Breeders’ Cup Mile
The Breeders’ Cup Mile is a Grade 1 race on turf for three-year-old and up thoroughbreds, run as one of the series of races in the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Mile is sponsored by NetJets and has a purse of $2 million.
Breeders’ Cup Mile Winners
In 1987 and 1988, American-born Miesque became the first horse to win two consecutive Breeders’ Cup races. She was followed by Lure, who won the Breeders’ Cup Mile in both 1992 and 1993.
The bay gelding Da Hoss, trained by Michael Dickinson, won the Breeders’ Cup Mile in two non-consecutive years (1996 and 1998) - a rare feat for any race in Breeders’ Cup history.
Year |
Winner |
Time |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 2007 | Kip Deville | 1:39.78 | C. Velasquez | R. Dutrow |
| 2006 | Miesque’s Approval | 1:34.75 | Eddie Castro | Martin Wolfson |
| 2005 | Artie Schiller | 1:36.10 | G. Gomez | J. Jerkins |
| 2004 | Singletary | 1:36.90 | D. Flores | D. Chatlos |
| 2003 | Six Perfections | 1:33:86 | Jerry Bailey | Pascal Bary |
| 2002 | Domedriver | 1:36:88 | Thierry Thulliez | Pascal Bary |
| 2001 | Val Royal | 1:32:05 | Jose Valdivia | Julio Canani |
| 2000 | War Chant | 1:34:60 | Gary Stevens | Neil Drysdale |
| 1999 | Silic | 1:34:20 | Corey Nakatani | Julio Canani |
| 1998 | Da Hoss | 1:35:20 | John Velazquez | Michael Dickinson |
| 1997 | Spinning World | 1:32:60 | Cash Asmussen | Jonathan Pease |
| 1996 | Da Hoss | 1:35:80 | Gary Stevens | Michael Dickinson |
| 1995 | Ridgewood Pearl | 1:43:60 | John Murtagh | John Oxx |
| 1994 | Barathea | 1:34:40 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani |
| 1993 | Lure | 1:33:40 | Mike Smith | Shug McGaughey |
| 1992 | Lure | 1:32:80 | Mike Smith | Shug McGaughey |
| 1991 | Opening Verse | 1:37:40 | Pat Valenzuela | Dick Lundy |
| 1990 | Royal Academy | 1:35:20 | Lester Piggott | M.V. O’Brien |
| 1989 | Steinlen | 1:37:20 | Jose Santos | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 1988 | Miesque | 1:38:60 | Freddie Head | Francois Boutin |
| 1987 | Miesque | 1:32:80 | Freddie Head | Francois Boutin |
| 1986 | Last Tycoon | 1:35:20 | Yves St.-Martin | Robert Collet |
| 1985 | Cozzene | 1:35:00 | Walter Guerra | Jan Nerud |
| 1984 | Royal Heroine | 1:32:60 | Fernando Toro | John Gosden |
2007 Breeders’ Cup Mile
Under Cornelio Velasquez, Kip Deville won the 2007 Breeders’ Cup Mile a length ahead of Aidan O’Brien-trained Excellent Art, who was the antepost race favourite.
In the race, Excellent Art broke from the back position in a 13-horse field and made an impressive bid, under jockey Johnny Murtagh, to catch Kip Deville. Excellent Art had to concede though, earning the third of three second-place finishes in major Grade 1 races for the year.
Third position went to the pace-setter for the race, Cosmonaut, who came in a neck in front of the popular Nobiz Like Shobiz.
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Mile is due to be run on 25 October at Santa Anita Park. Can you predict a winner?
