# Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is a Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. The distance of the race will vary depending on the host track's turf course requirements.
The race was run for the first time in 2008 during the second day of Breeders' Cup racing at that year's host track, Santa Anita Park. The 2008 race was held at a distance of 6+1⁄2 furlongs and was contested on Santa Anita's signature El Camino Real "downhill" turf course. Besides Santa Anita, the only tracks in North America capable of contesting turf sprints at 6+1⁄2 furlongs are Woodbine and Belmont. Churchill Downs, which has hosted the Breeders' Cup eight times, can only conduct turf sprints at five furlongs. The 2015 race at Keeneland was held at approximately 5+1⁄2 furlongs.
Because of technical requirements, it was not eligible for classification as a graded stakes race in its first two runnings. Starting in 2010, it was a Grade II race, and was upgraded to Grade I for 2012.

## 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 Sprint division, runners are limited to 12 or 14 (depending on the dimensions of the host track and there are up to seven automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:
* the Jaipur Invitational, a Grade I race run in June at Belmont Park in New York
* the King's Stand Stakes, a Group 1 race run in June at Royal Ascot in England
* the Nunthorpe Stakes, a Group 1 race run in August at York Racecourse in England
* the Green Flash Handicap, a stakes race run in September at Del Mar in California
* the Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, a Grade III race run in September at Kentucky Downs in Kentucky
* the Flying Five Stakes, a Group 1 race run in September at Curragh Racecourse in Ireland
* the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, a Group 1 race run in October at Longchamp in France

## Records

Most wins:
* 2 – Mizdirection (2012, 2013)
* 2 – Stormy Liberal (2017, 2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 – Mike Smith (2012, 2013)
* 2 – Joel Rosario (2014, 2017)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 3 – Peter Miller (2017, 2018, 2019)
* 2 – Mike Puype (2012, 2013)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Jungle Racing/KMN Racing et al. (2012, 2013)
* 2 – Rockingham Ranch (2017, 2018)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade |
| 2024 | Starlust | 3 | Rossa Ryan | Ralph Beckett | Fitri Hay | 5 f | 0:55.92 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2023 | Nobals | 4 | Gerardo Corrales | Larry Rivelli | Patricia's Hope | 5 f | 0:55.15 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2022 | Caravel | 5 | Tyler Gaffalione | Brad H. Cox | Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel, & Madaket Stables | 5+1⁄2 f | 1:01.79 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2021 | Golden Pal | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Wesley Ward | Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg (Georg von Opel) | 5 f | 0:55.22 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2020 | Glass Slippers (GB) | 4 | Tom Eaves | Kevin Ryan | Bearstone Stud (Terry & Margaret Holdcroft) | 5+1⁄2 f | 1:01.53 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2019 | Belvoir Bay (GB) | 6 | Javier Castellano | Peter Miller | Gary Barber | 5 f | 0:54.83 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2018 | Stormy Liberal | 6 | Drayden Van Dyke | Peter Miller | Rockingham Ranch (Gary Hartunian) | 5+1⁄2 f | 1:04.50 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2017 | Stormy Liberal | 5 | Joel Rosario | Peter Miller | Rockingham Ranch (Gary Hartunian) | 5 f | 0:56.12 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2016 | Obviously (IRE) | 8 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:11.33 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2015 | Mongolian Saturday | 5 | Florent Geroux | Enebish Ganbat | Mongolian Stable (Ganbaatar Dagvadorj) | abt. 5+1⁄2 f | 1:03.19 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2014 | Bobby's Kitten | 3 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Ken & Sarah Ramsey | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:12.73 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2013 | Mizdirection | 5 | Mike Smith | Mike Puype | Jungle Racing & KMN Racing et al. | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:12.25 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2012 | Mizdirection | 4 | Mike Smith | Mike Puype | Jungle Racing & KMN Racing et al. | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:11.39 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2011 | Regally Ready | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stable | 5 f | 0:56.48 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2010 | Chamberlain Bridge | 6 | Jamie Theriot | Bret Calhoun | Carl Moore Management | 5 f | 0:56.53 | $1,000,000 | II |
| 2009 | California Flag | 5 | Joe Talamo | Brian Koriner | Hi Card Ranch (Keith Card) | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:11.28 | $1,000,000 | |
| 2008 | Desert Code | 4 | Richard Migliore | David Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms (Susan Osborne) | abt. 6+1⁄2 f | 1:11.60 | $1,000,000 | |