Breeders' Cup Distaff

Breeders' Cup Distaff
Race information
Grade I race
Location	North America
Inaugurated	1984
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Distance	1 ¹⁄₈ miles (9 Furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$2,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic between 2008 and 2012, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Starting with the 2008 Breeders' Cup, the Distaff will be the final race on the first day of the two-day event.

Distance : 1¹⁄₄ miles (1984–1987); 1¹⁄₈ miles (1988 to present).

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 the winners of defined races. Each of the fourteen divisions has between three and seven of these, "Win and You're In," qualifying races.

In the Breeders' Cup Distaff Division the number of runners are limited to 14 and there are six automatic berths. The "Win and You're In" races are:

the Clement Hirsch Handicap, a Grade 1 race at Del Mar Racetrack in San Diego, California;^[1]
the Personal Ensign Handicap, a Grade 1 race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga, New York;^[1]
the Beldame Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York;^[1]
the Zenyatta Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California;^[1]
the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.^[1] and
the Clásico César del Rio, a Grade 3 race at Hipódromo de Monterrico in Lima, Peru.^[1]

Records

Most wins:

2 - Bayakoa (ARG) (1989, 1990)
2 - Royal Delta (2011, 2012)

Most wins by a jockey:

5 - Mike Smith (1995, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2012)

Most wins by a trainer:

5 - William I. Mott (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Most wins by an owner:

3 - Allen Paulson (1997, 1998, 2002)

Winners of the Breeders' Cup Distaff

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Grd
2015	Stopchargingmaria	4	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Town And Country Farms	1:48.98	$2,000,000	I
2014	Untapable	3	Rosie Napravnik	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC	1:48.68	$2,000,000	I
2013	Beholder	3	Gary Stevens	Richard Mandella	Spendthrift Farm	1:47.77	$2,000,000	I
2012	Royal Delta	4	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Besilu Stables	1:48.80	$2,000,000	I
2011	Royal Delta	3	Jose Lezcano	William I. Mott	Palides Investments	1:50.78	$2,000,000	I
2010	Unrivaled Belle	4	Kent Desormeaux	William I. Mott	Gary Seidler & Pete Vegso	1:50.04	$2,000,000	I
2009	Life Is Sweet	4	Garrett K. Gomez	John Shirreffs	Pam & Martin Wygod	1:48.58	$2,000,000	I
2008	Zenyatta	4	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	Ann & Jerry Moss	1:46.85	$2,000,000	I
2007	Ginger Punch	4	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stables	1:50.11	$2,000,000	I
2006	Round Pond	4	Edgar Prado	Michael R. Matz	Fox Hill Farm	1:50.50	$2,000,000	I
2005	Pleasant Home	4	Cornelio Velasquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:48.34	$2,000,000	I
2004	Ashado	3	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Starlight Stables et al.	1:48.26	$1,000,000	I
2003	Adoration	4	Pat Valenzuela	David Hofmans	Amerman Racing	1:49.17	$1,000,000	I
2002	Azeri	4	Mike E. Smith	Laura de Seroux	Allen E. Paulson	1:48.64	$1,000,000	I
2001	Unbridled Elaine	3	Pat Day	Dallas Stewart	Roger J. Devenport	1:49.21	$1,000,000	I
2000	Spain	3	Victor Espinoza	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:47.66	$1,000,000	I
1999	Beautiful Pleasure	4	Jorge F. Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:47.56	$1,000,000	I
1998	Escena	5	Gary Stevens	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:49.89	$1,000,000	I
1997	Ajina	3	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:47.20	$1,000,000	I
1996	Jewel Princess	4	Corey Nakatani	Wallace Dollase	M & R Stephen/TTC	1:48.40	$1,000,000	I
1995	Inside Information	4	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:46.15	$1,000,000	I
1994	One Dreamer	6	Gary Stevens	Thomas F. Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:50.79	$1,000,000	I
1993	Hollywood Wildcat	3	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:48.35	$1,000,000	I
1992	Paseana (ARG)	5	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Sidney H. Craig	1:48.17	$1,000,000	I
1991	Dance Smartly	3	Pat Day	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:50.95	$1,000,000	I
1990	Bayakoa (ARG)	6	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Frank & Janis Whitham	1:49.20	$1,000,000	I
1989	Bayakoa (ARG)	5	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Frank & Janis Whitham	1:47.40	$1,000,000	I
1988	Personal Ensign	4	Randy Romero	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:52.00	$1,000,000	I
1987	Sacahuista	3	Randy Romero	D. Wayne Lukas	B. A. Beal & L. R. French	2:02.80†	$1,000,000	I
1986	Lady's Secret	4	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	2:01.20†	$1,000,000	I
1985	Life's Magic	4	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Mel Hatley/Gene Klein	2:02.00†	$1,000,000	I
1984	Princess Rooney	4	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Paula J. Tucker	2:02.40†	$1,000,000	I

† - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 races were run at 1¹⁄₄ miles

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Breeders Cup Challenge

External links

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