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Breeders' Cup Sprint

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The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs (¾ mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup.

As a championship event, the Breeders' Cup Sprint has been especially decisive in years when no horse clearly dominated the division. In 12 of the Sprint's 20 runnings, the Eclipse Award for champion sprinter has gone to the winner.

What set the aggressive tone for the 6-furlong dash was the 1st Breeders' Cup Sprint in 1984 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California, with Eillo desperately holding off Commemorate to win by a nose. In fact, seven runnings of the Sprint have been decided by a neck or less. Eillo was favored at 1.30-to-1. No favorite would again win the Breeders' Cup Sprint for ten years, until Cherokee Run at 2.80-to-1 in 1994. Lit de Justice was a lukewarm 4-to-1 favorite in the 1996 Sprint, Kona Gold won at 1.70-to-1 in 2000, and Orientate, at 2.70-to-1 in 2002.

2009 Breeders Cup Sprint Schedule

DateRaceGradeDivisionDistanceAge/SexTrackTVTime (ET)
August 3Amsterdam S.IISprint6.5 Furlongs3-Year-OldsSaratogaTVG and HRTV04:00
August 8Bing Crosby S.ISprint6 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpDel MarTVG07:00
August 9Alfred G. Vanderbilt H.IISprint6 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpSaratogaTVG and HRTV04:00
August 29NetJets King's Bishop S.ISprint7 Furlongs3-Year-OldsSaratogaTVG and HRTV04:00
 
September 5ForegoISprint7 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpSaratogaTVG and HRTV04:00
September 6Pat O'Brien S. ISprint7 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpDel MarTVG06:30
 
October 3Vosburgh S.ISprint6 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpBelmont ParkTVG and HRTV04:00
October 31Bold Ruler H.IIISprint7 Furlongs3-Year-Olds & UpAqueductTVG and HRTV04:00