2015 Breeders’ Cup Stakes
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) 1 1/4 miles • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $5 Million BREEDERS’ CUP Keeneland/Coyle Keeneland/Coady
Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner to compete at Keeneland since Whirlaway in 1942, closed his historic 3-year-old season by winning the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) for trainer Bob A. Baffert and jockey Victor Espinoza and securing the first so-called “Grand Slam” in Thoroughbred racing. In his career, American Pharoah won nine races in 11 starts and earned $8,650,300. He was named Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male. Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coyle Keeneland/Coady
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 American Pharoah* (3) Victor Espinoza (122) Effinex (4) Honor Code (4) 2:00.07 ft 6 1/2 Zayat Stables Bob A. Baffert Mike Smith (126) Javier Castellano (126) (NTR)
* Winning favorite.
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® Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) 1 mile • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $1 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
In the final race of his career, Keeneland sales graduate Liam’s Map scored a 2½-length victory in the Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1).
BREEDERS’ CUP Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Liam’s Map* (4) Javier Castellano (126) Lea (6) Red Vine (5) 1:34.54 ft 2 1/2 Teresa Viola Racing Stables Todd A. Pletcher Jose Lezcano (126) Joel Rosario (126) (NTR) and West Point Thoroughbreds
Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) 1 1/8 miles • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares • Purse: $2 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Stopchargingmaria (white bridle) won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) by a neck over future champion 3-year-old filly Stellar Wind.
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Stopchargingmaria (4) Javier Castellano (124) Stellar Wind (3) Curalina (3) 1:48.98 ft nk Town and Country Farms Corp. Todd A. Pletcher Victor Espinoza (121) Joel Rosario (121)
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® TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) 7 furlongs • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares • Purse: $1 Million BREEDERS’ CUP Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Wavell Avenue earned the first stakes victory of her career when she won the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1).
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Wavell Avenue (4) Joel Rosario (124) La Verdad (5) Taris (4) 1:22.39 ft 1 3/4 Michael Dubb, David Simon, Chad C. Brown Jose Ortiz (124) Gary Stevens (124) Head of Plains Partners and Bethlehem Stables
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) 1 3/16 miles (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • fillies and mares • Purse: $2 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Keeneland sales graduate Stephanie’s Kitten captured the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) for her second Breeders’ Cup victory, following the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G2).
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Stephanie’s Kitten (6) Irad Ortiz Jr. (124) Legatissimo (IRE) (3) Queen’s Jewel (GB) (3) 1:56.22 gd 1 1/4 Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Chad C. Brown Ryan Moore (120) Maxime Guyon (120)
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® Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) 1 1/16 miles • 2-year-olds • colts and geldings • Purse: $2 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Keeneland sales graduate Nyquist remained unbeaten with his victory in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and was named champion 2-year-old male.
BREEDERS’ CUP Year Winner/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Nyquist Mario Gutierrez (122) Swipe Brody’s Cause 1:43.79 ft 1 1/2 Reddam Racing Doug F. O’Neill Victor Espinoza (122) Corey Lanerie (122)
14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) 1 1/16 miles • 2-year-olds • fillies • Purse: $2 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Songbird closed her 2015 campaign with a win in the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and was named champion 2-year-old filly.
Year Winner/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Songbird* Mike Smith (122) Rachel’s Valentina Dothraki Queen 1:42.73 ft 5 3/4 Fox Hill Farms Inc. Jerry Hollendorfer John Velazquez (122) Maxime Guyon (122)
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® Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) 1 mile (turf) • 2-year-olds • fillies • Purse: $1 Million BREEDERS’ CUP Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Keeneland sales graduate Catch a Glimpse defeated 13 rivals to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).
Year Winner/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Catch a Glimpse Florent Geroux (122) Alice Springs (IRE) Nemoralia 1:39.08 yl 1 3/4 Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler Mark E. Casse Ryan Moore (122) Joel Rosario (122) Haggin Course and Windways Farm
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) 1 mile • 2-year-olds • colts and geldings • Purse: $1 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
After winning his first two races in Ireland, Kentucky-bred Hit It a Bomb captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).
Year Winner/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Hit It a Bomb Ryan Moore (122) Airoforce Birchwood (IRE) 1:38.86 yl nk Mrs. Evelyn M. Stockwell Aidan P. O’Brien Julien Leparoux (122) James Doyle (122) Haggin Course
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® Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) 1 mile (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $2 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
After winning the First Lady (G1) during Keeneland’s Fall Meet, Tepin defeated males in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) and was named champion female turf horse.
BREEDERS’ CUP Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Tepin (4) Julien Leparoux (123) Mondialiste (IRE) (5) Grand Arch (6) 1:36.69 gd 2 1/4 Robert E. Masterson Mark E. Casse Daniel Tudhope (126) Luis Saez (126) Haggin Course
TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) 6 furlongs • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $1.5 Million Keeneland/Coady
Keeneland sales graduate Runhappy was named champion sprinter after a campaign that included wins in the Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix (G3) during Keeneland’s Fall Meet and the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). Keeneland/Photos by Z Keeneland/Photos
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Runhappy* (3) Edgar Prado (124) Private Zone (6) Favorite Tale (4) 1:08.58 ft 3/4 James McIngvale Maria Borell Martin Pedroza (126) Javier Castellano (126) (NTR)
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® Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) 1 1/2 miles (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $3 Million BREEDERS’ CUP Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
After racing in France and England earlier the same month, the filly Found (IRE) defeated multiple Group 1 winner Golden Horn (GB) and eventual North American champion Big Blue Kitten in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1).
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Found (IRE) (3) Ryan Moore (119) Golden Horn (GB) (3) Big Blue Kitten (7) 2:32.06 gd 1/2 Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Aidan P. O’Brien Lanfranco Dettori (122) Joe Bravo (126) Haggin Course Magnier and Derrick Smith
TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) 5 1/2 furlongs (turf) • 3-year-olds and up • Purse: $1 Million Keeneland/Coady Keeneland/Coady
Second in the Woodford (G3) Presented by Keeneland Select during the Fall Meet, Keeneland sales graduate Mongolian Saturday upset the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at odds of 15-1.
Year Winner/Age/Owner Jockey/Wgt./Trainer 2nd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. 3rd/Age/Jockey/Wgt. Time Margin 2015 Mongolian Saturday (5) Florent Geroux (126) Lady Shipman (3) Green Mask (4) 1:03.19 gd nk Mongolian Stable Enebish Ganbat Irad Ortiz Jr. (121) Joel Rosario (126) Haggin Course
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