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 turned out to be a single-day occasion; starting in 2007, it expanded to 2 days. All websites are in the United States, but in 1996, when the races were in the Woodbine Racetrack in Canada.
The attendance at the Breeders’ Cup changes, based mainly on the ability of the host track. Santa Anita Park place 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 presence typically only paths the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Oaks (and in certain years, the Belmont Stakes); for more information see American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Occasions.
With the accession of three races for 2008, a total of $25.5 million was granted over the two days, up from $23 million in 2007. Together with the following removal of 2 races, the bags for the remaining thirteen races totaled $24.5 million in 2014, plus awards for foal and stallion nominators. [3] Prior to this 2016 running, the total purses were raised from $26 million to $28 million. The bag of the Classic was raised 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 following another race, the Juvenile Turf Sprint, was inserted and the bag for its Sprint was raised to $2 million. [5]
Each Breeders’ Cup race gifts four Breeders’ Cup decorations to the relations of this winner along with a garland of flowers draped over the withers of the horse that is winning. Most Breeders’ Cup winners will go on to win the Eclipse Award in their respective branch. By way of example, of the eleven flat racehorse categories, seven of those Eclipse winners in 2015 had won a Breeders’ Cup race, while three others were at the cash. [6]
From the 2015 listing of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), three Breeders’ Cup races have been ranked among the top Grade 1 races on the planet: the Classic (4th), the Turf (10th) and the Mile (12th). The Distaff is ranked second among the top Grade 1 races for fillies and mares. [7]Through 2006, there were eight races on the Breeders’ Cup card, all classified as Grade I races. In 2007, three races — the Dirt Mile, Filly and Mare Sprint, and Juvenile Turf — were added, all of these operate the Friday before the remaining eight races. Three new races — a Turf Sprint, Juvenile Filly Turf and Marathon — were inserted for 2008. [33] A Juvenile Sprint was inserted for 2011.
The championship races in 2009 (pictured) were the next year to have a day devoted to female horses. Since 2013, the gender on the two days is mixed between races.
The arrangement of these races on the card has changed many times throughout the event’s history, but the Turf and Classic are traditionally the last two races. The 2008 event was the first where Day 1 of the event was committed to races for fillies and mares, with Day 2 comprising the rest of the races. For 2009, the Marathon, open to runners of both sexes, was transferred from Day 2 to be the opening race on Day 1, but all other races stayed on the afternoon they had been run in 2008. In 2011, the Marathon was transferred from Day 1 to Day 2, with the Juvenile Sprint becoming the very first race total (and the only one on Day 1 open to men ). The Marathon returned to Day 1 in 2012. Since 2013, the first day was no longer primarily devoted to races for fillies and mares, with the Dirt Mile and Juvenile Turf proceeding to Day 1 and the Filly & Mare Sprint and Filly & Mare Turf moving to Day two.
Two other major changes were produced in 2013. First, the Juvenile Sprint (on dirt) was stopped after just two runnings. That race had been widely perceived as a consolation prize for horses not great enough to run in the Juvenile. [8] Second, the Ladies’ Vintage returned to its original title of Distaff. Whenever the latter announcement was made, Breeders’ Cup president Craig Fravel said,
We restored the Ladies’ Classic to its original name because of comments from our loyal fans who have a strong affinity for the Distaff. In recognition of our 30th year, the Distaff has provided us with a number of racing’s most remarkable minutes, typified by these outstanding thoroughbreds as Lady’s Secret, Personal Ensign, Azeri, Zenyatta, and our two-time defending winner, Royal Delta. It’s a fitting tribute to deliver back the name Distaff to honor the rich history of the championships. [8]
For 2018, the sprint race to get two-year olds was revived, now on turf as the Juvenile Turf Sprint. According to officials, the turf races for age-old older horses have more entries than can fit within the Breeders’ Cup limit of 12 to 14 horses, so that they needed to include the third turf race for two-year old horses in 5.5 or six furlongs, Based on the trac
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