2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint will made its debut at last year's World Championships, November 2-3 at Churchill Downs and carried a $1 million purse. The race will be run at 5.5 furlongs on the turf and will be open to all 2-year-olds.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
| Purse: | $1,000,000 | Grade: | TBD |
| Distance: | 5.5 Furlongs | Age: | 2 |
2019 Juvenile Turf Sprint Recap - Four Wheel Drive
Breeze Easy's Four Wheel Drive broke sharply from the gate and never looked back en route to wiring Friday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2) at Santa Anita Park.
Breaking from post 9 as the 3/2 favorite under Irad Ortiz, Jr., Four Wheel Drive posted opening fractions of :21.55 and :44.03 before completing the 5-furlong event over the firm turf course in a final time of :55.66.
The Wesley Ward trainee, a first-crop son of the 2015 Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup Classic champion American Pharoah, was 3/4 of a length ahead of Chimney Rock in second. Another 2 1/4 lengths back, a tight photo finish for third went the way of Another Miracle over the winner's stablemate, Kimari.
Four Wheel Drive returned $5 to win, $3.40 to place, and $3 to show. Chimney Rock brought back $8.20 to place and $5.40 to show, while Another Miracle paid $7.80 to show.
2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Odds & Entries
Race 5 at Santa Anita on Friday, November 01 - Post 4:12 PM
| Entry | Horse | ML Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chimney Rock | 10-1 | Jose Ortiz 122 Lbs |
Michael Maker |
| 2 | Band Practice (IRE) | 12-1 | Jamie Spencer 119 Lbs |
Archie Watson |
| 3 | Another Miracle | 15-1 | Manuel Franco 122 Lbs |
Gary Contessa |
| 4 | Dream Shot (IRE) | 15-1 | Christopher Hayes 122 Lbs |
James Tate |
| 5 | Encoder | 15-1 | Flavien Prat 122 Lbs |
John Sadler |
| 6 | Alligator Alley (GB) | 12-1 | Wayne Lordan 122 Lbs |
Joseph O'Brien |
| 7 | Kimari | 7-2 | John Velazquez 119 Lbs |
Wesley Ward |
| 8 | Dr Simpson (FR) | 15-1 | Richard Kingscote 119 Lbs |
Thomas Dascombe |
| 9 | Four Wheel Drive | 3-1 | Irad Ortiz, Jr. 122 Lbs |
Wesley Ward |
| 10 | A'Ali (IRE) | 6-1 | Lanfranco Dettori 122 Lbs |
Simon Crisford |
| 11 | King Neptune | 15-1 | Ryan Moore 122 Lbs |
Aidan O'Brien |
| 12 | Cambria | 12-1 | Tyler Gaffalione 119 Lbs |
Wesley Ward |
| 13 | Bulletproof One | 12-1 | Javier Castellano 119 Lbs |
Peter Miller |
| 14 | Air Force Jet (GB) | 12-1 | Wayne Lordan 122 Lbs |
Joseph O'Brien |
| 15 | Fore Left | 12-1 | Mario Gutierrez 122 Lbs |
Doug O'Neill |
| 16 | Karak | 15-1 | Julio Garcia 122 Lbs |
Wesley Ward |
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Debuted in the 2019 Championships
The Breeders' Cup implemented in 2019 the promotion of the undercard Juvenile Turf Sprint, an open race for both genders, to the Breeders' Cup World Championships program. The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint carries a $1 million purse. The race will be run at about 5.5 furlongs on the turf and will be open to all 2-year-olds.
With the addition of the Juvenile Turf Sprint, there are now 14 races in this year's World Championships plus an additional $1 million in undercard purses. Total purses and awards for the 2020 event will now exceed $30 million.
"The upgrade of the Juvenile Turf Sprint is in response to the increasing popularity of turf racing in North America and will fill a need for international turf sprint sires," said Dora Delgado, Breeders' Cup Senior Vice President of Racing and Nominations. "Each year, the Juvenile Turf and the Juvenile Fillies Turf are oversubscribed at the Championships. We feel that Juvenile Turf Sprint will also be a popular draw among horsemen from North America and overseas stables and will generate interest among North American racetracks to card races in this division."
What is the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint?
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of 5½ furlongs. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.
The race will be run for the first time as a Breeders' Cup Championship race in 2019 during the first day of the Breeders' Cup at host track, Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to 2019 the Juvenile Turf Sprint was run as an undercard race at the Breeders' Cup.
Breeders Cup' Juvenile Turf Sprint Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Four Wheel Drive | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Wesley Ward | :55.66 |
| 2018 | Bulletin | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | 1:05.54 |
2019 BREEDERS' CUP RACE SCHEDULE
| Breeders' Cup Race | Grade | Purse | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint | II | $1,000,000 | November 1 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | I | $1,000,000 | November 1 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | I | $2,000,000 | November 1 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf | I | $1,000,000 | November 1 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile | I | $2,000,000 | November 1 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | I | $1,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint | I | $1,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | I | $1,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | I | $2,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Sprint | I | $2,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Mile | I | $2,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff | I | $2,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Turf | I | $4,000,000 | November 2 |
| 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic | I | $6,000,000 | November 2 |
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