Breeders' Cup: Turf Trends, Host Tracks and Longshots

No fewer than 23 of the last 28 winners of the Turf were based outside North America, including 10 wins in the last 11 editions. Irish-bred runners have been especially formidable, with 18 wins overall.

On this page · 5 sections

1. Best Breeders’ Cup Betting Sites
2. Overseas runners in the Turf
3. Where the meeting is staged
4. Longshots, favourites and qualifiers
5. Tracks that have hosted the meeting

Overseas runners in the Turf

Since 2010, 75% of Breeders' Cup Turf winners were positioned no closer than fifth for the first half-mile. Top trainer Aidan O'Brien holds a record seven wins in the race, all with horses bred in Ireland.

Where the meeting is staged

The Breeders' Cup is run at different tracks, but none more often than Santa Anita Park, which has hosted the series 11 times. Churchill Downs has hosted nine times, and Belmont Park four editions. Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto hosted the only Breeders' Cup edition to have been held in another country.

Longshots, favourites and qualifiers

The biggest longshot to win a Breeders' Cup race was in the 1993 Classic, when Arcangues won at 133.60-1. Many Breeders' Cup winners go on to win Eclipse Awards in their division, and betting favorites have a 31% strike rate. Since 2007 the event has been run over two days, with a format that includes several "Win and You're In" challenge races that automatically qualify their winners.

Tracks that have hosted the meeting

Example. Host counts for completed editions only assumed.