2022 Breeders' Cup Contenders & Qualifiers

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Last updated August 16th, 2022

Who’s Contending for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup?

Breeders’ Cup Contenders & Entries

The latest contenders for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup can be found below. Final entries are drawn the Tuesday of Breeders’ Cup Week.

Breeders’ Cup Friday – Contenders based on the victors of “win and you’re in” Challenge Series races.
Breeders’ Cup Saturday – Contenders based on the victors of “win and you’re in” Challenge Series races.

2022 Breeders’ Cup Contenders for Future Stars Friday

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF SPRINT (GI) is a 5 furlong race for 2-year-olds. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

The Ridler

Trainer: Richard Fahey
Jockey (most recent race): Paul Hanagan
Owner: Steve Bradley
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Norfolk Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

**Contenders to be added once 1st Challenge Series race for this division is run**

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE FILLIES (GI) is a 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

**Contenders to be added once 1st Challenge Series race for this division is run**

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE FILLIES TURF (GI) is a one mile race for 2-year-old fillies to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

**Contenders to be added once 1st Challenge Series race for this division is run**

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE (GI) is a 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old colts and geldings. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

**Contenders to be added once 1st Challenge Series race for this division is run**

2022 Breeders’ Cup Entries for Championship Saturday

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE SPRINT (GI) is a seven furlong race for 3-year-olds and up, fillies & mares. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

Ce Ce

Trainer: Michael W. McCarthy
Jockey (most recent race): Victor Espinoza
Owner: Bo Hirsch, LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Princess Rooney

Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP TURF SPRINT (GI) is a five furlong race for 3-year-olds and up to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

Casa Creed

Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey (most recent race): Luis Saez
Owner: LRE Racing LLC and JEH Racing Stable LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: The Jackpocket Jaipur Stakes

Nature Strip (AUS)

Trainer: Chris Waller
Jockey (most recent race): James McDonald
Owner: R A E Lyons, P D Harrison et al
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: King’s Stand Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE (GI) is a one mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1 million, including travel awards.

Flightline

Trainer: John W. Sadler
Jockey (most recent race): Flavien Prat
Owner: Hronis Racing et al.
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Metropolitan Handicap

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF (GI) is a 1 1/8-mile race for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

Captain’s Ransom (SAF)

Trainer: Justin Snaith
Jockey (most recent race): Richard Fourie
Owner: Mrs S Viljoen
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Cartier Paddock Stakes

Sodashi (JPN)

Trainer: Naosuke Sugai
Jockey (most recent race): Hayato Yoshida
Owner: Kaneko Makoto Holdings
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Victoria Mile

Ola Perfecta

Trainer: Carlos Trujillo
Jockey (most recent race): Alfredo Chamy
Owner: Stud Patriots
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Gran Premio Pamplona

Dalika (GER)

Trainer: Albert Stall Jr.
Jockey (most recent race): Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner: Bal Mar Equine, LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Beverly D. Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Sprint Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT (GI) is a six furlong race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $1.5 million, including travel awards.

American Theorem

Trainer: George Papaprodromou
Jockey (most recent race): Joe Bravo
Owner: Kretz Racing LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Bing Crosby Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Mile Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP MILE (GI) is a one mile race for 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

Jet Dark (SAF)

Trainer: Justin Snaith
Jockey (most recent race): S’manga Khumalo
Owner: Messrs C T Crowe & N Jonsson
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: L’Ormarins Queens Plate

Viejos Tiempos (CHI)

Trainer: Patricio Baeza
Jockey (most recent race): Javier Guajardo
Owner: Don Gato
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Gran Premio Club Hipico Falabella

Count Again

Trainer: Philip D’Amato
Jockey (most recent race): Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Owner: Agave Racing Stable and Sam-Son Farm
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Shoemaker Mile

Songline (JPN)

Trainer: Toru Hayashi
Jockey (most recent race): Kenichi Ikezoe
Owner: Sunday Racing Co Ltd
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Yasuda Kinen

Baaeed (GB)

Trainer: William Haggas
Jockey (most recent race): Jim Crowley
Owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Queen Anne Stakes & Qatar Sussex Stakes

Casa Creed

Trainer: William I. Mott
Jockey (most recent race): Luis Saez
Owner: LRE Racing LLC and JEH Racing Stable LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Fourstardave Handicap

Inspiral

Trainer: John & Thady Gosden
Jockey (most recent race): Frankie Dettori
Owner: Cheveley Park Stud
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Prix Jacques Le Marois

Breeders’ Cup Distaff Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF (GI) is a 1 1/8-mile race for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $2 million, including travel awards.

La Validada (ARG)

Trainer: Javier Fren
Jockey (most recent race): Gustavo Calvente
Owner: Buenos Muchachos
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win: Gran Premio Criadores

Clairiere

Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
Jockey (most recent race): Joel Rosario
Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Ogden Phipps Handicap

Blue Stripe (ARG)

Trainer: Marcelo Polanco
Jockey (most recent race): Hector Isaac Berrios
Owner: Pozo de Luna, Inc.
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Clement L. Hirsch Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Turf Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP TURF (GI) is a 1 1/2-mile race for 3-year-olds and up, to be run on the turf. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $4 million, including travel awards.

Village King (ARG)

Trainer: Alfredo Gaitan Dassie
Jockey (most recent race): Juan M Etchechoury
Owner: El Angel De Venecia S. R. L.
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini

State of Rest (IRE)

Trainer: Joseph Patrick O’Brien
Jockey (most recent race): S. M. Crosse
Owner: State Of Rest Partnership
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Titleholder

Trainer: Toru Kurita
Jockey (most recent race): Kazuo Yokoyama
Owner: Hiroshi Yamada
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Takarazuka Kinen

Nautilus

Trainer: Nilson Lima
Jockey (most recent race): Rudinick Viana
Owner: Stud Valentin & Jarussi
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Grande Premio Brasil

Pyledriver

Trainer: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Jockey (most recent race): P.J. McDonald
Owner: Knox & Wells Ltd & Roger Devlin
La Pyle Partnership
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Breeders’ Cup Classic Contenders

The BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC (GI) is a 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds and up. The race carries a guaranteed purse of $6 million, including travel awards.

Cafe Pharoah

Trainer: Noriyuki Hori
Jockey (most recent race): Yuichi Fukunaga
Owner: Koichi Nishikawa
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: February Stakes

Olympiad

Trainer: William I. Mott
Jockey (most recent race): Junior Alvarado
Owner: Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables, LLC and LNJ Foxwoods
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Stephen Foster Stakes

Cyberknife

Trainer: Brad H. Cox
Jockey (most recent race): Florent Geroux
Owner: Gold Square LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Haskell Stakes

Life Is Good

Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
Jockey (most recent race): Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Owner: CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC
Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Wins: Whitney Stakes