Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

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Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Grade 1 race
LocationNorth America
Inaugurated1999
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Race information
Distance1+1⁄4 miles (2,000 m) (10 times)
1+3⁄8 miles (2,200 m) (7 times)
1+3⁄16 miles (1,900 m) (once)
1+1⁄8 miles (1,800 m) (once)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification Fillies and Mares, 3-years-old & up
WeightWeight for Age
PurseUS$2,000,000

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.

Contents

The race is run at either 1+1⁄4 miles (2,000 m) or 1+3⁄8 miles (2,200 m), depending on the turf course configuration at the Breeders' Cup host track. For tracks which can accommodate either distance (Belmont, Woodbine, and Santa Anita [1] ), it is run at 1+1⁄4 miles. The 2015 edition at Keeneland was conducted at 1+3⁄16 miles because that track's turf course configuration does not allow for the two regular distances to be conducted on it. [2] For the same reason, the 2017 edition at Del Mar was held at a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles. [3]

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 multiple qualifying races. 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.

In the Filly & Mare Turf division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to nine automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were: [4]

  1. the Paddock Stakes, a Group 1 race run in January at Kenilworth race course in South Africa
  2. the Victoria Mile, a Grade 1 race run in May at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan
  3. the Gran Premio Pamplona, a Group 1 run in June at Hipódromo de Monterrico in Peru
  4. the Beverly D. Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in August at Churchill Downs in Kentucky
  5. the Yorkshire Oaks, a Group 1 race run in August at York Racecourse in England
  6. the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Saratoga Race Course in New York
  7. the Matron Stakes, a Group 1 race run in September at Leopardstown in Ireland
  8. the Rodeo Drive Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in October at Santa Anita Park in California
  9. the Prix de l'Opéra, a Group 1 race run in October at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France

Records

Most wins:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerTimeMilesPurseGrade
2024 Moira 5 Flavien Prat Kevin AttardX-Men Racing, Madaket Stables and SF Racing2:14.951+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2023 Inspiral 4 Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden Cheveley Park Stud 1:59.601+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2022 Tuesday (IRE)3 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Westerburg1:51.881+3⁄16$2,000,000I
2021 Loves Only You (JPN)5 Yuga Kawada Yoshito Yahagi DMM Dream Club Co. 2:13.871+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2020 Audarya (FR)4 Pierre-Charles Boudot James Fanshawe Alison Swinburn1:52.721+3⁄16$2,000,000I
2019 Iridessa (IRE)3 Wayne Lordan Joseph Patrick O'Brien Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez1:57.771+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2018 Sistercharlie (IRE)4 John R. Velazquez Chad C. Brown Peter M. Brant 2:20.961+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2017 Wuheida (GB)3 William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:47.911+1⁄8$2,000,000I
2016 Queen's Trust (GB)3 Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud 1:57.751+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2015 Stephanie's Kitten 6 Irad Ortiz Chad C. Brown Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 1:56.221+3⁄16$2,000,000I
2014 Dayatthespa 5 Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Jerry Frankel, Ronald Frankel, Steve Laymon & Bradley Thoroughbreds2:01.401+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2013 Dank (GB)4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute James Wigan1:58.731+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2012 Zagora (FR)4 Javier Castellano Chad C. Brown Martin S. Schwartz 1:59.701+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2011 Perfect Shirl 4 John R. Velazquez Roger Attfield Charles E. Fipke 2:18.621+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2010 Shared Account 4 Edgar Prado Graham Motion Sagamore Farm 2:17.741+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2009 Midday (GB)3 Tom Queally Henry Cecil Juddmonte Farms 1:59.141+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2008 Forever Together 4 Julien Leparoux Jonathan Sheppard Augustin Stable 2:01.581+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2007 Lahudood (GB)4 Alan Garcia Kiaran McLaughlin Shadwell Racing 2:22.751+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2006 Ouija Board (GB)5 Frankie Dettori Ed Dunlop Lord Derby 2:14.551+3⁄8$2,000,000I
2005 Intercontinental (GB)5 Rafael Bejarano Robert J. Frankel Juddmonte Farms 2:02.341+1⁄4$2,000,000I
2004 Ouija Board (GB)3 Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop Lord Derby 2:18.251+3⁄8$1,000,000I
2003 Islington (IRE)4 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute Ballymacoll Stud 1:59.131+1⁄4$1,000,000I
2002 Starine (FR)5 John R. Velazquez Robert J. Frankel Robert J. Frankel 2:03.571+1⁄4$1,000,000I
2001 Banks Hill (GB)3 Olivier Peslier André Fabre Juddmonte Farms 2:00.361+1⁄4$1,000,000I
2000 Perfect Sting 4 Jerry Bailey Joe Orseno Stronach Stables 2:13.071+3⁄8$1,000,000I
1999 Soaring Softly 4 Jerry Bailey James J. Toner Phillips Racing Partnership 2:13.891+3⁄8$1,000,000I

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References

  1. ↑ Belmont Track Records
  2. ↑ Keeneland a Breeders' Cup Homecoming
  3. ↑ "Breeders' Cup Announces Race Distances for 2017". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "BC announces 2022 "Win and You're In' schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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