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Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf
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The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup.
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) is a relative newcomer as it is the only existing series in the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships races that was not a part of the original seven Breeders' Cup races group begun in 1984.
In July 1998, the Breeders' Cup board of directors voted on the decision to fill an obvious gap in the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships lineup by creating this $1 million series for fillies and mares. The first Filly & Mare Turf was held in 1999 at Gulfstream Park.
The Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf was first run in 1999 at 1 3/8 miles, owing mainly to Gulfstream Park's grass course configuration, and was again contested like so in the following year. Come 2001, the distance was then shifted to 10 furlongs.
2009 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf Schedule
| Date | Race | Grade | Division | Distance | Age/Sex | Track | TV | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | Diana H. | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Saratoga | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| August 1 | San Clemente H. | II | Filly & Mare Turf | 1 Mile (T) | 3-Year-Olds | Del Mar | TVG | 07:00 |
| August 2 | Taylor Made Matchmaker S. | III | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Monmouth Park | TVG and HRTV | 03:30 |
| August 8 | Beverly D. | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 9.5 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Arlington Park | HRTV | 05:00 |
| August 16 | John C. Mabee S. | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Del Mar | TVG | 07:00 |
| August 21 | Lake Placid | II | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds | Saratoga | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| August 22 | Del Mar Oaks | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds | Del Mar | TVG | 07:00 |
| August 29 | Ballston Spa H. | II | Filly & Mare Turf | 8.5 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Saratoga | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| September 7 | Glens Falls H. | III | Filly & Mare Turf | 11 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Saratoga | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| September 7 | Pucker Up S. | III | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds | Arlington Park | HRTV | 05:00 |
| September 9 | Palomar H. | II | Filly & Mare Turf | 8.5 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Del Mar | TVG | 07:00 |
| September 12 | Garden City S. * | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds | Belmont Park | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| September 19 | Noble Damsel H. | III | Filly & Mare Turf | 1 Mile (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Belmont Park | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| September 20 | Canadian S. | II | Filly & Mare Turf | 9 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Woodbine | HRTV | 03:00 |
| October 3 | Flower Bowl | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 10 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Belmont Park | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| October 17 | Athenia | III | Filly & Mare Turf | 8.5 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Belmont Park | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| October 17 | E.P. Taylor S. | I | Filly & Mare Turf | 10 Furlongs (T) | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Woodbine | HRTV | 04:00 |
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