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<h1>The defining event of Thoroughbred racing. Where champions are crowned.</h1>
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<p>Every sport has a definitive year-ending event to crown its champions. In Thoroughbred racing, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships is the culmination of the horse racing season worldwide, and the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is the defining race of this international event. The Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, run at 1 1/4 miles on the dirt track, draws the top international Thoroughbreds, including winners of the Triple Crown races, year after year. It is open to male and female horses three-years old and older, and is limited to 14 starters.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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El Cordobes Ire

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Calandagan (IRE)

Rebel's Romance (IRE)

<h1>The ultimate test of class and stamina.</h1><p>The Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf is run at 1 ½ miles on the turf course, for male and female horses three-years-old and older. The longest race of the World Championships, the Turf annually attracts the top grass talent from Europe and North America to compete for a $5 million purse in a demanding test of both speed and strength. The Breeders’ Cup Turf is limited to 14 starters. Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has won the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf a record six times.</p>

Thorpedo Anna

Seismic Beauty

Dorth Vader

Sarawak Rim Arg

Majestic Oops

Scottish Lassie

<h1>The world's most accomplished fillies and mares.</h1><p>The Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff brings together the best female dirt horses for a championship showdown at 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The race is open to three-year old and older females, who compete for a purse of $2 million. The great Zenyatta won the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Distaff before going on to win the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2009.</p><p></p>

Lovesick Blues

Book'em Danno

Hejazi

<h1>The world’s fastest Thoroughbreds.</h1><p>The world’s fastest Thoroughbreds compete in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint, sometimes achieving incredible speeds of nearly 40 MPH in the stretch. This race is contested at 3/4 of a mile for male and female horses, three years old and older.<br /></p><p></p><p></p>

Deterministic

Qirat (GB)

One Stripe (SAF)

Think Big

Formidable Man

Rosallion (IRE)

Henri Matisse (IRE)

Notable Speech (GB)

<h1>A proving ground for international legends.</h1>
<p>The world’s top grass milers compete in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), contested around two turns on the turf course for a purse of $2 million. Open to male and female horses three-years old and older, the Mile is a demanding race favoring horses quick out of the gate and securing a strong position for the stretch drive to the wire.</p>
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La Kika Per

Whirl (IRE)

She Feels Pretty

Charlene's Dream

See The Fire (GB)

Cinderella's Dream (GB)

<h1>A career defining moment for international stars.</h1><p>The world’s best female grass horses compete in the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly &amp; Mare Turf. This race is contested around two turns on the turf course for a $2 million purse. Keep an eye on the international contenders in this race as more than half of the winners of the Filly &amp; Mare Turf have come from overseas.<br /></p><p></p><p></p>

Kopion

Kilwin

Ways and Means

Echo Sound

Vahva

Sweet Azteca

<h1>The fastest female runners in the world.</h1><p>The Breeders’ Cup Filly &amp; Mare Sprint is run around one turn at 7 furlongs for the fastest females, three years old and older, competing for a purse of $1 million. The Filly &amp; Mare Sprint serves as North America’s richest race for female sprinters and often decides the champion in this division each year.</p>

Ag Bullet

American Affair (GB)

Queen Maxima

Bring Theband Home

Bucanero Fuerte (GB)

Arizona Blaze (GB)

Frost At Dawn

<h1>Excitement right out of the gate.</h1>
<p>The Breeders' Cup&nbsp;Turf Sprint, for male and female&nbsp;horses three-years of age and older, combines both speed and agility for international competitors at 5 furlongs on the turf course.</p>

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Touch Of Destiny Uru

Mystik Dan

Full Serrano (ARG)

<h1>Uniquely American.</h1><p>The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is a race for males and females three-year-old and older that is contested around two turns on the main track for a purse of $1 million. This race is an intriguing middle ground for horses that prefer to run longer than a sprint and for those more suited to a shorter distance than the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.</p>

<h1>The next generation of superstars.</h1><p>At $2 million, the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is the richest two-year-old race in North America. Keep a watchful eye on this 1 1/16-mile race, as it is often a preview of the stars of the following year’s Triple Crown trail. The Juvenile is the highlight of the Future Stars Friday program of two-year-old races held on the first day of the World Championships.<br /></p><p></p><p></p>

<h1>A proving ground for tomorrow's distaff legends.</h1>
<p>The NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, restricted to two-year-old females, is run at 1 1/16 miles, a little more than the circumference of the racetrack. It’s a heart pounding test of strength and endurance for the world’s best two-year old fillies. And in nearly all cases over the years, the winner of the Juvenile Fillies has been named the Champion of all two-year-old females.</p>
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North Coast (IRE)

<h1>The a showcase for the world's rising turf stars.</h1><p>Run at 1 mile on the grass course with a $1 million purse, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, restricted to male two year olds, often forecasts the top turf horses of the future, whether they run in North America or in Europe’s top races.</p>

<h1>An international showcase of the next generation of stars.</h1><p>The John Deere Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf brings together the best two-year-old female turf horses from North America and overseas for a 1-mile test on the grass course. This race, which carries a $1 million purse, often charts a course for these competitors to enjoy successful racing careers on either side of the Atlantic.</p><p></p>

Charles Darwin (IRE)

Lady Iman (IRE)

Power Blue (IRE)

Hey Nay Nay (IRE)

<h1>The world's fastest future stars.</h1><p>The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint made its debut at the 2018 World Championships at Churchill Downs and has quickly become an exhilarating fan favorite. This grass course race, which is open to male and female two year olds, carries a $1 million purse and is limited to 12 starters.<br /></p><p></p><p></p>

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