Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

Horseraces infobox
class = Ungraded
horse race = Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile


caption =
location = United States flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 2007
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
website = [http://breederscup.com/worldchampionships.aspx Breeders' Cup official website]
distance = One mile (8 furlongs)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Three-years-old & up
weight = Weight for Age
purse = US$1,000,000
bonuses = The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile is a 1-mile Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it will be a part of the Breeders' Cup, the "de facto" year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, and will be run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack). This contrasts with the similar Breeders' Cup Mile, run on grass. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.

The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first day of the expanded Breeders' Cup at that year's host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Because of technical requirements, it is not eligible for classification as a graded stakes race in its first two runnings [ [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2007/November/28/Graded-Stakes-Committee-releases-2008-changes.aspx Graded Stakes Committee releases 2008 changes - Thoroughbred Times ] ] .

The initial purse will be $1 million US. The 2007 race was held at a distance of 1 mile 70 yards (1673 m) instead of the normal distance of 1 mile because of the configuration of the dirt track at Monmouth Park.

2008 Qualifying Races

*July 5 Salvator Mile (Monmouth)
*July 19 San Diego Handicap (Del Mar)
*Aug. 17 Longacres Mile (Emerald)
*Sept. 20 Tiznow Stakes (Louisiana Downs)

Records

Speed record:
* 1:39.06 - Corinthian (2007)

Most wins:
* No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey:
* 1 - Kent Desormeaux (2007)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 1 - James A. Jerkens (2007)

Most wins by an owner:
* 1 - Centennial Farms(2007)

Winners of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile since inception

References