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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 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 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 Turf Sprint is a Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses 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. The distance of the race will vary depending on the host track's turf course requirements.
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 number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Classic, North America's richest horse race run as a grade one on dirt, it is the final race 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 Mile, a grade one race run on the grass 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.
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint was an ungraded American Thoroughbred horse race established in 2011 as part of the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race, open to two-year-old colts, geldings and fillies, carried a purse of $500,000.
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of 5 or 5+1⁄2 furlongs, depending on the configuration of the host track. 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.