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2025 Breeders Cup Turf Preview
The Breeders Cup Turf was first run back in 1984 and being on the turf, you get lots of European interest in this race. The race is open to 3yo+ and is run over 12f (1m4f) on the turf with a purse of $4m.
Breeders Cup Turf Information:
- Breeders Cup Turf Past Winners
- Breeders Cup Turf Trainer Statistics
- Breeders Cup Turf Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Del Mar tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 Turf market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Breeders Cup Turf, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Breeders Cup Turf 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 Turf next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -10.22. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Little Mike, trained by Dale Romans and ridden by R A Dominguez who set the fastest winning time in the Breeders Cup Turf, the runner won the race in a time of 2:22.83 when winning the race in 2012. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John R Velazquez with English Channel who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:36.96 in the 2007 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Breeders Cup Turf over the last 20 renewals:
- Little Mike (2:22.83) in 2012
- Highland Reel (2:23.00) in 2016
- Magician (2:23.23) in 2013
Breeders Cup Turf Challenge Series
Here are the races that are included in the Breeders Cup Challenge Series for the Breeders Cup Turf:
- Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini (San Isidro)
- Prince of Wales's Stakes (Royal Ascot)
- Gran Premio Brasil (Gavea)
- Takarazuka Kinen (Hanshin)
- King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Ascot)
- Sword Dancer Stakes (Saratoga)
- Del Mar Handicap (Del Mar)
- Irish Champion Stakes (Leopardstown)
- Kentucky Turf Cup (Kentucky Downs)
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Longchamp)
- Champion Stakes (Ascot)
Breeders Cup Turf Past Winners
Here are the Breeders Cup Turf 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 Turf are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
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2024 2:26.07 | Rebels Romance (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (11 of 13) 19/10F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
2023 2:24.30 | Auguste Rodin (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (4 of 11) 5/2F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
2022 2:26.35 | Rebels Romance (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (5 of 13) 596/100 | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
2021 2:25.90 | Yibir (GB) 3yo 8-10 (8 of 14) 17/2 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
2020 2:28.02 | Tarnawa (IRE) 4yo 8-11 (3 of 10) 3/1 | Colin Keane D K Weld (IRE) |
2019 2:24.73 | Bricks And Mortar (USA) 5yo 9-0 (9 of 12) 11/8F | Irad Ortiz Jr Chad C Brown (USA) |
2018 2:32.65 | Enable (GB) 4yo 8-11 (2 of 13) 8/13F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
2017 2:26.19 | Talismanic (GB) 4yo 9-0 (1 of 13) 14/1 | Mickael Barzalona A Fabre (FR) |
2016 2:23.00 | Highland Reel (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (12 of 12) 7/2 | Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
2015 2:32.06 | Found (IRE) 3yo 8-7 (9 of 12) 4/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Breeders Cup Turf have been based:
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 5 placings from 33 runners
- IRE: 6 winners with an additional 10 placings from 36 runners
- USA: 4 winners with an additional 18 placings from 135 runners
- FR: 2 winners with an additional 1 placing from 11 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 3 placings from 4 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- CAN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- ARG: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Breeders Cup Turf Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Breeders Cup Turf over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Magician (2013), Found (2015), Highland Reel (2016) and Auguste Rodin (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Breeders Cup Turf are Charlie Appleby (3 wins), A Fabre (2 wins), Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins) and Brian Meehan (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Breeders Cup Turf, William Mott has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Breeders Cup Turf 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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A P O'Brien | 32-5-14 | -5.00 | -3.97 |
Charlie Appleby | 6-3-3 | +13.36 | +6.82 |
A Fabre | 6-2-3 | +15.00 | +8.17 |
Sir Michael Stoute | 6-2-3 | +0.41 | -0.48 |
Brian Meehan | 5-2-3 | +10.00 | +5.83 |
Chad C Brown | 14-1-4 | -11.62 | -8.77 |
Todd Pletcher | 12-1-3 | -7.00 | -6.86 |
H Graham Motion | 8-1-2 | +0.00 | -0.70 |
John Gosden | 7-1-3 | -5.38 | -4.46 |
Dale Romans | 4-1-1 | +22.00 | +12.00 |
Breeders Cup Turf Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Breeders Cup Turf over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Conduit (2008 & 2009), Magician (2013), Found (2015) and Auguste Rodin (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Breeders Cup Turf are Frankie Dettori (3 wins), John R Velazquez (2 wins) and William Buick (2 wins). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Breeders Cup Turf, Javier Castellano has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Joel Rosario has ridden 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Breeders Cup Turf 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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Ryan Moore | 15-5-12 | +7.91 | +7.35 |
Frankie Dettori | 15-3-5 | +1.62 | -2.23 |
John R Velazquez | 12-2-5 | +1.00 | +2.20 |
William Buick | 6-2-3 | +6.40 | +2.84 |
Irad Ortiz Jr | 7-1-3 | -4.62 | -2.88 |
R A Dominguez | 6-1-2 | +20.00 | +12.10 |
Mickael Barzalona | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.40 |
James Doyle | 2-1-1 | +4.96 | +2.58 |
Joseph O'Brien | 2-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.75 |
Christophe Soumillon | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
2025 Breeders Cup Turf Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2, 11, 5, 1, 1
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 (64%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (65%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Achieved an RPR of 116+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (67%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Carried 122 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Not in a G1-3/LST (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Ran in 7 - 22 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 8/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Carried 122 - 132lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in a Handicap (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Is not ARG/BRZ/CAN/CHI/FR/JPN bred
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Won 1m2f - 1m6½f
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 4 - 21 races (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 2 - 14 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Won within last 5 starts
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 Turf. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Breeders Cup Turf Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners wore blinkers, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-51.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 11 (1,3) [13 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (6,1) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (3,2) [13 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 8 (6,10) [14 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 3 (2,9) [10 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Breeders Cup Turf is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Belmont Park, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Belmont Park last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 204 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 21 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Breeders Cup Turf:
- Galileo (4 Wins)
- Dubawi (3 Wins)
- Dalakhani (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Breeders Cup Turf despite multiple attempts:
- English Channel (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Kittens Joy (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Theatrical (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Little Mike in 2012, winning for Dale Romans at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of R A Dominguez. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. 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 Turf 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 |