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'{{Infobox horseraces |class = Grade I |horse race = Breeders' Cup Classic |image = [[File:BreedersCupClassic2007-CurlinFirstTurn.jpg|300px]] |caption = The first turn in the 2007 Classic |location = [[North America]] |inaugurated = 1984 |race type = [[Thoroughbred]] |website = {{URL|http://www.breederscup.com/}} |distance = 1¼ miles |record = 1:59.02, [[Ghostzapper]] (2004) |track = Dirt, Left-handed |qualification = 3-year-olds and up |weight = 4-year-olds and up: [[Pound (mass)|126 lb]] (57.2 kg); Northern Hemisphere 3-year-olds: {{convert|122|lb|kg|abbr=on}}; Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds: {{convert|117|lb|kg|abbr=on}}; fillies and mares allowed 3 pounds. |purse = US$5 million |bonuses = }} The '''Breeders' Cup Classic''' is a [[graded stakes race|Grade I]] [[Weight for Age]] [[thoroughbred horse race]] for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of {{convert|1+1/4|mi|m}} on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the [[Breeders' Cup|Breeders' Cup World Championships]]. All of the races to date have been held in the [[United States]] except for the 1996 edition held at [[Woodbine Racetrack]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. The Classic is considered by many to be the premier thoroughbred horse race of the year in the U.S., and for 2008 only the [[Dubai World Cup]], [[Japan Cup]], [[Melbourne Cup]] and [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] surpassed its $5 million purse. Often, the winner goes on to win [[American Horse of the Year|U.S. Horse of the Year]] honors, as have the four winners of the race between 2004 and 2007—respectively [[Ghostzapper]], [[Saint Liam]], [[Invasor (horse)|Invasor]], and [[Curlin]]. Due to the extremely high quality of horses in the event, the race is notoriously hard to predict. One notable example of an underdog winning the Classic is the victory of [[Arcangues (horse)|Arcangues]] in 1993. This was the biggest upset in Breeders' Cup history and his $269.20 payoff for a $2 wager remains a Breeders' Cup record. Beginning in 2015, the Breeder's Cup became part of what is being called horse racing's Grand Slam - the traditional [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown]] ([[Kentucky Derby]], [[Preakness Stakes]], and [[Belmont Stakes]]) plus the Breeder's Cup Classic. In 2015, [[American Pharoah]] became the first horse to ever accomplish this feat.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/blog/_/name/ehalt_bob/id/13033587/american-pharoah-ushers-grand-slam-era Grand Slam - ESPN.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.breederscup.com/contender/119/american-pharoah American Pharoah - Breeder's Cup.com]</ref> == 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 fourteen divisions has between three and ten of these '''"Win and You're In" qualifiers.'''<br> In the Breeders' Cup Classic Division the number of runners are limited to 14 and there are seven automatic berths. <br> The '''"Win and You're In"''' races for the Breeders' Cup Classic are: <br> 1. the '''[[Stephen Foster Handicap]]''', a Grade 1 race at [[Churchill Downs]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, '''Kentucky''']];<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic">[http://www.breederscup.com/races/breeders-cup-challenge Breeders Cup Challenge]</ref> <br> 2. the '''[[Whitney Handicap]]''', a Grade 1 race at [[Saratoga Race Course]] in [[Saratoga, New York|Saratoga, '''New York''']];<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic"/> <br> 3. the [[Pacific Classic Stakes|'''Pacific Classic''']], a Grade 1 race at [[Del Mar Racetrack]] in [[San Diego, California|San Diego, '''California''']];<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic"/> <br> 4. the '''[[Awesome Again Stakes]]''', a Grade 1 race at [[Santa Anita Park]] in [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia, '''California''']]<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic"/> and <br> 5. the '''[[Jockey Club Gold Cup]]''', a Grade 1 race at [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York|Elmont, '''New York''']].<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic"/> <br> 6. the '''[[ The Gold Cup at Santa Anita]]''' formerly called [[Hollywood Gold Cup]], a Grade 1 race now currently held at [[Santa Anita Racetrack]] in [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia, '''California''']].<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic"/> <br> 7. the '''[[Haskell Invitational Stakes]]''', a Grade 1 race at [[Monmouth Park]] in [[Oceanport, New Jersey|Oceanport, '''New Jersey''']];<ref name="Breeders Cup Classic">[http://www.breederscup.com/races/breeders-cup-challenge Breeders Cup Challenge]</ref> ==Records== '''Stakes record:''' * 1:59.02 - [[Ghostzapper]] (2004) '''Most wins:''' * 2 - [[Tiznow]] (2000, 2001) '''Largest winning margins:''' * 6 1/2 Lengths - [[American Pharoah]] (2015) * 6 1/2 Lengths - [[Volponi]] (2002) '''Most wins by a [[jockey]]:''' * 5 - [[Chris McCarron]] (1988, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2001) * 5 - [[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005) '''Most wins by a [[Horse trainer|trainer]]:''' * 2 - [[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]] (1987, 1989) * 2 - [[Jay M. Robbins]] (2000, 2001) * 2 - [[William I. Mott]] (1995, 2011) * 2 - [[Bob Baffert]] (2014, 2015) '''Most wins by an owner:''' * 2 - [[Stronach Stables]] (1998, 2004) ==Winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic == {| class = "sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#DACAA5" align="center" ! width="48px" | '''Year'''<br> ! width="120px" | '''Winner'''<br> ! width="33px" | '''<span style="font-size:80%">Age</span>'''<br> ! width="140px" | '''Jockey'''<br> ! width="150px" | '''Trainer'''<br> ! width="210px" | '''Owner'''<br> ! width="55px" | '''Time''' ! width="75px" | '''Purse''' ! width="38px" | '''Gr''' |- | align=center|[[2015 Breeders' Cup|2015]] | style="background:gold"|[[American Pharoah]] | align=center|3 | [[Victor Espinoza]] | [[Bob Baffert]] | [[Zayat Stables]] | align=center| 2:00.07 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- | align=center|[[2014 Breeders' Cup|2014]] | [[Bayern (horse)|Bayern]] | align=center|3 | [[Martin Garcia (jockey)|Martin Garcia]] | [[Bob Baffert]] | [[Kaleem Shah (entrepreneur)|Kaleem Shah]] | align=center| 1:59.88 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- | align=center|[[2013 Breeders' Cup|2013]] |[[Mucho Macho Man]] | align=center|5 | [[Gary L. Stevens]] | [[Katherine Ritvo]] | [[Reeves Thoroughbred Racing]] | align=center|2:00.72 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- | align=center|[[2012 Breeders' Cup|2012]] |[[Fort Larned (horse)|Fort Larned]] | align=center|4 | [[Brian J. Hernandez, Jr.|Brian Hernandez]] | [[Ian Wilkes]] | Janis R. Whitham | align=center|2:00.11 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- | align=center|[[2011 Breeders' Cup|2011]] |[[Drosselmeyer]] | align=center|4 |[[Mike E. Smith]] |[[William I. Mott]] |[[WinStar Farm|WinStar Farm LLC]] | align=center|2:04.27 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- | align=center|[[2010 Breeders' Cup|2010]] | [[Blame (horse)|Blame]] | align=center|4 | [[Garrett Gomez]] | [[Albert M. Stall, Jr.]] | [[Claiborne Farm]]/Adele Dilschneider | align=center|2:02.28 | align=center|$5,000,000 | align=center|I |- |align=center|[[2009 Breeders' Cup|2009]] |[[Zenyatta]]† |align=center|5 |[[Mike E. Smith]] |[[John Shirreffs]] |[[Jerry Moss|Jerry & Ann Moss]] |align=center|2:00.32 |align=center|$5,000,000 |align=center|I |- |align=center|[[2008 Breeders' Cup|2008]] |[[Raven's Pass]] |align=center|3 |[[Frankie Dettori]] |[[John Gosden]] |[[Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein|Princess Haya]]/[[Darley Racing]] |align=center|1:59.27 |align=center|$5,000,000 |align=center|I |- |align=center|[[2007 Breeders' Cup|2007]] |[[Curlin]] |align=center|3 |[[Robby Albarado]] |[[Steve Asmussen]] |[[Stonestreet Stables]] et al. |align=center|2:00.59 |align=center|$5,000,000 |align=center|I |- |align=center|2006 |[[Invasor (horse)|Invasor]] (ARG) |align=center|4 |[[Fernando Jara]] |[[Kiaran McLaughlin]] |[[Shadwell Racing]] |align=center|2:02.18 |align=center|$5,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2005 |[[Saint Liam]] |align=center|5 |[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |[[Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.|Richard Dutrow]] |M/M William K. Warren, Jr. |align=center|2:01.49 |align=center|$5,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2004 |[[Ghostzapper]] |align=center|4 |[[Javier Castellano]] |[[Robert J. Frankel]] |[[Frank Stronach|Stronach Stables]] |align=center|1:59.02 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2003 |[[Pleasantly Perfect]] |align=center|5 |[[Alex Solis]] |[[Richard Mandella]] |Diamond A Racing Corp. |align=center|1:59.88 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2002 |[[Volponi]] |align=center|4 |[[Jose Santos]] |[[Phillip G. Johnson (horseman)|Phillip G. Johnson]] |Amherst & Spruce Pond St. |align=center|2:01.39 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2001 |[[Tiznow]] |align=center|4 |[[Chris McCarron]] |[[Jay M. Robbins]] |Cee's Stables |align=center|2:00.62 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|2000 |[[Tiznow]] |align=center|3 |[[Chris McCarron]] |[[Jay M. Robbins]] |Cooper & Straub-Rubens |align=center|2:00.75 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1999 |[[Cat Thief]] |align=center|3 |[[Pat Day]] |[[D. Wayne Lukas]] |[[Overbrook Farm]] |align=center|1:59.52 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1998 |[[Awesome Again]] |align=center|4 |[[Pat Day]] |[[Patrick B. Byrne]] |[[Frank Stronach|Stronach Stables]] |align=center|2:02.16 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1997 |[[Skip Away]] |align=center|4 |[[Mike E. Smith]] |[[Sonny Hine]] |[[Sonny Hine|Carolyn Hine]] |align=center|1:59.16 |align=center|$4,400,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1996 |[[Alphabet Soup (racehorse)|Alphabet Soup]] |align=center|5 |[[Chris McCarron]] |[[David Hofmans]] |[[Georgia B. Ridder|Ridder Thoroughbred Stable]] |align=center|2:01.00 |align=center|$4,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1995 |[[Cigar (horse)|Cigar]] |align=center|5 |[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |[[William I. Mott]] |[[Allen E. Paulson]] |align=center|1:59.58 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1994 |[[Concern (horse)|Concern]] |align=center|3 |[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |[[Richard W. Small]] |[[Robert E. Meyerhoff]] |align=center|2:02.41 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1993 |[[Arcangues (horse)|Arcangues]] |align=center|5 |[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |[[Andre Fabre]] |[[Daniel Wildenstein]] |align=center|2:00.83 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1992 |[[A.P. Indy]] |align=center|3 |[[Eddie Delahoussaye|Ed Delahoussaye]] |[[Neil Drysdale]] |[[Tomonori Tsurumaki|Tsurumaki]]/[[William S. Farish III|Farish]]/[[William S. Kilroy|Kilroy]] |align=center|2:00.20 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1991 |[[Black Tie Affair]] |align=center|5 |[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |[[Ernie T. Poulos]] |Jeffrey Sullivan |align=center|2:02.95 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1990 |[[Unbridled]] |align=center|3 |[[Pat Day]] |[[Carl Nafzger]] |[[Frances A. Genter]] |align=center|2:02.20 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1989 |[[Sunday Silence]] |align=center|3 |[[Chris McCarron]] |[[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]] |[[H-G-W Partners]] |align=center|2:00.20 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1988 |[[Alysheba]] |align=center|4 |[[Chris McCarron]] |[[Jack Van Berg]] |Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer |align=center|2:04.80 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1987 |[[Ferdinand (horse)|Ferdinand]] |align=center|4 |[[Bill Shoemaker]] |[[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]] |[[Howard B. Keck|Elizabeth A. Keck]] |align=center|2:01.40 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1986 |[[Skywalker (horse)|Skywalker]] |align=center|4 |[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]] |[[Michael Whittingham]] |Oak Cliff Stables |align=center|2:00.40 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1985 |[[Proud Truth]] |align=center|3 |[[Jorge Velasquez]] |[[John M. Veitch]] |[[Darby Dan Farm]] |align=center|2:00.80 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |align=center|1984 |[[Wild Again]] |align=center|4 |[[Pat Day]] |[[Vincent Timphony]] |[[Black Chip Stable]] |align=center|2:03.40 |align=center|$3,000,000 |align=center| I |- |} † Indicates filly/mare <br> + Race record <br> Gold background indicates winners of the horse racing "Grand Slam" ==See also== * [[Breeders' Cup Classic top three finishers|Breeders' Cup Classic "top three finishers" and starters]] * [[American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Events]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.breederscup.com Official Breeders' Cup website] {{BreedersCup}} [[Category:Breeders' Cup|Classic]] [[Category:Open middle distance horse races]] [[Category:Grade 1 stakes races in the United States]] [[Category:Horse races in the United States]] [[Category:Graded stakes races in the United States]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1984]]'