2008 Breeders' Cup
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The 2008 Breeders' Cup
World Championships was the 25th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, and took place on October 24 and 25 during the Oak Tree meeting
at Santa Anita Park
in Arcadia, California
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Breeders' Cup
The 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...
World Championships was the 25th edition of thoroughbred racing's season ending premier event, and took place on October 24 and 25 during the Oak Tree meeting
Oak Tree Racing Association
The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American not-for-profit corporation that exists to conduct live thoroughbred horse racing in Southern California.-History:...
at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
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Female Championship Friday
The attendance was 31,257| Race name | Sponsor | Distance/Surface | Restrictions | Purse | Winner |
| Filly & Mare Sprint Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing,... |
Sentient Flight | 7 furlongs Furlong A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. The exact value of the furlong varies slightly among English-speaking countries.... |
Fillies & Mare Mare (horse) A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse age three and younger. However, in Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old; in harness racing a mare is a... s |
$1 million | Ventura Ventura (horse) Ventura is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and the United States. She was bred and raced by Khalid Abdulla's Juddmonte Farms.-Racing career:... |
| Juvenile Fillies Turf Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf is a one mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred fillies two years old. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing.The race was run for the first time in... |
Grey Goose | 1 mile – turf | 2-year-old fillies | $1 million | Maram Maram (horse) Maram is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.In 2009, Maram won the John Hettinger Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.-References:* -External links:... |
| Juvenile Fillies Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.-Automatic Berths:Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup... |
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1 1/16 miles | 2-year-old fillies | $2 million | Stardom Bound Stardom Bound Stardom Bound , is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Tapit , a son of Pulpit by A.P. Indy by Seattle Slew.... |
| Filly & Mare Turf Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 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 World Championships.... |
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1¼ miles | Fillies & Mares | $2 million | Forever Together Forever Together (horse) Forever Together is an American Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse. Bred by the White Fox Farm of Karen and Dewey White , she was purchased and raced by George W. Strawbridge, Jr.'s Augustin Stable.... |
| Ladies' Classic | 1⅛ miles | Fillies and Mares 3 yrs+ | $2 million | Zenyatta Zenyatta Zenyatta is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career and American record-holder for consecutive victories without defeat in unrestricted races.... |
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Saturday: Day 2
| Race name | Sponsor | Distance/Surface | Restrictions | Purse | Winner |
| Marathon Breeders' Cup Marathon The Breeders' Cup Marathon is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race established in 2008 as part of the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships. A Weight for Age race open to horses three years old and up, it was contested on dirt at a distance of 1½ miles in its inaugural running. For 2009,... |
1½ miles – dirt | 3 yrs+ | $500,000 | Muhannak | |
| Turf Sprint Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint The Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint is a Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing... |
ab. 6½ furlongs – turf | 3 yrs+ | $1 million | Desert Code | |
| Dirt Mile Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile is a 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... |
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1 mile – dirt | 3 yrs+ | $1 million | Albertus Maximus |
| 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... |
1 mile – turf | 3 yrs+ | $2 million | Goldikova Goldikova Goldikova is a champion Thoroughbred racemare based in France, although she has raced in North America and England. She has won fourteen group one races, with nine victories over colts and geldings. This puts her above the great Miesque as the only European-trained horse to have won more than 10... |
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| Juvenile Breeders' Cup Juvenile The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.... |
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1 1/16 miles – dirt | 2-year-old colts Colt (horse) A colt is a young male horse, under the age of four. The term "colt" is often confused with foal, which refers to a horse of either sex under one year of age.... & gelding Gelding A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday... s |
$2 million | Midshipman Midshipman (horse) Midshipman is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.Owned by Stonerside Stable and trained by hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert, as a two year old Midshipman won 3 of 4 starts, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Del Mar Futurity.Two weeks before his run in the Breeders Cup, Midshipman was sold... |
| Juvenile Turf Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of one mile. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing... |
Grey Goose | 1 mile – turf | 2-year-old colts & geldings | $1 million | Donativum Donativum (horse) Donativum is a British thoroughbred racehorse and winner of the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.... |
| Sprint Breeders' Cup Sprint 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 , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World... |
Sentient Flight | 6 furlongs – dirt | 3 yrs+ | $2 million | Midnight Lute Midnight Lute Midnight Lute is an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He is owned by Michael E. Pegram and Watson and Weitman Performance, LLC, and was named for Lute Olson, the University of Arizona basketball coach.... |
| Turf Breeders' Cup Turf The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.The forerunner... |
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1½ miles – turf | 3 yrs+ | $3 million | Conduit Conduit (horse) Conduit is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. In a career that lasted from August 2007 to November 2009 he won seven of his fifteen starts, including four at Group One/Grade I level.... |
| Classic Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships... |
1¼ miles – dirt | 3 yrs+ | $5 million | Raven's Pass Raven's Pass Raven's Pass is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse most notable for being the first English-trained winner of the Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.... |
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