Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
Grade I race
LocationUnited States, United States
Inaugurated2007
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteOfficial Breeders' Cup website
Race information
DistanceOne mile (8 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationTwo-year-olds
WeightAssigned
PurseUS$1,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of one mile. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.

The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first day of the expanded Breeders' Cup at host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The race received Grade II status in 2009.[1] The American Graded Stakes Committee further upgraded the race to Grade I status for 2011.[2]

Automatic berths

Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed the Breeders' Cup Challenge, a series of "Win and You're In" races that allot automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the fourteen divisions has multiple qualifying races. Note 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 Juvenile Turf division, runners are limited to 14. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:[3]

  1. the Juvenile Stakes, a Group 2 race run in September at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin, Ireland
  2. the Summer Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  3. the Royal Lodge Stakes, a Group 2 race run in September at Rowley Mile in Newmarket, England
  4. the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, a Group 1 race at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France
  5. the Pilgrim Stakes, a Grade 2 race run in October at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York
  6. the Bourbon Stakes, a Grade 2 race run in October at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky

Records

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 7 – Ryan Moore (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 7 – Mrs. John Magnier (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 7 – Michael Tabor (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 7 – Derrick Smith (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time Purse Grade
2024 Henri Matisse (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Merriebelle Irish Farm 1:34.48 $1,000,000 I
2023 Unquestionable (FR) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerburg & Al Shaqab Racing 1:33.65 $1,000,000 I
2022 Victoria Road (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Westerburg 1:35.99 $1,000,000 I
2021 Modern Games (IRE)[4] William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:34.72 $1,000,000 I
2020 Fire At Will Ricardo Santana Jr. Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm (Kirk & Debra Wycoff) 1:35.81 $1,000,000 I
2019 Structor José Ortiz Chad C. Brown Jeff Drown & Don Rachel 1:35.11 $1,000,000 I
2018 Line of Duty (IRE) William Buick Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:40.60 $1,000,000 I
2017 Mendelssohn Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith 1:35.97 $1,000,000 I
2016 Oscar Performance José Ortiz Brian A. Lynch Amerman Racing Stables LLC 1:33.28 $1,000,000 I
2015 Hit It A Bomb Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Evie Stockwell 1:38.86 $1,000,000 I
2014 Hootenanny Frankie Dettori Wesley A. Ward Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith 1:34.79 $1,000,000 I
2013 Outstrip (GB) Mike Smith Charlie Appleby Godolphin 1:33.20 $1,000,000 I
2012 George Vancouver Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith 1:33.78 $1,000,000 I
2011 Wrote (IRE) Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith 1:37.41 $1,000,000 I
2010 Pluck Garrett K. Gomez Todd A. Pletcher Team Valor International 1:36.98 $1,000,000 II
2009 Pounced Frankie Dettori John Gosden Serena Rothschild 1:35.47 $1,000,000 II
2008 Donativum (GB) Frankie Dettori John Gosden Jordan Princess Haya & Darley Racing 1:34.68 $1,000,000
2007 Nownownow Julien Leparoux François Parisel Fab Oak Stable (Fabien Ouak) 1:40.48 $1,000,000

See also

References

  1. ^ Seven Additional Graded Stakes in 2009
  2. ^ Thirteen Fewer Graded Stakes in 2011
  3. ^ "BC announces 2022 "Win and You're In' schedule". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "MODERN GAMES (IRE) TO RUN FOR PURSE MONEY ONLY". Equibase. Retrieved 6 November 2021.