Breeders Cup Sprint
The Breeders’ Cup Sprint is usually one of the most wide open races of the two-day championship event, a six furlong sprint on the main track that usually is a mad dash from start to finish.
A photo finish often decides the winner of the race, most recently in 2009 when Dancing With Silks with Joel Rosario in the irons won by the slimmest of margins over Crown of Thorns in a four horse photo.
The top four were separated by a nose, head, and a nose, with Dancing With Silks pulling off the second biggest upset in Sprint history, returning $52.60 for a $2 bet with fellow longshot Crown of Thorns (15/1) completing a $2 exacta that returned $455.80.
Hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert leads all trainers with three wins in the Sprint (1992, 2007, 2008), and saddled the only two-time winner of the race Midnight Lute, who won in 2007 and 2008.
Corey Nakatani leads all jockeys in Sprint wins with four (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006).
2010 Recap: Big Drama, with jockey Eibar Coa aboard broke like a shot out of the one post and jumped to the early lead and did not look back, taking the field gate to wire to win the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint.
Sent off as the 5/1 second choice in the field of 12, the colt drew clear in the stretch and held off runner up Hamazing Destiny by 1 ½ lengths, returning $12.40 for a $2 wager.
Hamazing Destiny came with a five wide rally to grab the runner up spot under jockey Joel Rosario at odds of 23/1 and completed a $2 exacta that paid $254.80.
Big Drama was trained by David Fawkes, who won the race with his first starter in a Breeders’ Cup race.
2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Video:
Breeders’ Cup Sprint Winners:
|
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
|
2010 |
Big Drama |
Eibar Coa |
David Fawkes |
|
2009 |
Dancing in Silks |
Joel Rosario |
Carla Gaines |
|
2008 |
Midnight Lute |
Garrett Gomez |
Bob Baffert |
|
2007 |
Midnight Lute |
Garrett Gomez |
Bob Baffert |
|
2006 |
Thor's Echo |
Corey Nakatani |
Doug O'Neill |
|
2005 |
Silver Train |
Edgar Prado |
Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
|
2004 |
Speightstown |
John Velazquez |
Todd A. Pletcher |
|
2003 |
Cajun Beat |
Cornelio Velasquez |
Stephen Margolis |
|
2002 |
Orientate |
Jerry Bailey |
D. Wayne Lukas |
|
2001 |
Squirtle Squirt |
Jerry Bailey |
Robert J. Frankel |
|
2000 |
Kona Gold |
Alex Solis |
Bruce Headley |
|
1999 |
Artax |
Jorge F. Chavez |
Louis Albertrani |
|
1998 |
Reraise |
Corey Nakatani |
Craig Dollase |
|
1997 |
Elmhurst |
Corey Nakatani |
Jenine Sahadi |
|
1996 |
Lit de Justice |
Corey Nakatani |
Jenine Sahadi |
|
1995 |
Desert Stormer |
Kent Desormeaux |
Frank Lyons |
|
1994 |
Cherokee Run |
Mike E. Smith |
Frank A. Alexander |
|
1993 |
Cardmania |
Ed Delahoussaye |
Derek Meredith |
|
1992 |
Thirty Slews |
Eddie Delahoussaye |
Bob Baffert |
|
1991 |
Sheikh Albadou |
Pat Eddery |
Alex Scott |
|
1990 |
Safely Kept |
Craig Perret |
Alan E. Goldberg |
|
1989 |
Dancing Spree |
Angel Cordero, Jr. |
C. R. McGaughey III |
|
1988 |
Gulch |
Angel Cordero, Jr. |
D. Wayne Lukas |
|
1987 |
Very Subtle |
Pat Valenzuela |
Melvin F. Stute |
|
1986 |
Smile |
Jacinto Vasquez |
Scotty Schulhofer |
|
1985 |
Precisionist |
Chris McCarron |
Ross Fenstermaker |
|
1984 |
Eillo |
Craig Perret |
Budd Lepman |
