Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

Horseraces infobox
class = Grade I
horse race = Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint


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location = United States flagicon|USA
inaugurated = 2007
race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
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distance = 7 furlongs (1408 m)
track = Dirt, left-handed
qualification = Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
weight = Assigned
purse = US$1,000,000
bonuses = The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong (1408 m) Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup, the "de facto" year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, generally held in the United States (also held one time in Canada). The race is run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack).

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, the race 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 2007 race was held at a distance of 6 furlongs (1207 m) instead of the normal distance of 7 furlongs because of the configuration of the dirt track at Monmouth Park.

Records

Speed record:
* 1:09.85 - Maryfield (2007) (at distance of six furlongs)

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

Most wins by a jockey:
* 1 - Elvis Trujillo (2007)

Most wins by a trainer:
* 1 - Doug O'Neill (2007)

Most wins by an owner:
* 1 - Mark Gorman, Nick Mestrandrea, Jim Perry, Mark Verge (2007)

Winners

References

* [http://breederscup.com/worldchampionships.aspx Breeders' Cup official website]