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The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. All sites have been in the United States, except in 1996, when the races were at the Woodbine Racetrack in Canada.
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (2,000 m) on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in late October or early November. 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 Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually in late October or early November at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The current purse is US$2,000,000 making it the most valuable race for two-year-olds in North America. It is normally run at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles.
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile (1.6 km) Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984. All Breeders' Cups to date have been held in the United States except for the 1996 event in Canada.
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 Longines.
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, generally held in the United States. The race is run on a dirt course.
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of one mile. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf is a one-mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred fillies two years old. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing.
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes, is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up, and contested on dirt at usually at a distance of 1+5⁄8 miles. The race has a purse of US$250,000. It is run as part of the undercard on either the Friday card or Saturday card of the Breeders' Cup.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, a grade one race run on dirt held on Saturday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, a grade one race run on grass on Friday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, a Grade One race run on dirt on Friday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, a grade one race run on dirt held on Saturday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, run on grass as part of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The Turf Sprint was introduced in 2007 and became a Grade I race in 2009.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Marathon, a race run on dirt on the first day of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. It was an ungraded race for its first two editions in 2008 and 2009, became a Grade III race in 2010 and was upgraded to GII status for 2011. On April 25, 2014, the Breeders' Cup announced that the Marathon would be discontinued. The event in 2014 was renamed to the Las Vegas Marathon as an undercard Breeders' Cup stakes races. In 2015 the event was raced under the name The Marathon.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, a grade two race run on grass on Friday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. The race was upgraded to GI status from 2011.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, a grade two race run on grass on Friday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, a grade one race run on dirt held on Saturday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, a grade one race run on dirt held on Friday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.