Breeders' Cup Distaff
Grade I race | |
Location | North America |
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Inaugurated | 1984 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 Furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | US$2,000,000[1] |
The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, three years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic between 2008 and 2012, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. It is the top ranked race for fillies and mares in North America,[2] and often decides the title for champion three-year-old and / or champion older filly or mare.
Starting with the 2008 Breeders' Cup, the Distaff was the final race on the first day (Friday) of the two-day event. In 2018, it was returned to the Saturday card.[3]
Distance : 11⁄4 miles (1984–1987); 11⁄8 miles (1988 to present).
Automatic berths
[edit]In 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed the Breeders' Cup Challenge, a series of races in each division that allots 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 Distaff division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to four automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:[4]
- Gran Premio Criadores, a Group 1 race run in May at Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Argentina
- Ogden Phipps Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in June at Belmont Park in New York
- Clement L. Hirsch Handicap, a Grade 1 race run in August at Del Mar Racetrack in California
- Spinster Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky
Records
[edit]Most wins:
- 2 – Bayakoa (ARG) (1989, 1990)
- 2 – Royal Delta (2011, 2012)
- 2 – Beholder (2013, 2016)
- 2 – Monomoy Girl (2018, 2020)
Stakes record: Not applicable, as the race is run at different tracks
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Mike Smith (1995, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – William I. Mott (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 – Allen Paulson (1997, 1998, 2002)
Winners
[edit]† – 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 races were run at 11⁄4 miles
See also
[edit]- Breeders' Cup Distaff "top three finishers" and starters
- American thoroughbred racing top attended events
References
[edit]- ^ "Breeders' Cup Disaff Stakes Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 G1 races of the World" (PDF). ifhaonline.org. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Friday to Spotlight Juvenile Races". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "BC announces 2022 "Win and You're In' schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "2024 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 7)". Equibase. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "2022 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "2020 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2018 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2017 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2016 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2015 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2014 Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2013 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2012 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2011 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2010 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Grade 1 - (race 10)". Equibase. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2009 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2008 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic Grade 1 - (race 7)". Equibase. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2007 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 9)". Equibase. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2006 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2005 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2004 Breeders' Cup Distaff Prsented by NexTel Grade 1 - (race 2)". Equibase. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2003 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 2)". Equibase. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2002 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 3)". Equibase. 26 October 2002. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2001 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 3)". Equibase. 27 October 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2000 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 3)". Equibase. 4 November 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1999 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 3)". Equibase. 6 November 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1998 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 8)". Equibase. 7 November 1998. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1997 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 4)". Equibase. 8 November 1997. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. 26 October 1996. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1995 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 4)". Equibase. 28 October 1995. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. 5 November 1994. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1993 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 4)". Equibase. 6 November 1993. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1992 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 6)". Equibase. 31 October 1992. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1991 Breeders' Cup Distaff Grade 1 - (race 4)". Equibase. 2 November 1991. Retrieved 31 July 2021.