Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
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The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile is a 1 miles (1.6 km) Weight for Age
stakes race for thoroughbred
racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, and is run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack). This contrasts with the similar Breeders' Cup Mile
, run on grass. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States
, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada
.
The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first day of the expanded Breeders' Cup at that year's host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport, New Jersey
. It became a Grade I
event in 2009..
The purse is $1 million US
. The 2007 race was held at a distance of 1 mile 70 yards (1673 m) instead of the normal distance of 1 miles (1.6 km) because of the configuration of the dirt track at Monmouth Park.
Most wins by a jockey
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Most wins by a trainer
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Most wins by an owner:
Weight for Age
Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...
stakes race for thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, and is run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack). This contrasts with the similar Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...
, run on grass. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first day of the expanded Breeders' Cup at that year's host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
in Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...
. It became a Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
event in 2009..
The purse is $1 million US
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
. The 2007 race was held at a distance of 1 mile 70 yards (1673 m) instead of the normal distance of 1 miles (1.6 km) because of the configuration of the dirt track at Monmouth Park.
Records
Most wins:- No horse has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
:
- No jockey has won this race more than once.
Most wins by a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
:
- No trainer has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once
Winners of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile since inception
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Caleb's Posse | 3 | Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh Rajiv Maragh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.... |
Donnie K. Von Hemel | McNeil Stables/Cheyenne Stables | 1:34.59 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2010 | Dakota Phone | 5 | Joel Rosario Joel Rosario Joel Rosario is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Santo Domingo where he earned his... |
Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers.... |
Todaro/Halo Farms/Carver/Hollendorfer | 1:35.29 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2009 | Furthest Land Furthest Land Furthest Land is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Catherine Wills, Furthest Land is the first registered foal from the unraced mare, Flagrant, a daughter of Rahy. He was a former claimer for $35,000 who won the 2009 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile by 3/4 length over Ready's Echo and heavily... |
4 | Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux Julien R. Leparoux is a Champion jockey currently racing in the United States.Leparoux, grew up in a racing family, the son of a jockey turned assistant trainer. He worked at the Chantilly Racecourse as a stable hand and in January 2003 emigrated to California to work as an exercise rider for... |
Michael J. Maker Michael J. Maker Michael J. Maker is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. The son of a trainer, he learned the business from his father then set up his own public stable in 1991. In 1993 he went to work as an assistant to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer D... |
Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 1:35.50 | $1,000,000 | I |
| 2008 | Albertus Maximus | 4 | Garrett Gomez Garrett K. Gomez Garrett Keith Gomez is an American thoroughbred jockey.-Early career:Gomez learned to ride by watching his father, Louie, who was a jockey at many tracks in the Southwest United States... |
Vladimir Cerin | Brandon & Marianne Chase | 1:33.41 | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007 | Corinthian Corinthian (horse) Corinthian is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.He was purchased at the Fasig-Tipton 2004 Saratoga yearling sale for $385,000 by the Centennial Farms racing partnership led by Donald V. Little Sr... |
4 | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
James A. Jerkens James A. Jerkens James A. "Jimmy" Jerkens is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers.... |
Centennial Farms | 1:39.06 | $1,000,000 |
See also
- * Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile "top three finishers" and startersBreeders' Cup Dirt Mile top three finishersThis is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, a grade one race run on dirt held on Saturday of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships..-References:*...
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred ChampionshipsBreeders' CupThe Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...
- American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended EventsAmerican thoroughbred racing top attended eventsThis is a listing of the top attended stakes race for thoroughbred racing in North America by year. This chart will list the paid attendance to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland; the Kentucky Oaks at...