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Breeders' Cup Turf

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AUGUSTE RODIN
AUGUSTE RODIN  Picture: Healy

The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Grade 1 race run under Weight For Age conditions for three year olds and up conducted by the Breeders' Cup Limited.

In 2023 the races were run at Santa Anita.

The Breeders' Cup Turf is run over a mile and a half (2414m) on turf. It was first run in 1984 and won by Lashkari.

The concept of the Breeders' Cup was inaugurated in 1984. It was an idea based around being a so-called World Championships and is moved around leading American race tracks on a rotational basis.

The Breeders' Cup has been held at many tracks since its inception in 1984. Hollywood Park, Aqueduct, Santa Anita Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Belmont Park, Woodbine, Arlington Park, Lone Star Park, Monmouth Park, Keeneland and Del Mar Thoroughbred Club have all held the meeting.

The Breeders' Cup Turf, like the other international features, is designed to see mainly the Europeans take on the locals. The issue of running on the anti-bleeding medication Lasix is always a factor. This race sees most European success.

The race record is held by Little Mike at Santa Anita Park at 2:22.83.

Races around the world that have gained a horse automatic entry include the Gran Premio 25 de Mayo (Argentina), the Grande Prêmio Brasil (Brazil), the Takarazuka Kinen (Japan), the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (England), the Arlington Million (USA), the Juddmonte International (England), the Del Mar Handicap (USA), the Sword Dancer Invitational (USA), the Grosser Preis von Baden (Germany), the Irish Champion Stakes (Ireland) or the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (USA).

The only multiple winners of the race are Conduit and High Chaparral, who dead heated second time around with Johar.

Enable became the first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner to follow up with success at a Breeders' Cup fixture.

Bricks And Mortar made it seven wins in a row to beat the Europeans home in 2019.

Derby winner Auguste Rodin scored a great win courtesy of a superb rails hugging ride by Ryan Moore in 2023 to cap his 3yo year.

Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore share most wins at five.

The trainer with most wins is Aidan O'Brien with seven of them.

The Breeders' Cup Turf was worth US$4,000,000 in 2023. It is the second richest race on the Breeders' Cup weekend.

Some famous Breeders' Cup Turf winners include Pebbles (1985), In The Wings (1990), Pilsudki (1996), Daylami (1999), Kalanisi (2000), Fantastic Light (2001), High Chaparral (2002), High Chaparral/Johar (2003), Red Rocks (2006), Conduit (2008/2009), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Found (2015), Highland Reel (2016), Talismanic (2017), Enable (2018), Bricks And Mortar (2019), Tarnawa (2020) Yibir (2021) and Auguste Rodin (2023).

The 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf was won by Auguste Rodin from Up To The Mark and Shahryar.


Racing and Sports

Previous Breeders' Cup Turf Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE) 3C
DEEP IMPACT (JPN) - RHODODENDRON (IRE) GALILEO (IRE)
RYAN MOORE 55.5 A P O'BRIEN 4
REBEL'S ROMANCE (IRE) 4G
DUBAWI (IRE) - MINIDRESS (GB) STREET CRY (IRE)
JAMES DOYLE 57.0 C APPLEBY 5
YIBIR (GB) 3G
DUBAWI (IRE) - RUMH (GER) MONSUN (GER)
WILLIAM BUICK 55.5 C APPLEBY 8
TARNAWA (IRE) 4F
SHAMARDAL (USA) - TARANA (IRE) CAPE CROSS (IRE)
C T KEANE 56.0 D K WELD 3
BRICKS AND MORTAR (USA) 5H
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - BEYOND THE WAVES (USA) OCEAN CREST (USA)
I ORTIZ JR 57.0 CHAD C BROWN 9
EXPERT EYE (GB) 3C
ACCLAMATION (GB) - EXEMPLIFY (GB) DANSILI (GB)
L DETTORI 56.0 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 6
TALISMANIC (GB) 4H
MEDAGLIA D'ORO (USA) - MAGIC MISSION (GB) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA)
M BARZALONA 57.0 A FABRE 1
HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) 4H
GALILEO (IRE) - HVEGER (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
SEAMIE HEFFERNAN 57.0 A P O'BRIEN 12
FOUND (IRE) 3F
GALILEO (IRE) - RED EVIE (IRE) INTIKHAB (USA)
RYAN MOORE 54.0 A P O'BRIEN 9
MAIN SEQUENCE (USA) 5G
ALDEBARAN (USA) - IKAT (IRE) PIVOTAL (GB)
JOHN R VELAZQUEZ 57.0 H GRAHAM MOTION 12
MAGICIAN (IRE) 3C
GALILEO (IRE) - ABSOLUTELYFABULOUS (IRE) MOZART (IRE)
RYAN MOORE 55.5 A P O'BRIEN 11
LITTLE MIKE (USA) 5G
SPANISH STEPS (USA) - HAY JUDE (USA) WAVERING MONARCH (USA)
RAMON A DOMINGUEZ 57.0 DALE L ROMANS 7
ST NICHOLAS ABBEY (IRE) 4H
MONTJEU (IRE) - LEAPING WATER (GB) SURE BLADE (USA)
J P O'BRIEN 57.5 A P O'BRIEN 1
DANGEROUS MIDGE (USA) 4H
LION HEART (USA) - ADORED SLEW (USA) SEATTLE SLEW (USA)
L DETTORI 57.5 B J MEEHAN 8
CONDUIT (IRE) 4H
DALAKHANI (IRE) - WELL HEAD (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
RYAN MOORE 57.5 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 2
CALIFORNIA FLAG (USA) 5G
AVENUE OF FLAGS (USA) - ULTRAFLEET (USA) AFLEET (CAN)
JOSEPH TALAMO 57.5 BRIAN J KORINER 3
CONDUIT (IRE) 3C
DALAKHANI (IRE) - WELL HEAD (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
RYAN MOORE 55.0 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE 9
DESERT CODE (USA) 4H
E DUBAI (USA) - CHAFFA CODE (USA) LOST CODE (USA)
R MIGLIORE 57.5 DAVID HOFMANS 9
ENGLISH CHANNEL (USA) 5H
SMART STRIKE (CAN) - BELVA (USA) THEATRICAL (IRE)
JOHN R VELAZQUEZ 57.5 TODD PLETCHER 6
JAMBALAYA (CAN) 5G
LANGFUHR (CAN) - MUSKRAT SUZIE (USA) VICE REGENT (CAN)
JAVIER CASTELLANO 56.0 CATHERINE DAY-PHILLIPS
RED ROCKS (IRE) 3C
GALILEO (IRE) - PHARMACIST (IRE) MACHIAVELLIAN (USA)
L DETTORI 55.5 B J MEEHAN 9
SHIROCCO (GER) 4H
MONSUN (GER) - SO SEDULOUS (USA) THE MINSTREL (CAN)
C SOUMILLON 57.5 A FABRE 2
BETTER TALK NOW (USA) 5G
TALKIN MAN (USA) - BENDITA (USA) BALDSKI (USA)
RAMON A DOMINGUEZ 57.5 H GRAHAM MOTION 5
JOHAR (USA) 4H
GONE WEST (USA) - WINDSHARP (USA) LEAR FAN (USA)
ALEX O SOLIS 57.5 RICHARD E MANDELLA 9
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) 4H
SADLER'S WELLS (USA) - KASORA (IRE) DARSHAAN (GB)
M KINANE 57.5 A P O'BRIEN 3
FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) 5H
RAHY (USA) - JOOD (USA) NIJINSKY (CAN)
L DETTORI 57.5 SAEED BIN SUROOR 2
KALANISI (IRE) 4H
DOYOUN (IRE) - KALAMBA (IRE) GREEN DANCER (USA)
J MURTAGH 57.5 SIR MICHAEL STOUTE

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