Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
Breeders Cup 2009

Turf Sprint Conditions

BREEDERS' CUP TURF SPRINT,
Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park, November 7, 6 1/2 furlongs on turf. Purse $1,000,000. 3-year-olds and up. Weights: (Northern Hemisphere) 3-year-olds, 123 pounds; older 126 pounds; (Southern Hemisphere) 3-year-olds, 121 pounds; older 126 pounds; fillies and mares allowed 3 pounds. 2nd running; race record set in 2008 by Desert Code (1:11.60)

Turf Sprint Prep Schedule

Date
Prep
Track
Winner

7/11Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint Handicap - (Video)CrcLittle Nick
7/11Arlington Sprint Handicap - (Video)APYankee Injunuity
7/18Jaipur Stakes (G3) - (Video)BelSilver Timber
8/1Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Hcp - (Video)PenCardashi
8/9Prix Maurice de Gheest (FR -G1)DeaKing's Apostle
8/29Play the King Stakes (CAN-G2) - (Video)WOJungle Wave
9/7Turf Monster Handicap - (Video)PhaChamberlain Bridge
9/25Cleanevent Manikato Stakes (AUS-G1)MooDanleigh
9/30Morvich Handicap (G3) - (Video)OSACalifornia Flag
10/4Qatar Prix de L'Abbaye (FR -G1)LCHTotal Gallery
10/10Woodford Stakes (G3) - (Video)KeeSilver Timber
10/17Nearctic Stakes (CAN-G2) - (Video)WOField Commission
Turf Sprint Headlines
California Flag flies to Turf Sprint winEmphatically making up for his only loss since August 2008, California-bred speedster California Flag rolled to a 1 3/4-length win in the $909,000 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
THOROUGHBRED TIMES staff picks for Saturday's Breeders' Cup racesFive members of the THOROUGHBRED TIMES editorial staff make their selections for Saturday's Breeders' Cup card.
Connections confident in Desert Code for Turf SprintWhile a seventh-place finish in a final prep may not sound like a path to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, the unplaced finish by Desert Code in the Morvich Handicap (G3) did not bother the connections of Desert Code.
Breeders' Cup
Nov. 6th & 7th