Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - OCTOBER 26: Alan Garcia celebrates with British bred Lahudood after winning the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf October 27, 2007 during the Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint is one of the latest additions to the Breeders’ Cup meeting. Run over a distance of 6.5 furlongs, the Breeders’ Cup Sprint is a weight-for-age handicap open to 3 year old and above thoroughbreds. The race is yet to be classified.

The race distance in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint is subject to change, with several North American racecourses unable to accommodate turf sprints over distances greater than 5 furlongs.

The Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint has strong appeal for European trainers accustomed to sprinting their horses over turf. In 2009 the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint will award a prize fund of $1 million.

Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

Year

Winner

Time

Jockey

Trainer
2008 Desert Code 1:11.60 R. Migliore D. Hofmans

2008 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint

The inaugural running of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint went to an American thoroughbred, with David Hofmans’ Desert Code storming to victory over a field of 14 runners. The remaining two places in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint also went to American racehorses, with Diabolical finishing the race in second place while Storm Treasure wrapped up the place in third.