Breeders' Cup Sprint

Breeders' Cup Sprint

Grade I race
Location	North America
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.breederscup.com
Race information
Distance	6 furlongs (​3⁄4 mile)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-years-old & up
Weight	Weight for Age
Purse	US$1,500,000

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 over 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 between three and seven of these, "Win and You're In," qualifying races. In the Breeders' Cup Sprint Division the number of runners are limited to 14 and there are four automatic berths. The "Win and You're In" races are:

1. the Smile Sprint, a Grade 2 race at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida;
2. the Vosburgh Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York;
3. the Phoenix Stakes, a Grade 3 race at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky and
4. the Santa Anita Sprint Championship, a Grade 1 race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Records

Most wins:

• 2 - Midnight Lute (2007, 2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 4 - Corey Nakatani (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Bob Baffert (1992, 2007, 2008, 2013)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Pegram/Watson & Weitman (2007, 2008, 2013)

Winners of the Breeders' Cup Sprint since 1984

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Grade
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	K. Watson, M. Pegram & P. Weitman	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	Pegram/Watson & Weitman	1:07.08	$2,000,000	I
2007	Midnight Lute	4	Garrett Gomez	Bob Baffert	Pegram/Watson & Weitman	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 Velasquez	Stephen Margolis	Padua S./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	Headley/Molasky/High Tech	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 et al.	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	DeGroot/Dutch Masters/Pegram	1:08.20	$1,000,000	I
1991	Sheikh Albadou	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	Angel Cordero, Jr.	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:09.00	$1,000,000	I
1988	Gulch	4	Angel 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 Vasquez	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

• Breeders' Cup Sprint "top three finishers" and starters
• American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Events

External links

• Three Great Moments: Breeders' Cup Sprint at Hello Race Fans!