2012 Breeders' Cup

The 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 29th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, which took place November 2 and 3 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The winners were bred in the United States except where indicated.

Friday

Race name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner (Bred)
Juvenile Sprint		6 furlongs	2-year-olds	$500,000	Hightail
Marathon		1¾ miles	3 yrs+	$500,000	Calidoscopio (ARG)
Juvenile Fillies Turf		1 mile	2-year-old fillies	$1 million	Flotilla (FRA)
Juvenile Fillies	Grey Goose	1 1/16 miles	2-year-old fillies	$2 million	Beholder
Filly & Mare Turf		1¼ miles	Fillies & mares	$2 million	Zagora (FRA)
Ladies' Classic		1⅛ miles	3 yrs+ fillies & mares	$2 million	Royal Delta

Saturday

The Breeders' Cup races were part of a 12 race program with post time at 10:05 am PST for the first race. The post time of the first Breeders' Cup race was 11:51 am PST.^[1] The attendance was 55,123.^[2]

Race Name	Sponsor	Distance/Surface	Restrictions	Purse	Winner (Bred)
Juvenile Turf		1 mile (Turf)	2-year-old colts & geldings	$1 million	George Vancouver
Filly & Mare Sprint		7 furlongs	3 yrs+ fillies & mares	$1 million	Groupie Doll
Dirt Mile		1 mile (one turn)	3 yrs+	$1 million	Tapizar
Turf Sprint		About 6½ furlongs (Turf)	3 yrs+	$1 million	Mizdirection
Juvenile Dirt	Grey Goose	1 1/16 miles	2-year-old colts & geldings	$2 million	Shanghai Bobby
Turf		1½ miles (Turf)	3 yrs+	$3 million	Little Mike
Dirt Sprint	Xpressbet	6 furlongs	3 yrs+	$1,500,000	Trinniberg
Turf Mile		1 mile (Turf)	3 yrs+	$2 million	Wise Dan
Classic		1¼ miles	3 yrs+	$5 million	Fort Larned

References

1. "2011 Breeders' Cup Charts – November 3rd, 2012" (PDF). Equibase. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
2. Ron Mitchell (November 3, 2012). "Fort Larned Wins Thrilling BC Classic". Bloodhorse Breeders. Retrieved November 4, 2012.