Breeders' Cup Turf

The BREEDERS' CUP TURF is presented by Longines and contains filly and mare contenders. It is the longest race of the Breeders' Cup World Championship that attracts European and North American talent with a limit of 14 starters.

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Location: Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, California

Inaugural Race: 1984

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Current Distance: 1 1/2 Miles

Track Type: Turf

Age Qualification: three-year-old & up

Purse: $5,000,000

Race Date: Saturday, November 1st

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Race 7 - Post Time: Saturday, 11/01 at 5:41 pm (ET) 

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 $5 million, including travel awards. Official pre-entries are listed below:

PP
Odds
Horse
Jockey
Trainer
1
5-2
Rebel's Romance (IRE)
William Buick
Charles Appleby
2
8-1
Goliath (GER)
Mickael Barzalona
Francis - Henri Gaffard
3
10-1
Amiloc (GB)
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
4
15-1
Redistricting (GB)
Flavien Prat
Chad Brown
5
30-1
Rebel Red (GB)
Irad Ortiz, Jr.
DeVaux Cherie
6
20-1
Wimbledon Hawkeye (GB)
Frankie Dettori
James Owen
7
30-1
Silawi (IRE)
James Doyle
Hamad Al Jehani
8
8-5
Minnie Hauk
Christophe Soumillon
Aidan O'Brien
9
20-1
Gold Phoenix (IRE)
Umberto Rispoli
Philip D'Amato
10
15-1
El Cordobes (IRE)
Billy Loughnane
Charles Appleby
11
20-1
Rashabar (IRE)
Joe Leavy
Brian Meehan
12
30-1
Tawny Port
Manny Franco
Miguel Clement
13
30-1
Hill Road
David Egan
Chad Brown
14
30-1
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
Dylan McMonagle
Willie Mullins

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

DATERACECOUNTRY WINNER
12/14/2024
Argentina
Intense for Me (ARG)
4/5/2025
Longines Dubai Sheema Classic Presented by Longines
United Arab Emirates
Danon Decile (JPN)
6/15/2025
Japan
Meisho Tabaru (JPN)
6/18/2025
United Kingdom
Ombudsman (IRE)
6/22/2025
Brazil
Sinsel (BRZ)
7/26/2025
United Kingdom
Calandagan (IRE)
8/9/2025
USA
El Cordobes (IRE)
8/30/2025
USA
Gold Phoenix (IRE)
9/6/2025
USA
Ole Crazy Bone (USA)
9/13/2025
Ireland
Delacroix (IRE)
10/5/2025
France
Daryz (FR)
10/18/2025
United Kingdom
Calandagan (IRE)

Breeders' Cup Turf WAYI Starters

EL CORDOBES (IRE)

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Trainer: Charles Appleby

Owner: Godolphin, LLC

BC Challenge Race won: 

GOLD PHOENIX (IRE)

Jockey: Flavien Prat

Trainer: Phillip D'Amato

Owner: Agave Racing Stable, Little Red Feather Racing, Stearling Stables LLC & Marsha Naify

BC Challenge Race won: 


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Goliath stretches his legs ahead of the Japan Cup (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Goliath stretches his legs ahead of the Japan Cup (Photo by Horsephotos.com)

Breeders' Cup Contenders Worth Considering at a Price

Breeders' Cup Turf: While this is being billed as a clash between the three-year-old filly Minnie Hauk and two-time Turf winner Rebel's Romance, the German-bred Goliath is hardly a vanity entry on the part of Kentucky-based owner John Stewart (Resolute Racing). 

Read the full analysis by Vance Hanson here.

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Breeders' Cup Turf - 2025 Results & Payouts

Below are the final results and payouts for the Breeders' Cup Turf:

Post
Horse
Jockey / Trainer
Win / Place / Show
14
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
Dylan Browne McMonagle / William P. Mullins
$57.40 / $21.20 / $16.60
1
Rebel's Romance (IRE)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
$4.60 / $4.00
10
El Cordobes (IRE)
Billy Loughnane / Charles Appleby
$10.00
3
Amiloc (GB)
Rossa Ryan / Ralph Beckett
9
Gold Phoenix (IRE)
Umberto Rispoli / Philip D'Amato
8
Minnie Hauk (IRE)
Christophe Soumillon / Aidan P. O'Brien
4
Redistricting (GB)
Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown
5
Rebel Red (GB)
Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Cherie DeVaux
12
Tawny Port
Manuel Franco / Miguel Clement
13
Hill Road
David Egan / Chad C. Brown

Exotic Payouts:

  • $1.00 Exacta (14-1) Paid: $141.40
  • $0.50 Trifecta (14-1-10) Paid: $630.25
  • $0.10 Superfecta (14-1-10-3) Paid: $576.01

Historical Winner Results for the Breeders’ Cup Turf

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

YEAR
HORSE (AGE)
JOCKEY / TRAINER
TIME / VENUE
2025
Ethical Diamond (IRE) (5)
Dylan Browne McMonagle / William P. Mullins
2:25.45 / Del Mar
2024
Rebel's Romance (IRE) (6)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
2:26.07 / Del Mar
2023
Auguste Rodin (IRE) (3)
Ryan Moore / Aidan O'Brien
2:24.30 / Santa Anita
2022
Rebel's Romance (IRE) (4)
Doyle James / Charles Appleby
2:26.35 / Keeneland
2021
Yibir (GB) (3)
William Buick / Charles Appleby
2:25.90 / Del Mar
2020
Tarnawa (4)
Colin Keane / Dermot Weld
2:28.02 / Keeneland
2019
Bricks and Mortar (5)
Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Chad Brown
2:24.73 / Santa Anita
2018
Enable (GB) (4)
Lanfranco Dettori / John Gosden
2:32.65 / Churchill Downs
2017
Talismanic (GB) (4)
Mickael Bazalona / Andre Fabre
2:26.19 / Del Mar
2016
Highland Reel (IRE) (4)
S. Heffernan / A. O'Brien
02:23.0 / Santa Anita

Speed Record

2:22.83

Little Mike (2012)

Most Wins by a Jockey

5

Frankie Dettori (1999, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2018) & Ryan Moore (2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2023)

 

Most Wins by a Trainer

7

Aidan O'Brien (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023)

Most Wins by an Owner

7

Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023)


Breeders' Cup Turf Race History

Inaugurated in 1984 as part of the initial Breeders’ Cup launch, the Breeders’ Cup Turf is a left-handed race on turf over 1 1/2 miles eligible for three-year-olds and up. Since this is a turf contest, the Breeders’ Cup Turf attracts talent from all over the world and is a primary destination for many European runners. The current purse for the Breeders’ Cup Turf is $5,000,000.

The Washington D.C. International Stakes laid the groundwork for an international turf race at the World Championships. Run from 1952 up until 1994, the Washington D.C. International was hosted by Laurel Park and won by 22 American runners and 21 foreign representatives. The most prestigious winner is Kelso, who scored victory in the 1964 renewal.

The inaugural winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1984 was also the longest shot to win the race, as Lashkari chased down the world champion filly All Along in the deep stretch to pull off the upset at near 25-1 odds at Hollywood Park. Lashkari paid $53.40 to win. 

Back-to-back winners of the Breeders’ Cup Turf include Conduit in 2008 and 2009, and High Chaparral in 2002 and 2003. The 2003 edition ended in a thrilling three-horse photo finish and a rare dead heat with Johar and High Chaparral trained by Aiden O’Brien crossing the line together as turf champions.

The Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series started in 2007, and there are 12 ‘Win and You’re In’ Challenge races that award the winner a fees-paid entry to the Breeders’ Cup Turf. While most are run in the US, a number of races are run in countries like the UK, Japan, France, Ireland and Argentina

The 2016 BC Turf winner Highland Reel also qualified by winning a challenge series race in July, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a Group 1 race run at Ascot Racecourse in England. Highland Reel went on to run a record-time race in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, opening a 7 length lead at the mile marker and holding off the favorite Flintshire in the stretch to win by nearly 2 lengths.


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