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2025 Breeders Cup Sprint Preview
The Breeders Cup Sprint is a fast-paced sprint over six furlongs on the dirt with a purse of $2m. The race is open to runners aged 3yo+ and was first held in 1984.
Breeders Cup Sprint Information:
- Breeders Cup Sprint Past Winners
- Breeders Cup Sprint Trainer Statistics
- Breeders Cup Sprint Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Del Mar tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Breeders Cup Schedule section for links to these.
How competitive is the Breeders Cup Sprint market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Breeders Cup Sprint, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Breeders Cup Sprint Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Breeders Cup Sprint next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.65. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Breeders Cup Sprint.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2007 renewal when Midnight Lute from Bob Baffert under the guidance of G K Gomez, won in a time of 1:09.18, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Midnight Lute, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by G K Gomez set the quickest time of 1:07.08 in the 2008 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Breeders Cup Sprint over the last 20 renewals:
- Midnight Lute (1:07.08) in 2008
- Trinniberg (1:07.98) in 2012
- Dancing In Silks (1:08.14) in 2009
Breeders Cup Sprint Challenge Series
Here are the races that are included in the Breeders Cup Challenge Series for the Breeders Cup Sprint:
- Bing Crosby Handicap (Del Mar)
- Phoenix Stakes (Keeneland)
- Vosburgh Stakes (Aqueduct)
Breeders Cup Sprint Past Winners
Here are the Breeders Cup Sprint past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Breeders Cup Sprint are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
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2024 1:08.62 | Straight No Chaser (USA) 5yo 9-0 (8 of 11) 61/10 | John R Velazquez Dan Blacker (USA) |
2023 1:08.34 | Elite Power (USA) 5yo 9-0 (7 of 8) 17/10F | Irad Ortiz Jr William Mott (USA) |
2022 1:09.11 | Elite Power (USA) 4yo 9-0 (6 of 11) 50/9 | Irad Ortiz Jr William Mott (USA) |
2021 1:08.49 | Aloha West (USA) 4yo 9-0 (5 of 9) 113/10 | Jose L Ortiz Wayne Catalano (USA) |
2020 1:08.61 | Whitmore (USA) 7yo 9-0 (7 of 14) 16/1 | Irad Ortiz Jr Ronald Moquett (USA) |
2019 1:09.00 | Mitole (USA) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 8) 7/4F | Ricardo Santana Jr Steven Asmussen (USA) |
2018 1:08.24 | Roy H (USA) 6yo 9-0 (9 of 9) 5/2 | Paco Lopez Peter Miller (USA) |
2017 1:08.61 | Roy H (USA) 5yo 9-0 (8 of 10) 9/2 | Kent J Desormeaux Peter Miller (USA) |
2016 1:08.79 | Drefong (USA) 3yo 8-12 (2 of 7) 7/2 | Martin Garcia Bob Baffert (USA) |
2015 1:08.58 | Runhappy (USA) 3yo 8-12 (5 of 14) 9/4F | Edgar S Prado Maria Borell (USA) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Breeders Cup Sprint have been based:
- USA: 20 winners with an additional 37 placings from 199 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 6 runners
- CAN: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 4 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Breeders Cup Sprint Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Breeders Cup Sprint over the last 20 renewals is Bob Baffert who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Midnight Lute (2007 & 2008), Secret Circle (2013) and Drefong (2016). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Breeders Cup Sprint are Peter Miller (2 wins) and William Mott (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Breeders Cup Sprint trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Bob Baffert | 14-4-5 | +2.58 | -1.36 |
Peter Miller | 7-2-4 | +2.00 | +3.75 |
William Mott | 4-2-2 | +5.26 | +2.36 |
Steven Asmussen | 14-1-3 | -11.25 | -10.56 |
Doug O'Neill | 7-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.40 |
Ronald Moquett | 5-1-4 | +12.00 | +11.15 |
Wayne Catalano | 5-1-1 | +7.30 | +2.78 |
Bill Spawr | 4-1-1 | +3.00 | +0.60 |
David Fawkes | 4-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.00 |
Shivananda Parbhoo | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +11.00 |
Breeders Cup Sprint Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Breeders Cup Sprint over the last 20 renewals is Irad Ortiz Jr who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Whitmore (2020) and Elite Power (2022 & 2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Breeders Cup Sprint are G K Gomez (2 wins), Martin Garcia (2 wins) and Edgar S Prado (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Breeders Cup Sprint, Javier Castellano has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Breeders Cup Sprint jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
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Irad Ortiz Jr | 8-3-3 | +18.26 | +8.96 |
G K Gomez | 7-2-3 | +1.08 | +0.25 |
Martin Garcia | 5-2-3 | +3.50 | +1.99 |
Edgar S Prado | 3-2-3 | +9.25 | +8.15 |
John R Velazquez | 14-1-5 | -6.90 | -2.57 |
Joel Rosario | 12-1-5 | +14.00 | +12.61 |
Mike E Smith | 9-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.90 |
Jose L Ortiz | 8-1-2 | +4.30 | +0.47 |
Ricardo Santana Jr | 6-1-2 | -3.25 | -2.70 |
Florent Geroux | 3-1-1 | +18.00 | +10.00 |
2025 Breeders Cup Sprint Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 14, 1, 3, 4, (1, 11), 3, 8, 1, 14, 1, (DSQ, 3), 6, 3, 1, 8, 6, 3, 1, 3
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 20 / 20 (67%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (70%) - No bigger than 4/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 57/5 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 2 - 8 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Had 3 - 14 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 1 - 4 races (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 5 - 12 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 101/10 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (71%) - No bigger than 87/10 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (77%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Won within last 4 starts
- 18 / 20 (69%) - Won by at least ¾ (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Del Mar racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Breeders Cup Sprint. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Breeders Cup Sprint Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +8.91 is when runners ran in a Class 2 on debut.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 6 season starts, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-31.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (6,10) [11 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (8,1) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 6 (8,9) [11 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (9,1) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 7 (2,8) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Breeders Cup Sprint is Santa Anita, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Santa Anita last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Saratoga, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Saratoga last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 209 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 5 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Breeders Cup Sprint:
- Curlin (2 Wins)
- More Than Ready (2 Wins)
- Real Quiet (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Breeders Cup Sprint despite multiple attempts:
- Speightstown (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Distorted Humor (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Dancing In Silks in 2009, winning for Carla Gaines at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Joel Rosario. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Breeders Cup Sprint why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Breeders Cup Sprint Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
Breeders Cup Schedule
Breeders Cup Juvenile races on Friday
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint | Magnum Force (IRE) 2yo - 125/10 | G M Lyons Colin Keane |
Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies | Immersive (USA) 2yo - 2/1 | Brad H Cox Manuel Franco |
Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf | Lake Victoria (IRE) 2yo - 7/10 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Breeders Cup Juvenile | Citizen Bull (USA) 2yo - 159/10 | Bob Baffert Martin Garcia |
Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf | Henri Matisse (IRE) 2yo - 39/10 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Breeders Cup Championship races on Saturday
Race | Last Winner | Info |
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Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint | Soul Of An Angel (USA) 5yo - 198/10 | Saffie A Joseph Jr Drayden Van Dyke |
Breeders Cup Turf Sprint | Starlust (GB) 3yo - 34/1 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
Breeders Cup Distaff | Thorpedo Anna (USA) 3yo - 2/5 | Kenneth McPeek Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr |
Breeders Cup Turf | Rebels Romance (IRE) 6yo - 19/10 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
Breeders Cup Classic | Sierra Leone (USA) 3yo - 69/10 | Chad C Brown Flavien Prat |
Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf | Moira (CAN) 5yo - 58/10 | Kevin Attard Flavien Prat |
Breeders Cup Sprint | Straight No Chaser (USA) 5yo - 61/10 | Dan Blacker John R Velazquez |
Breeders Cup Mile | More Than Looks (USA) 4yo - 69/10 | Cherie DeVaux Jose L Ortiz |
Breeders Cup Dirt Mile | Full Serrano (ARG) 5yo - 134/10 | John W Sadler Joel Rosario |