# Breeders' Cup Turf

The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Longines.
The race is run at the European Classic distance of 1+1⁄2 miles, making it one of the most internationally appealing races on the Breeders' Cup lineup. One of the biggest moments in the race's history came in 2018 when Enable became the first horse to win both the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Breeders' Cup Turf in the same year.
The forerunner for this race was the Washington, D.C. International Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse. Inaugurated in 1952, it was raced on turf at 1+1⁄2 miles and drew the best horses from North America and Europe.

## 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 Turf division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to 11 automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:
* the Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini, a Grade 1 race run in December at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Argentina
* the Grande Prêmio Brasil, a Grade 1 race run in June at Hipódromo da Gávea in Brazil
* the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a Group I race run in June at Royal Ascot in England
* the Takarazuka Kinen, a Grade 1 race run in June at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan
* the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a Group 1 race run in July at Ascot Racecourse in England
* the Del Mar Handicap, a Grade 2 race run in August at Del Mar Racetrack in California
* the Sword Dancer, a Grade 1 race run in August at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York
* the Irish Champion Stakes, a Group 1 race run in September at Leopardstown Racecourse in Ireland
* the Kentucky Turf Cup, a Grade 2 race run in September at Kentucky Downs in Kentucky
* the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a Group 1 race run in October at Longchamps in France
* the Champion Stakes, a Group 1 race run in October at Ascot in England

## Records

Most wins:
* 2 – High Chaparral (2002, 2003)
* 2 – Conduit (2008, 2009)
* 2 – Rebel's Romance (2022, 2024)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Frankie Dettori (1999, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2018)
* 5 - Ryan Moore (2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 7 – Aidan O'Brien (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
* 7 – Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse | Gr. |
| 2024 | Rebel's Romance (IRE) | 6 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:26.07 | $5,000,000 | I |
| 2023 | Auguste Rodin (IRE) | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg | 2:24.30 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2022 | Rebel's Romance (IRE) | 4 | James Doyle | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:26.35 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2021 | Yibir (GB) | 3 | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | 2:25.90 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2020 | Tarnawa† (IRE) | 4 | Colin Keane | Dermot Weld | Aga Khan IV | 2:28.02 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2019 | Bricks and Mortar | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence | 2:24.73 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2018 | Enable† (GB) | 4 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Khalid ibn Abdullah | 2:32.65 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2017 | Talismanic (GB) | 4 | Mickael Barzalona | André Fabre | Godolphin Stable Lessee | 2:26.19 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2016 | Highland Reel (IRE) | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith | 2:23.00 | $4,000,000 | I |
| 2015 | Found† (IRE) | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith | 2:32.06 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2014 | Main Sequence | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Graham Motion | Flaxman Holdings | 2:24.91 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2013 | Magician (IRE) | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith | 2:23.23 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2012 | Little Mike | 5 | Ramon Domínguez | Dale Romans | Priscilla Vaccarezza | 2:22.83 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2011 | St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) | 4 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier, Derrick Smith | 2:28:85 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2010 | Dangerous Midge | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Brian J. Meehan | Iraj Parvizi | 2:29.40 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2009 | Conduit (IRE) | 4 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Ballymacoll Farm | 2:23.75 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2008 | Conduit (IRE) | 3 | Ryan Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | Ballymacoll Farm | 2:23.42 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2007 | English Channel | 5 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | James T. Scatuorchio | 2:36.96 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2006 | Red Rocks (IRE) | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Brian J. Meehan | J. Paul Reddam | 2:27.32 | $3,000,000 | I |
| 2005 | Shirocco (GER) | 4 | Christophe Soumillon | André Fabre | Baron Georg von Ullmann | 2:29.20 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2004 | Better Talk Now | 5 | Ramon Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Bushwood Stables | 2:29.70 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2003 | High Chaparral (DH) (IRE) | 4 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier | 2:24.24 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2003 | Johar (DH) | 4 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 2:24.24 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2002 | High Chaparral (IRE) | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor/Sue Magnier | 2:30.14 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2001 | Fantastic Light | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 2:24.20 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 2000 | Kalanisi (IRE) | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:26.96 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1999 | Daylami (IRE) | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | HH Aga Khan IV/Godolphin | 2:24.73 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1998 | Buck's Boy | 5 | Shane Sellers | P. Noel Hickey | Quarter B Farm (George Bunn) | 2:28.74 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1997 | Chief Bearhart | 4 | José A. Santos | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 2:23.92 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1996 | Pilsudski (IRE) | 4 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:30.20 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1995 | Northern Spur (IRE) | 4 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Charles J. Cella | 2:42.07 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1994 | Tikkanen | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Jonathan Pease | Augustin Stable | 2:26.50 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1993 | Kotashaan (FR) | 5 | Kent Desormeaux | Richard Mandella | La Presle Farm | 2:25.16 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1992 | Fraise | 4 | Pat Valenzuela | William I. Mott | Madeleine Paulson | 2:24.08 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1991 | Miss Alleged† | 4 | Éric Legrix | Pascal Bary | Fares Farm | 2:30.95 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1990 | In the Wings (GB) | 4 | Gary Stevens | André Fabre | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:29.60 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1989 | Prized | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Clover Racing/Meadowbrook | 2:28.00 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1988 | Great Communicator | 5 | Ray Sibille | Thad Ackel | Class Act Farm (George Ackel) | 2:35.20 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1987 | Theatrical (IRE) | 5 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 2:24.40 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1986 | Manila | 3 | José A. Santos | LeRoy Jolley | Bradley M. Shannon | 2:25.40 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1985 | Pebbles† (GB) | 4 | Pat Eddery | Clive Brittain | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:27.00 | $2,000,000 | I |
| 1984 | Lashkari (GB) | 3 | Yves Saint-Martin | Alain de Royer-Dupré | HH Aga Khan IV | 2:25.20 | $2,000,000 | I |
† Indicates filly/mare