BC History and Facts

BREEDERS' CUP HISTORICAL

INFO

CLASSIC

Classic facts:

-- Eleven of the last 12 Classic winners (Santa Anita horse-for-the-course

Pleasantly Perfect is the exception) have recorded at least a 105 BRIS Speed

rating in one of their previous three starts

-- Last seven Classic winners, and 10 of the last 12, have earned triple-digit

BRIS Speed ratings in their final three preps
-- Nine of the last 12 Classic winners finished first in their final prep

-- Only two horses have led wire to wire in Classic history

-- Favorites are 7-for-23 in the Classic; eight winners have returned less than

$10; 15 have paid more than $10

TURF

Turf facts:

-- Last six Turf winners lost their final prep; only once in the last 16

years has the Turf winner won his two previous starts

-- European shippers have won or dead-heated for the win in eight of the last 10

years

-- Every American-based winner except Johar (dead-heated) in the last 16 years

has earned a triple-digit BRIS Speed rating in his final prep

-- Only one horse has ever led wire to wire in the Turf

-- Favorites are 8-for-23 in Turf history; 11 winners have returned less than

$10; 13 have paid more than $10

DISTAFF

Distaff facts:

-- Fourteen of the last 17 Distaff winners have recorded a triple-digit BRIS

Speed rating in their previous start

-- Ten of the last 12 Distaff winners have earned a BRIS Speed rating of at

least 104 in one of their previous three outings

-- Eight of the last 11 Distaff winners lost their previous start; six of the

last 17 Distaff winners captured their final two preps and only three owned a

three-race winning skein

-- Five have led wire to wire in Distaff history

-- Favorites are 11-for-23 in the Distaff; 16 winners have returned less than

$10; seven have paid more than $10

MILE

Mile facts:

-- Fifteen of the last 17 Mile winners finished either first or second in

final prep; seven of the last 10 were exiting a win

-- American-based horses have accounted for nine of the last 12 Mile victories

-- Eleven of the last 12 American-based winners earned a triple-digit BRIS Speed

rating in final prep and nine earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in last two

starts

-- Only one wire-to-wire victory has been recorded in Mile history

-- Favorites are seven-for-23 in the Mile; 10 winners have returned less than

$10; 12 have paid more than $10

SPRINT

Sprint facts:

-- Last nine Sprint winners, and 10 of the last 11, have earned a BRIS Speed

rating of at least 105 in one of their two previous starts

-- Eight of the last nine Sprint winners have at least a 108 BRIS Speed rating

in last prep

-- Only one American-based winner in the last 17 years has failed to earn a

triple-digit BRIS Speed in the previous start

-- Eleven of the 12 Sprint winners have finished first in one of their two final

preps; seven of the last 10 were exiting a win

-- Four have led wire to wire in Sprint history

-- Favorites are five-for-23 in the Sprint; eight winners have returned less

than $10; 15 have paid more than $10

FILLY & MARE TURF

Filly & Mare Turf facts:

-- Six of the eight Filly & Mare Turf winners lost their final prep; only one

winner entered with a two-race winning streak

-- Three of the four American-based winners failed to earn a triple-digit Speed

ratings in one of their previous two starts

-- Only one wire-to-wire win in Filly & Mare Turf history

-- Favorites are three-for-eight in the Filly & Mare; four winners have returned

less than $10; four have paid more than $10

JUVENILE

Juvenile facts:

-- Eleven of the last 17 Juvenile winners, including five of the last seven,

finished first their final prep; 15 of the last 17 winners captured at least one

of the their two previous starts

-- Last 10 American-based Juvenile winners failed to earn a triple-digit BRIS

Speed rating in final prep (four were 93 or lower); last seven Juvenile winners

had never earned a triple-digit BRIS Speed number

-- No Juvenile winner has earned triple-digit BRIS Speed ratings in last two

starts

-- Three have led wire to wire in Juvenile history

-- Favorites are eight-for-23 in the Juvenile; 11 winners have returned less

than $10; 12 have paid more than $10

JUVENILE FILLIES

Juvenile Fillies facts:

-- Thirteen of the last 17 Juvenile Fillies winners, including the last five,

finished first in their final prep; 16 of the last 17 captured at least one of

their previous two starts

-- Oly five winners have never earned a triple-digit Speed rating

-- Only one wire-to-wire win has been recorded in Juvenile Fillies history

-- Favorites are 13-for-23 in the Juvenile Fillies; 16 winners have returned

less than $10; 7 have paid more than $10