The Breeders’ Cup World Championships is an yearly set of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, managed by Breeders’ Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its beginning in 1984 through 2006, it turned out to be a single-day occasion; beginning in 2007, it expanded to two days. All websites are in the USA, except in 1996, when the races were at the Woodbine Racetrack in Canada.
The presence at the Breeders’ Cup varies, based mainly on the ability of the host track. Santa Anita Park set the highest two-day attendance figure of 118,484 at 2016. [1] The lowest two-day presence was 69,584 at 2007 at Monmouth Park. [2] The attendance typically only paths the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Oaks (and in certain years, the Belmont Stakes); for more info see American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Occasions.
With the accession of three races for 2008, a total of $25.5 million has been awarded over the 2 days, up from $23 million in 2007. Together with the following removal of two races, the bags for the remaining thirteen races totaled $24.5 million in 2014, also awards for foal and stallion nominators. [3] Prior to this 2016 running, the overall bags were raised from $26 million to $28 million. The purse of the Classic was increased from $5 million to $6 million, and the bag of the Longines Turf was increased from $3 million to $4 million. [4] In 2018, total prizes and awards were raised to over $30 million after a different race, the Juvenile Turf Sprint, was inserted along with the purse for the Sprint was increased to $2 million. [5]
Each Breeders’ Cup race presents four Breeders’ Cup decorations to the connections of the winner along with a garland of flowers draped on the withers of the winning horse. Many Breeders’ Cup winners will go on to win the Eclipse Award in their respective division. For example, of the eleven horizontal racehorse groups, seven of the Eclipse winners in 2015 had also won a Breeders’ Cup race, while three others were in the cash. [6]
From the 2015 list of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), three Breeders’ Cup races have been rated among the top Grade 1 races in the world: the Classic (4th), the Turf (10th) and the Mile (12th). The Distaff is rated second among the top Grade 1 races for fillies and mares. [7]During 2006, you will find eight races on the Breeders’ Cup cardall categorized as Grade I races. In 2007, three races — the Dirt Mile, Filly and Mare Sprint, and Juvenile Turf — were added, all of these run the Friday before the remaining eight races. Three more new races — a Turf Sprint, Juvenile Filly Turf and Marathon — were added for 2008. [33] A Juvenile Sprint was added for 2011.
The championship races at 2009 (pictured) were the next year to have a day dedicated to female horses. Since 2013, the sex on the two days is blended between races.
The order of the races on the card has changed many times during the event’s history, but the Turf and Classic are traditionally the previous two races. The 2008 event was the first in which Day 1 of the event was dedicated to races for fillies and mares, together with Day 2 comprising the rest of the races. For 2009, the Marathon, open to runners of both sexes, was moved from Day 2 to be the opening race on Day 1, but all other races stayed on the afternoon that they were conducted in 2008. In 2011, the Marathon was moved from Day 1 to Day 2, together with the Juvenile Sprint getting the first race total (and also the only one on Day 1 open to males). The Marathon returned to Day 1 at 2012. Since 2013, the first day was no longer primarily devoted to races for fillies and mares, together with the Dirt Mile and Juvenile Turf proceeding to Day 1 and the Filly & Mare Sprint and Filly & Mare Turf moving to Day 2.
Two other significant changes were made in 2013. First, the Juvenile Sprint (on dirt) was discontinued after only two runnings. That race was widely perceived as a consolation prize for horses not good enough to operate in the Juvenile. [8] Second, the Ladies’ Classic returned to its original title of Distaff. When the latter announcement was made, Breeders’ Cup president Craig Fravel stated,
We restored the Ladies’ Classic to its original name because of comments from our faithful fans who have a strong affinity for the Distaff. In recognition of our 30th year, the Distaff has provided us with some of racing’s most remarkable moments, personified by these outstanding thoroughbreds as Lady’s Secret, Personal Ensign, Azeri, Zenyatta, and also our two-time defending champion, Royal Delta. It’s a fitting tribute to deliver back the title Distaff to honor the rich history of these championships. [8]
For 2018, the sprint race to get two-year Id was revived, currently on turf as the Juvenile Turf Sprint. According to officials, the turf races to get two-year old horses have more entries than can fit inside the Breeders’ Cup limit of 12 to 14 horses, so that they had to include the third turf race for age-old older horses at 5.5 or six furlongs, Based on the trac
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