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Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, more popularly known simply as the Breeders' Cup, is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races created as a year-end championship for North American thoroughbreds. These races also attract top horses from other parts of the world, especially Europe.

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The Breeders' Cup Championships is sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and it is held on a single day at a predetermined site, usually in the United States or Canada.

Currently, there are eight races on the Breeders' Cup card, all classified as Grade I races. The order of the first five listed races varies from year to year, but the 'Juvenile', 'Turf', and 'Classic' are traditionally the last three races. All races, unless otherwise indicated, are for any horse, regardless of sex, 3 years old and up, and are held on a dirt track.

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is composed of the following eight races:

List of Breeders' Cup Classic Winners

Wild Again 1984 Black Tie Affair 1991 Awesome Again 1998
Proud Truth 1985 A. P. Indy 1992 Cat Thief 1999
Skywalker 1986 Arcangues 1993 Tiznow 2000
Ferdinand 1987 Concern 1994 Tiznow 2001
Alysheba 1988 Cigar 1995 Volponi 2002
Sunday Silence 1989 Alphabet Soup 1996 Pleasantly Perfect 2003
Unbridled 1990 Skip Away 1997  

History of the Breeders' Cup

1982 - Breeders' Cup Limited was founded with the aim of staging an annual series of championship thoroughbred races with a multi-million-dollar total purse. The races were to be held each year in order to gather the best thoroughbreds in North America in one track and enhance the popularity of the sport of horse racing.

Since 1984 - The Breeders' Cup has been held each year without interruption since the first staging in 1984. Listed below are the venues where it has been held and where future ones will be held.

Hollywood Park 1984 Gulfstream Park 1992 Churchill Downs 2000
Aqueduct 1985 Santa Anita Park 1993 Belmont Park 2001
Santa Anita Park 1986 Churchill Downs 1994 Arlington Park 2002
Hollywood Park 1987 Belmont Park 1995 Santa Anita Park 2003
Churchill Downs 1988 Woodbine 1996 Lone Star Park 2004
Gulfstream Park 1989 Hollywood Park 1997 Belmont Park 2005
Belmont Park 1990 Churchill Downs 1998 Churchill Downs 2006
Churchill Downs 1991 Gulfstream Park 1999 Monmouth Park 2007

1986 - A separate $250,000 Breeders' Cup Steeplechase, held two weeks earlier than the series at a different track, was added to the calendar. It was discontinued after 1993.

1999 - The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf was added to the Program.

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