Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

Grade I race
Location	United States, United States
Inaugurated	2007
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	Official Breeders' Cup website
Race information
Distance	One mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Two-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	US$1,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of one mile. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. 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 host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The race received Grade II status in 2009. The American Graded Stakes Committee further upgraded the race to Grade I status for 2011.

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 two and twelve of these "Win and You're In" qualifying races.

In the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf division, runners are limited to 14, with up to five automatic berths. Note though that one horse may win multiple challenge races, while other challenge winners will not be entered in the Breeders' Cup for a variety of reasons such as injury or travel considerations.

The 2017 "Win and You're In" races are:

1. the Juvenile Turf Stakes, a Group 3 race run in September at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin, Ireland
2. the Summer Stakes, a Grade 3 race run in September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3. the Royal Lodge Stakes, a Group 2 race run in September at Rowley Mile in Newmarket, England
4. the Bourbon Stakes, a Grade 3 race run in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky
5. the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, a Group 1 race at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France

Records

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Frankie Dettori (2008, 2009, 2014)
• 3 - Ryan Moore (2011, 2012, 2015)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 3 - Aidan O'Brien (2011, 2012, 2015)

Most wins by an owner:

• 3 - John Magnier / Michael Tabor / Derrick Smith (2011, 2012, 2014)

Winners Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf since 2007

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Purse	Grade
2016	Oscar Performance	Jose Ortiz	Brian Lynch	Amerman Racing Stables LLC	1:33.28	$1,000,000	I
2015	Hit It A Bomb	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Evie Stockwell	1:38.86	$1,000,000	I
2014	Hootenanny	Frankie Dettori	Wesley A. Ward	John Magnier / Michael Tabor / Derrick Smith	1:34.79	$1,000,000	I
2013	Outstrip (GB)	Mike Smith	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin Racing	1:33.20	$1,000,000	I
2012	George Vancouver	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith	1:33.78	$1,000,000	I
2011	Wrote	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith	1:37.41	$1,000,000	I
2010	Pluck	Garrett K. Gomez	Todd Pletcher	Team Valor	1:36.98	$1,000,000	II
2009	Pounced	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Lady Serena Rothschild	1:35.47	$1,000,000	II
2008	Donativum	Frankie Dettori	John Gosden	Jordan Princess Haya/ Darley	1:34.68	$1,000,000
2007	Nownownow	Julien Leparoux	Francois Parisel	Fab Oak Stable	1:40.48	$1,000,000

See also

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

References

• Racing Post:
  • 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016