The Breeders' Cup Sprint has been a popular racing event since the inauguration of Breeders' Cup in 1984. At present, this horseracing event carries a purse of $2 million and has proven a nightmare for handicappers among the Breeders' Cup races. As a champion event, the Breeders' Cup Sprint has become a platform where none can predict which horse is going to perform best on that very day. In fact, in seven of the Breeders' Cup Sprint races, the winner was decided by a distance of neck or less than that. So, from the result itself we can measure the level of competition in this race.
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| Fractional | American | |
|---|---|---|
| Jackies Warrior | 4/5 | -125 |
| Dr Schivel | 9/2 | +450 |
| Special Reserve | 11/1 | +1100 |
| Following Sea | 14/1 | +1400 |
| Aloha West | 11/1 | +1100 |
| Firenze Fire | 18/1 | +1800 |
| Cz Rocket | 18/1 | +1800 |
| Matera Sky | 50/1 | +5000 |
| Lexitonian | 33/1 | +3300 |
Browsing the history of Breeders' Cup Sprint, we find the 1990 session. The 1989 champion, Safely Kept, fought brilliantly head-to-head battle with English invader Dayjur - favorite of that race; inside the furlong pole, Dayjur suddenly took the command over but only forty yards away from the finishing line, he jumped the shadow of Belmont Park's grandstand and lost his action for a few moment. Those missteps were enough for the favorite, Safety Kept, to regain the lead and hold on for a neck victory.
On October 27, 2007, Midnight Lute, trained by multiple Kentucky Derby winner, Bob Baffert, scored the most important victory of his career when he won the six-furlong Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park, ridden by Garrett Gomez. Coming from last to first, he won by 4 3/4 lengths over a sloppy track in a time of 1:09.18. In his next visit to Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita Park on October 25th, 2008, he finished the six-furlong dash in a final time of 1:07:08 on a fast track making Midnight Lute the first horse to ever repeat in the Breeders' Cup Sprint.
In the 2000, Kona Gold snatched the winning title while the Java Gold gelding placed third in 1998, second in 1999 and finally won the race at six. In fact the favorite takes it all in this race!!! We all are expecting the same trend of results in this year too. The 2009 winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint, Dancing in Silks, shared 2009 California Horse of the Year honors with California Flag.
In the Breeders' Cup Sprint, all the participants come with full vigor and preparation; but the factor for which they get different results in the racing list, is their approach and the performance on that very day. In spite of odds and obstacles, top quality sprinters have always proven their class!