlington Park, the Irish Champion Stakes, a group one race at Leopardstown Racecourse, the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes, a group one race at Newmarket Racecourse and the Canadian International a grade one race at Woodbine Racetrack.

Records

Most wins:

• 2 - Conduit (2008, 2009)
• 2 - High Chaparral (2002, 2003)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Frankie Dettori (1999, 2001, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Sir Michael Stoute (1996, 2000, 2008, 2009)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - HH Aga Khan IV (1984, 1999, 2000)
• 3 - Sheikh Mohammed (1985, 1990, 1999)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Grade
2009	Conduit	4	Ryan L. Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	Ballymacoll Farm	2:23.75	$3,000,000	I
2008	Conduit	3	Ryan L. Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	Ballymacoll Farm	2:23.42	$3,000,000	I
2007	English Channel	5	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	James T. Scatuorchio	2:36.96	$3,000,000	I
2006	Red Rocks	3	Frankie Dettori	Brian Meehan	J. Paul Reddam	2:27.32	$2,000,000	I
2005	Shirocco	4	Christophe Soumillon	Andre Fabre	Baron Georg von Ullmann	2:29.20	$2,000,000	I
2004	Better Talk Now	5	Ramon Dominguez	H. Graham Motion	Bushwood Stables	2:29.70	$2,000,000	I
2003	High Chaparral (DH)	4	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier	2:24.24	$2,000,000	I
2003	Johar (DH)	4	Alex Solis	Richard Mandella	The Thoroughbred Corp.	2:24.24	$2,000,000	I
2002	High Chaparral	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier	2:30.14	$2,000,000	I
2001	Fantastic Light	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin Racing	2:24.20	$2,000,000	I
2000	Kalanisi	4	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:26.96	$2,000,000	I
1999	Daylami	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	HH Aga Khan IV/Godolphin	2:24.73	$2,000,000	I
1998	Buck's Boy	5	Shane Sellers	P. Noel Hickey	Quarter B Farm	2:28.74	$2,000,000	I
1997	Chief Bearhart	4	Jose Santos	Mark Frostad	Sam-Son Farm	2:23.92	$2,000,000	I
1996	Pilsudski	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Lord Weinstock	2:30.20	$2,000,000	I
1995	Northern Spur	4	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Charles J. Cella	2:42.07	$2,000,000	I
1994	Tikkanen	3	Mike E. Smith	Jonathan Pease	Augustin Stable	2:26.50	$2,000,000	I
1993	Kotashaan	5	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Mandella	La Presle Farm	2:25.16	$2,000,000	I
1992	Fraise	4	Pat Valenzuela	William I. Mott	Madeleine Paulson	2:24.08	$2,000,000	I
1991	Miss Alleged	4	Eric Legrix	Pascal Bary	Fares Farm	2:30.95	$2,000,000	I
1990	In the Wings	4	Gary Stevens	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:29.60	$2,000,000	I
1989	Prized	3	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Clover Racing/Meadowbrook	2:28.00	$2,000,000	I
1988	Great Communicator	5	Ray Sibille	Thad Ackel	Class Act Farm	2:35.20	$2,000,000	I
1987	Theatrical	5	Pat Day	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	2:24.40	$2,000,000	I
1986	Manila	3	Jose Santos	LeRoy Jolley	Bradley M. Shannon	2:25.40	$2,000,000	I
1985	Pebbles	4	Pat Eddery	Clive Brittain	Sheikh Mohammed	2:27.00	$2,000,000	I
1984	Lashkari	3	Yves Saint-Martin	Alain de Royer-Dupre	HH Aga Khan IV	2:25.20	$2,000,000	I

See also

• Breeders' Cup Turf "top three finishers" and starters
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships

External links

• Official Breeders' Cup website