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2022 Breeders' Cup

Nov 4 & 5 | Keeneland

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<h4>FLIGHTLINE, MALATHAAT, CODY’S WISH AND MODERN GAMES SHINE BRIGHTLY IN RECORD-BREAKING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT KEENELAND </h4>
Highlighted by a dominant performance from Flightline in the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1); Malathaat’s dramatic victory over Blue Stripe (ARG) in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1); the emotional lift of Cody’s Wish taking the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and the intense turf battles among the stars of European powerhouses Godolphin and Coolmore, the 39th Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland was a resounding and record-breaking success. 
In 2022, the Breeders’ Cup returned to majestic Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky – the Horse Capital of the World and the home of Breeders' Cup Limited. After fans were not permitted to attend the 2020 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, patrons from all over the world returned for the two-day racing extravaganza featuring the world’s best jockey, trainers, and racing stables. 
International competition at its finest was on display right from the get-go when the Future Stars Friday races for two-year-olds began under sunny skies and 73 degrees. Godolphin’s Mischief Magic (IRE), trained by Charlie Appleby, was the day’s first winner, capturing the 5 ½-furlong, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) by 1 length. Next, the Mark Casse-trained Wonder Wheel took a 3-length victory in the $2 million NetJets Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). The Coolmore connections of Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Westerberg’s Meditate (IRE) scored a 2 ½-length victory under Ryan Moore to win the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) for trainer Aidan O’Brien. 
In the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) at 1 1/16 miles, Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., passed frontrunner and 2-5 favorite Cave Rock inside the final sixteenth of a mile to win by 1 ½ lengths for trainer Todd Pletcher. The Coolmore connections defeated Godolphin in the day’s final race, the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), when Victoria Road (IRE), under Ryan Moore, defeated a fast-closing Silver Knott (GB) by a nose. 
Breeders’ Cup Saturday began as a very good day for Goodnight Olive, who won the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at 7 furlongs under Irad Ortiz Jr. by 2 ½ lengths over 2021 NetJets Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Echo Zulu. The biggest upset of the 2022 Breeders’ Cup took place in the following race when the Brad Cox-trained Caravel, off at 42-1, set the pace from the start of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) and held off Emaraaty Ana (GB) by a half-length. 
The heartwarming story of the World Championships came next in the $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. Godolphin’s Cody’s Wish, the 2-1 favorite, trained by Bill Mott, was named after Cody Dorman, a boy who was stricken at birth with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body. At age 4, Cody visited Gainsborough Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, and bonded with a foal, who was later named Cody’s Wish. Cody’s Wish developed into a top sprinter, and Cody Dorman came to Keeneland with his family to see the colt capture the Dirt Mile by a head over Cyberknife. Cody and his family joined the winner’s circle celebrations. 
Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore teamed up again to win the 1 3/16-mile, $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) as Westerberg, Magnier, Tabor, and Smith’s Tuesday (IRE) prevailed by a length over Peter Brant’s In Italian (GB). Mott was back in the winner’s circle one race later, after saddling Juddmonte’s 4-year-old Elite Power to victory in the 6-furlong, $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and gave Irad Ortiz Jr. his third winner at the Championships. In the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile, Godolphin’s Modern Games (IRE), who won the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), rallied eight-wide in the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length under William Buick. Trained by Charlie Appleby, Modern Games became just the seventh horse to win two different Breeders’ Cup races. 
Fans were delivered the most dramatic finish of the 2022 World Championships in the 1 1/8-mile Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff as Clairiere, Blue Stripe (ARG), and Malathaat hit the wire together. Malathaat, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by Todd Pletcher, prevailed by a nose over Blue Stripe, with Clairiere a nose back in third. 
Godolphin won a record fourth Breeders’ Cup race as owner and breeder in a World Championships when the 4-year-old gelding Rebel’s Romance (IRE), ridden by James Doyle, defeated Stone Age (IRE) by 2 ½ lengths in a course-record time of 2:26.35 for the 1 ½ miles. It was also the third training triumph of the Breeders’ Cup for Appleby, who also saddled three winners in 2021. 
Anticipation was at a fever pitch for the 1 ¼-mile Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic led by the unbeaten Flightline, owned by Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Woodford Racing and trained by John Sadler. The 4-year-old Flightline earned a free berth into the Classic through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, when he won the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) by an astounding 19 ¼ lengths. 
Among the foes the 2-5 Flightline was facing in the Classic was Life Is Good, the 2021 Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), who took the 2022 Pegasus World Cup (G1), and Whitney Stakes (G1); Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Rich Strike and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Olympiad. Life Is Good broke on top and established a 2 ½-length lead over Flightline through the first three-quarters of a mile. But as the duo turned for home, Flightline, under Flavien Prat, was turned loose and easily passed his rival and opened up an 8 ¼-length lead to the wire, a record margin for a Classic winner. Olympiad finished second, followed by Taiba in third. 
In a stirring battle for the Bill Shoemaker Award, honoring the most outstanding jockey of the Breeders’ Cup, both Ryan Moore and Irad Ortiz Jr. finished with three wins, but Moore won the trophy based on most second-place finishes. 
The 2022 Breeders’ Cup generated a record global wagering pool of $189.06 million, the highest in the Breeders’ Cup’s history and 3.4% higher than the prior record of $182.9 million set in 2021. Records were also set for individual day handle totals with Future Stars Friday wagering registering $66.1 million and the Championship Saturday program amassing $122.9 million. 
The World Championships were televised in more than 150 countries and territories.