Breeders Cup Turf Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Explore the Breeders Cup Turf, a prestigious 1.5-mile race at Del Mar. Discover past champions, successful trainers and jockeys, and key trends to help identify potential winners in this premier international turf event during the Breeders Cup.
Breeders Cup Turf Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

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:

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:

  1. Little Mike (2:22.83) in 2012
  2. Highland Reel (2:23.00) in 2016
  3. 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:

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.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A P O'Brien32-5-14-5.00-3.97
Charlie Appleby6-3-3+13.36+6.82
A Fabre6-2-3+15.00+8.17
Sir Michael Stoute6-2-3+0.41-0.48
Brian Meehan5-2-3+10.00+5.83
Chad C Brown14-1-4-11.62-8.77
Todd Pletcher12-1-3-7.00-6.86
H Graham Motion8-1-2+0.00-0.70
John Gosden7-1-3-5.38-4.46
Dale Romans4-1-1+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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore15-5-12+7.91+7.35
Frankie Dettori15-3-5+1.62-2.23
John R Velazquez12-2-5+1.00+2.20
William Buick6-2-3+6.40+2.84
Irad Ortiz Jr7-1-3-4.62-2.88
R A Dominguez6-1-2+20.00+12.10
Mickael Barzalona2-1-1+13.00+7.40
James Doyle2-1-1+4.96+2.58
Joseph O'Brien2-1-2+4.00+2.75
Christophe Soumillon2-1-1+4.00+2.00

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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster Competition Manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of international horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's international horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.

Breeders Cup Schedule

Breeders Cup Juvenile races on Friday

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf SprintMagnum Force (IRE)
2yo - 125/10
G M Lyons
Colin Keane
Breeders Cup Juvenile FilliesImmersive (USA)
2yo - 2/1
Brad H Cox
Manuel Franco
Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies TurfLake Victoria (IRE)
2yo - 7/10
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
Breeders Cup JuvenileCitizen Bull (USA)
2yo - 159/10
Bob Baffert
Martin Garcia
Breeders Cup Juvenile TurfHenri Matisse (IRE)
2yo - 39/10
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Breeders Cup Championship races on Saturday

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Breeders Cup Filly & Mare SprintSoul Of An Angel (USA)
5yo - 198/10
Saffie A Joseph Jr
Drayden Van Dyke
Breeders Cup Turf SprintStarlust (GB)
3yo - 34/1
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
Breeders Cup DistaffThorpedo Anna (USA)
3yo - 2/5
Kenneth McPeek
Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr
Breeders Cup TurfRebels Romance (IRE)
6yo - 19/10
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
Breeders Cup ClassicSierra Leone (USA)
3yo - 69/10
Chad C Brown
Flavien Prat
Breeders Cup Filly & Mare TurfMoira (CAN)
5yo - 58/10
Kevin Attard
Flavien Prat
Breeders Cup SprintStraight No Chaser (USA)
5yo - 61/10
Dan Blacker
John R Velazquez
Breeders Cup MileMore Than Looks (USA)
4yo - 69/10
Cherie DeVaux
Jose L Ortiz
Breeders Cup Dirt MileFull Serrano (ARG)
5yo - 134/10
John W Sadler
Joel Rosario

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