Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

Grade 1 race
Location	North America
Inaugurated	1999
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	or:
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Fillies and Mares, 3-years-old & up
Weight	Weight for Age
Purse	US$2,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

The race is run at either or , depending on the turf course configuration at the Breeders' Cup host track. For tracks which can accommodate either distance (Belmont, Woodbine, and Santa Anita ), it is run at ​1 ¹⁄₄ miles. The 2015 edition at Keeneland was conducted at 1 3/16 miles because that track's turf course configuration does not allow for the two regular distances to be conducted on it.

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 winners of defined races.
Each of the thirteen divisions has between three and ten of these, "Win and You're In," qualifying races.
In the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf Division runners are limited to 14 and there are six automatic berths.
The "Win and You're In" races are:
1. the Beverly D. Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Arlington Park in Chicago, Illinois;
2. the Yorkshire Oaks, a Group 1 race at York Racecourse in York, England;
3. the Canadian Stakes, a Grade 2 race at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
4. the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York;
5. the Rodeo Drive Stakes, a Grade 1 race at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and
6. the Prix de l'Opera, a Group 1 race at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France.

Records

Most wins:

• Ouija Board (2004, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Jerry Bailey (1999, 2000)
• 2 - Kieren Fallon (2003, 2004)
• 2 - John Velazquez (2002, 2011)
• 2 - Javier Castellano (2012, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Chad Brown (2012, 2014, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - Juddmonte Farms (2001, 2005, 2009)
• 2 - Lord Derby (2004, 2006)

Winners of the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf since 1999

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Miles	Purse	Grade
2015	Stephanie's Kitten	6	Irad Ortiz	Chad Brown	Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey	1:56.22	​1 3⁄16	$2,000,000	I
2014	Dayatthespa	5	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	Jerry Frankel et al.	2:01.40	1 1/4	$2,000,000	I
2013	Dank	4	Ryan Moore	Michael Stoute	James Wigan	1:58.73	1 1/4	$2,000,000	I
2012	Zagora	4	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	Martin S. Schwartz	1:59.70	1 1/4	$2,000,000	I
2011	Perfect Shirl	4	John Velazquez	Roger Attfield	Charles E. Fipke	2:18.62	1 3/8	$2,000,000	I
2010	Shared Account	4	Edgar Prado	Graham Motion	Sagamore Farm	2:17.74	1 3/8	$2,000,000	I
2009	Midday	3	Tom Queally	Henry Cecil	Juddmonte Farms	1:59.14	​1 1⁄4	$2,000,000	I
2008	Forever Together	4	Julien Leparoux	Jonathan Sheppard	Augustin Stable	2:01.58	​1 1⁄4	$2,000,000	I
2007	Lahudood	4	Alan Garcia	Kiaran McLaughlin	Shadwell Racing	2:22.75	​1 3⁄8	$2,000,000	I
2006	Ouija Board	5	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	Lord Derby	2:14.55	​1 3⁄8	$2,000,000	I
2005	Intercontinental	5	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Juddmonte Farms	2:02.34	​1 1⁄4	$2,000,000	I
2004	Ouija Board	3	Kieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	Lord Derby	2:18.25	​1 3⁄8	$1,000,000	I
2003	Islington	4	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	Ballymacoll Stud	1:59.13	​1 1⁄4	$1,000,000	I
2002	Starine	5	John Velazquez	Robert J. Frankel	Robert J. Frankel	2:03.57	​1 1⁄4	$1,000,000	I
2001	Banks Hill	3	Olivier Peslier	Andre Fabre	Juddmonte Farms	2:00.36	​1 1⁄4	$1,000,000	I
2000	Perfect Sting	4	Jerry Bailey	Joe Orseno	Stronach Stables	2:13.07	​1 3⁄8	$1,000,000	I
1999	Soaring Softly	4	Jerry Bailey	James J. Toner	Phillips Racing Partnership	2:13.89	​1 3⁄8	$1,000,000	I

See also

• Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf "top three finishers" and starters
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
• American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Events

External links

• Official Breeders' Cup website