Breeders' Cup Sprint
Horse race
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older. Run on dirt Corrected grade for Santa Anita sprintover a distance of 6 Furlongs (3 ⁄4 mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships .
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 Sprint division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to three automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:[ 1]
the Bing Crosby Stakes , a Grade I race run in July at Del Mar racetrack in California
the Vosburgh Stakes , a Grade II race run in October at Belmont Park in New York
the Phoenix Stakes , a Grade II race at Keeneland in Kentucky
Records
Most wins:
Most wins by a jockey :
Most wins by a trainer :
Most wins by an owner:
Winners
Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
Purse
Grade
2024
Straight No Chaser
5
John Velazquez
Dan Blacker
MyRacehorse
1:08.62
$2,000,000
I
2023
Elite Power
5
Irad Ortiz Jr.
William I. Mott
Juddmonte Farm
1:08.34
$2,000,000
I
2022
Elite Power
4
Irad Ortiz Jr.
William I. Mott
Juddmonte Farm
1:09.11
$2,000,000
I
2021
Aloha West
4
José Ortiz
Wayne Catalano
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners
1:08.49
$2,000,000
I
2020
Whitmore
7
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Ron Moquett
Robert V. LaPenta, Ron Moquett & Head of Plains Partners
1:08.61
$2,000,000
I
2019
Mitole
4
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Steven M. Asmussen
William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt
1:09.00
$2,000,000
I
2018
Roy H
6
Paco Lopez
Peter Miller
Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen
1:08.24
$2,000,000
I
2017
Roy H
5
Kent Desormeaux
Peter Miller
Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen
1:08.61
$1,500,000
I
2016
Drefong
3
Martin Garcia
Bob Baffert
Baoma Corporation
1:08.79
$1,500,000
I
2015
Runhappy
3
Edgar Prado
Maria Borell
James McIngvale
1:08.58
$1,500,000
I
2014
Work All Week
5
Florent Geroux
Roger Brueggemann
Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc
1:08.28
$1,500,000
I
2013
Secret Circle
4
Martin Garcia
Bob Baffert
Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances
1:08.73
$1,500,000
I
2012
Trinniberg
3
Willie Martinez
Shivananda Parbhoo
Sherry Parbhoo
1:07.98
$1,500,000
I
2011
Amazombie
5
Mike E. Smith
Bill Spawr
Spawr & Sanford
1:09.17
$1,500,000
I
2010
Big Drama
4
Eibar Coa
David Fawkes
Harold Queen
1:09.05
$2,000,000
I
2009
Dancing in Silks
4
Joel Rosario
Carla Gaines
Ken Kinakin
1:08.14
$2,000,000
I
2008
Midnight Lute
5
Garrett Gomez
Bob Baffert
Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances
1:07.08
$2,000,000
I
2007
Midnight Lute
4
Garrett Gomez
Bob Baffert
Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances
1:09.18
$2,000,000
I
2006
Thor's Echo
4
Corey Nakatani
Doug O'Neill
R.S. Jaime & Suarez Racing
1:08.80
$2,000,000
I
2005
Silver Train
3
Edgar Prado
Richard Dutrow
Buckram Oak Farm
1:08.86
$2,000,000
I
2004
Speightstown
6
John Velazquez
Todd A. Pletcher
Eugene Melnyk
1:08.11
$1,000,000
I
2003
Cajun Beat
3
Cornelio Velásquez
Steve Margolis
Padua Stables & J. & J. Iracane
1:07.95
$1,000,000
I
2002
Orientate
4
Jerry Bailey
D. Wayne Lukas
Bob & Beverly Lewis
1:08.89
$1,000,000
I
2001
Squirtle Squirt
3
Jerry Bailey
Robert J. Frankel
David J. Lanzman
1:08.41
$1,000,000
I
2000
Kona Gold
6
Alex Solis
Bruce Headley
Bruce Headley, Irwin Molasky, High Tech Stable
1:07.60
$1,000,000
I
1999
Artax
4
Jorge F. Chavez
Louis Albertrani
Paraneck Stable
1:07.80
$1,000,000
I
1998
Reraise
3
Corey Nakatani
Craig Dollase
B Fey, M Han, L. Opas, F. Sinatra & Class Racing Stable
1:09.00
$1,000,000
I
1997
Elmhurst
7
Corey Nakatani
Jenine Sahadi
Evergreen Farm & Sahadi
1:08.20
$1,000,000
I
1996
Lit de Justice
6
Corey Nakatani
Jenine Sahadi
Evergreen Farm
1:08.60
$1,000,000
I
1995
Desert Stormer
5
Kent Desormeaux
Frank Lyons
Joanne H. Nor
1:09.00
$1,000,000
I
1994
Cherokee Run
4
Mike E. Smith
Frank A. Alexander
Jill E. Robinson
1:09.40
$1,000,000
I
1993
Cardmania
7
Ed Delahoussaye
Derek Meredith
Jean Couvercelle
1:08.60
$1,000,000
I
1992
Thirty Slews
5
Eddie Delahoussaye
Bob Baffert
Dutch Masters III DeGroot & Micheal E. Pegram
1:08.20
$1,000,000
I
1991
Sheikh Albadou (GB)
3
Pat Eddery
Alex Scott
Hilal Salem
1:09.20
$1,000,000
I
1990
Safely Kept
4
Craig Perret
Alan E. Goldberg
Jayeff B Stable
1:09.60
$1,000,000
I
1989
Dancing Spree
4
Ángel Cordero Jr.
Claude R. McGaughey III
Ogden Phipps
1:09.00
$1,000,000
I
1988
Gulch
4
Ángel Cordero Jr.
D. Wayne Lukas
Peter M. Brant
1:10.40
$1,000,000
I
1987
Very Subtle
3
Pat Valenzuela
Melvin F. Stute
Ben Rochelle
1:08.80
$1,000,000
I
1986
Smile
4
Jacinto Vásquez
Scotty Schulhofer
Frances A. Genter
1:08.40
$1,000,000
I
1985
Precisionist
4
Chris McCarron
Ross Fenstermaker
Fred W. Hooper
1:08.40
$1,000,000
I
1984
Eillo
4
Craig Perret
Budd Lepman
Crown Stable
1:10.20
$1,000,000
I
See also
References
External links
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Three Great Moments: Breeders' Cup Sprint at Hello Race Fans!
Races
†Race no longer part of Breeders' Cup · §Race no longer run.
Years Challenge Series Miscellaneous