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Breeders Cup Sprint

The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs (3/4 mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup.

The current purse is $2 million.

The Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1) may very well be the prototypical American race since approximately half of all North American races are run at its distance of 6 furlongs. This $1 million race of the Breeders' Cup has certainly been a competitive one, primarily among North American runners, and indeed in all its existence, has proven to be a nightmare for handicappers among the Breeders' Cup races.

As a championship event, the Breeders' Cup Sprint has been especially decisive in years when no horse clearly dominated the division. In 12 of the Sprint's 20 runnings, the Eclipse Award for champion sprinter has gone to the winner.

What set the aggressive tone for the 6-furlong dash was the 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint in 1984 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, with Eillo desperately holding off Commemorate to win by a nose. In fact, seven runnings of the Sprint have been decided by a neck or less. Eillo was favored at 1.30-to-1. No favorite would again win the Breeders' Cup Sprint for ten years, until Cherokee Run at 2.80-to-1 in 1994. Lit de Justice was a lukewarm 4-to-1 favorite in the 1996 Sprint, Kona Gold won at 1.70-to-1 in 2000, and Orientate, at 2.70-to-1 in 2002.

2007 Breeders Cup Sprint Schedule

DateRaceGradeDivisionDistanceAge/SexTrack
October 6Phoenix StakesIIISprint6 Furlongs3-Yrs-Old & UpKeeneland
October 7Ancient Title StakesISprint6 Furlongs3-Yrs-Old & UpOak Tree
October 13Perryville StakesIIISprint7 Furlongs3-Yrs-Old Keeneland
October 21Nearctic StakesIISprint6 Furlongs (turf)3-Yrs-Old & UpWoodbine
October 27Sport Page HandicapIIISprint7 Furlongs3-Yrs-Old & UpAqueduct
October 27Morvich HandicapIIISprint6.5 Furlongs (turf)3-Yrs-Old & UpOak Tree

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