Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

The BREEDERS' CUP DIRT MILE is presented by Big Ass Fans and is open to mares and fillies three-years and older. It consists of contenders that fair better at short distances, but prefer to run longer than a sprint.

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Location: Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, California

Inaugural Race: 2007

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Current Distance: 1 Mile

Track Type: Dirt

Age Qualification: three-year-old & up

Purse: $1,000,000

Race Date: Saturday, November 1st

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Race 10, Dirt Mile, Post Time 7:45 pm (ET)

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. Official entries and morning line odds are listed below:

PP
Horse
Odds
Jockey
Trainer
1
Will Take It
30-1
Mike Smith
Dallas Stewart
2
Goal Oriented
6-1
Luis Saez
Bob Baffert
3
Nysos
8-5
Flavien Prat
Bob Baffert
4
Mystik Dan
6-1
Francisco Arrieta
Kenny McPeek
5
Tumbarumba
20-1
Tyler Gaffialione
Brian Lynch
6
Full Serrano (ARG)
7-2
Joel Rosario
John Sadler
7
Citizen Bull
10-1
Juan Hernandez
Bob Baffert
8
Chancer McPatrick
15-1
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Chad Brown
9
Touch of Destiny (URU)
20-1
Luis Caceres
Michael McCarthy
10
White Abarrio
8-1
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Saffie Joseph, Jr.

Information and winners of the “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series races for the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Sprint:

DATERACECOUNTRY WINNER
6/7/2025
USA
Raging Torrent (USA)
6/29/2025
Asociación Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera
Uruguay
Touch of Destiny (URU)
8/23/2025
USA
Dr. Venkman
8/23/2025
The Forego
USA
Book'em Danno
9/7/2025
Korea Cup
South Korea
Diktaean

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TOUCH OF DESTINY (URU)

Jockey: Luis Caceres 

Trainer: Raimundo Soares 

Owner: Haras Phillipson, Inc.

BC Challenge Race won: Asociación Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de Carrera


Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Analysis & Handicapping Picks

 

Knicks Go Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile 2020

Knicks Go winning the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1). (Photo by Keeneland Photo)

History's Top 10 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile performances

Morning-line odds for the 14 Breeders’ Cup races were released on Monday evening, giving handicappers an early look at how betting might unfold. Read the full analysis here.

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Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile - 2025 Results & Payouts

Below are the final results and payouts for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Dirt Mile:

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Win / Place / Show
3
Nysos
Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert
$3.40 / $2.40 / $2.10
7
Citizen Bull
Juan J. Hernandez / Bob Baffert
$5.20 / $4.00
8
Chancer McPatrick
Jose L. Ortiz / Chad C. Brown
$4.80
5
Tumbarumba
Tyler Gaffalione / Brian A. Lynch
6
Full Serrano (ARG)
Joel Rosario / John W. Sadler
2
Goal Oriented
Luis Saez / Bob Baffert
1
Will Take It
Mike E. Smith / Dallas Stewart
9
Touch of Destiny (URU)
Luis Caceres / Michael W. McCarthy

Exotic Payouts:

  • $1.00 Exacta (3-7) Paid: $7.70
  • $0.10 Superfecta (3-7-8-5) Paid: $34.50

Historical Winner Results for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile

In the table below, view a historical record of the winning trainers, thoroughbreds, jockeys, and times for every Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile race.

YEAR
HORSE (AGE)
JOCKEY / TRAINER
TIME / VENUE
2025
Nysos (4)
Flavien Prat / Bob Baffert
1:34.71 / Del Mar
2024
Full Serrano (ARG) (5)
Joel Rosario / John W. Sadler
1:35.48 / Del Mar
2023
Cody's Wish (5)
Junior Alvarado / Bill Mott
1:35.97 / Santa Anita
2022
Cody's Wish (4)
Junior Alvardo / Bill Mott
1:35.33 / Keeneland
2021
Life is Good (3)
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Todd Pletcher
1:34.12 / Del Mar
2020
Kicks Go (4)
Joel Rosario / Brad Cox
1:33.85 / Keeneland
2019
Spun to Run (3)
Irad Ortiz Jr. / Juan Guerrero
1:36.58 / Santa Anita
2018
City of Light (4)
Javier Castellano / Michael McCarthy
1:33.83 / Churchill Downs
2017
Battle of Midway (3)
Flavien Prat / Jerry Hollendorfer
1:35.20 / Del Mar
2016
Tamarkuz (6)
M. Smith / K. McLaughlin
1:35.72 / Santa Anita

Speed Record

1:33.41

Albertus Maximus (2008)

Most Wins by a Jockey

2

Rafael Bjearano (2014, 2013), Javier Castellano (2018, 2015), Irad Ortiz Jr. (2021, 2019), Joel Rosario (2020, 2010), and Junior Alvarado (2023, 2022)

Most Wins by a Trainer

2

Jerry Hollendorfer (2010, 2017), Todd A. Pletcher (2015, 2021), and William I. Mott (2022, 2023)

Most Wins by an Owner

2

W. C. Racing (2013, 2014), WinStar Farm (2017, 2021), and Godolphin, LLC (2022, 2023)


Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Race History

The Dirt Mile started in 2007 with the addition of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series offering more races during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Goldencents and Cody's Wish are the only two-time winner of the Dirt Mile (2013, 2014 & 2022, 2023 respectively). The 1-mile race record was set by Albertus Maximus in 2008 in a time of 1:33.41.

In the first 10 runnings of the Dirt Mile, the post-time race favorite won just two times, and both at less than 4-5 odds: Goldencents in 2014 at Santa Anita and Liam’s Map in 2015 at Keeneland. The longest shot to win the race is Dakota Phone in 2010 when he pulled of the upset at 37-1 odds at Churchill Downs.

In a race with very fast fractions, Dakota Phone closed from the very back of the pack in a field of 12 and caught the leader in the deep stretch to win by a head for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer with top jockey Joel Rosario aboard.   

Goldencents, ridden by Rafael Bajarano, won both his Dirt Miles wire-to-wire by more than a length for trainer Leandro Mora and Doug O'Neal. Goldencents retired following his 2014 victory, winning a total of 7 races and 7 runner-up finishes in 18 career starts with earnings of more than $3 million. 

The 2016 winner was impressive as Tamarkuz settled off the pace and jockey Mike Smith made a bold move along the far turn. As they turned for home, Tamarkuz caught the favorite Dortmund and the future dominant colt Gun Runner, passing them with a furlong to run and drawing clear to finish 3 1/2 lengths in front of Gun Runner. 

Tamarkuz was retired after the race to stand at Shadwell Stud near Lexington, KY. He finished his racing career with 8 wins in 20 starts, and the Breeders’ Cup 1st place prize of $920,000 doubled his career earnings to $1.84 million. 

Tamarkuz owns the biggest upset in Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile history with his incredible victory in 2016. While his 11/1 odds aren’t considered all that cavernous, he bested 6/5 favorite Dortmund, 3/1 second choice Runhappy and 9/2 third choice Gun Runner. At six-years-old, Tamarkuz was also the oldest horse to ever win the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, He retired following his 2016 win to Shadwell Stud.

The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile has just four prep races which offer automatic berths. These are the Metropolitan Handicap, which is also known as “The Met Mile”, the Pat O’Brien Stakes, the Ack Ack Stakes and the Korea Cup. Goldencents won both the 2014 Pat O’Brien and the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. 2023 Winner Cody's Wish became the first winner of the Met Mile to go on to with the Dirt Mile that same year.


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