2009 Breeders' Cup

The 2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships were the 26th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, and took place on November 6 and 7 during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. American filly Zenyatta won the Classic. Zenyatta made a poor start but fought off Gio Ponti in the straight to win by a length, becoming the first female to win the Classic in its 26-year history.^[1]

Friday

The attendance was 37,651.^[2]

Race name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner
Marathon		1¾ miles – dirt	3 yrs+	$500,000	Man of Iron
Juvenile Fillies Turf		1 mile – turf	2-year-old fillies	$1 million	Tapitsfly
Juvenile Fillies	Grey Goose	1 1/16 miles	2-year-old fillies	$2 million	She Be Wild
Filly & Mare Turf	Emirates Airline	1¼ miles	Females	$2 million	Midday
Filly & Mare Sprint	Sentient Jet	7 furlongs	Females	$1 million	Informed Decision
Ladies' Classic		1⅛ miles	Females 3 yrs+	$2 million	Life Is Sweet

Saturday

Race name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner
Juvenile Turf		1 mile – turf	2-year-old males	$1 million	Pounced
Turf Sprint		ab. 6½ furlongs – turf	3 yrs+	$1 million	California Flag
Sprint	Sentient Jet	6 furlongs – dirt	3 yrs+	$2 million	Dancing in Silks
Juvenile	Grey Goose	1 1/16 miles – dirt	2-year-old males	$2 million	Vale of York
Mile	TVG Network	1 mile – turf	3 yrs+	$2 million	Goldikova
Dirt Mile		1 mile – dirt	3 yrs+	$1 million	Furthest Land
Turf	Emirates Airline	1½ miles – turf	3 yrs+	$3 million	Conduit
Classic		1¼ miles – dirt	3 yrs+	$5 million	Zenyatta

References

1. "Zenyatta takes Breeders' Cup win". BBC Sport. 2009-11-08. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
2. Law, Tom (November 4, 2011). "Breeders’ Cup reports Friday attendance of 40,677". Thoroughbred Times. Retrieved November 5, 2011.