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unusual facts about Breeders Cup



Great Yarmouth Racecourse

Since then Great Yarmouth winners included Ouija Board, who went on to win the English and Irish Oaks before scoring at the Breeders Cup, the annual international horse racing championships in the USA.


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Aidan O'Brien

The season however ended on a very sad note after George Washington was put down after breaking down in the Breeders Cup Classic.

Allaire du Pont

The Grade III Pimlico Breeders' Cup Distaff Handicap at Pimlico Race Course was renamed the Allaire du Pont Breeders' Cup Distaff in her memory.

British Columbia Derby

The British Columbia Breeders' Cup Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the third week of September at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Distaff

From 1984 until 2007 at the American Breeders' Cup World Championships, the major race for fillies and mares was the Breeders' Cup Distaff (beginning in 2008, the event is referred to as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic. Starting in 2013 the name of the race changed back to being called the Breeders' Cup Distaff).

Domedriver

Jockey Thierry Thulliez, riding in his first ever Breeders' Cup race, guided Domedriver to an upset win over the heavily favored Rock of Gibraltar who had come into the race having won a world record seven straight Group One races.

Francine Villeneuve

On November 2, 1991 Villeneuve became the first woman to ride in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, and was the second in any Breeders' Cup race, as American Julie Krone had previously ridden at the Breeders' Cup in both 1988 and 1989.

Lookin At Lucky

Lookin At Lucky was retired to Coolmore's Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky shortly after his run in the Breeders Cup.

Miesque

She returned to the U.S. to defend her Breeders Cup title at Churchill Downs in Kentucky and once again was up against a very strong field of older males including Belmont Stakes winner Bet Twice and the Daniel Wildenstein-owned champion, Steinlen.

Mizdirection

Two days after her Breeders' Cup win was, Mizdirection was purchased for $2.7 million by Al Shaqab Racing of Qatar, owned by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani, and the horse will become a broodmare.

Morley Street

In October he was again sent to the United States for the Breeders' Cup Chase, run at Fair Hill Racecourse.

Pat O'Brien Handicap

The race, also known as the Pat O'Brien Breeders' Cup Handicap, is open to horses age three and up willing to race seven furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt, and currently carries a purse of $250,000.

Presious Passion

American turf writer Steve Haskin has described this as one of the best losing performances in Breeders' Cup history.

Slew o' Gold

After the Breeders' Cup, Slew o' Gold was retired to stand at stud at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Kentucky.

Zensational

Zensational will face a heavy field of sprint horses at their best, the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint at the Oak Tree Meeting at Santa Anita Park will include Kentucky Cup Sprint winner, El Brujo, Forego Handicap winner Pyro and winner of the 2009 Ancient Title Stake going 6 furlongs, Gayego, hold a spot also.