The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile
thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old
fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the
Breeders' Cup World Championships in early November.
Automatic berths
Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed "The Breeders' Cup Challenge," a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to winners of defined races. Each of the fourteen divisions has multiple qualifying races. In the Juvenile Fillies division, runners are limited to 14, with up to three automatic berths.
The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were:
# the
Chandelier Stakes, a Grade 2 race run in October at
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious race ...
in California
# the
Alcibiades Stakes
The Alcibiades Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A Grade I race, it is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the di ...
, a Grade 1 race run in October at
Keeneland
Keeneland Association, Inc. is an equine business based in Lexington, Kentucky. It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales, a horse auction complex. It is also known for ...
in Kentucky
# the
Frizette Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in October at
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park, Queens, South Ozone Park and Jamaica, Queens, Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States. Aqueduct is the only racetrack within ...
in New York
Records
Most wins by a
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
:
* 3 –
Mike E. Smith (2008, 2015, 2017)
* 3 -
Joel Rosario
Joel Rosario (born January 14, 1985) is a Dominican jockey who mainly competes in American thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Ke ...
(2018, 2020, 2021)
* 2 –
Pat Valenzuela (1986, 1992)
* 2 –
Pat Day
Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991 an ...
(1987, 1994)
* 2 –
Jerry Bailey (1995, 1999)
* 2 –
John Velazquez (2000, 2002)
* 2 –
Corey Nakatani (2004, 2011)
* 2 –
Garrett K. Gomez (2007, 2012)
* 2 –
Javier Castellano
Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977) is a Venezuelan jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
Castellano won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey four times in a row from 2013 to 2016. In 2023 he won two legs of the American Tripl ...
(2013, 2019)
Most wins by a
trainer:
* 6 –
D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 –
Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1988)
* 2 –
Godolphin (2001, 2024)
Winners
* † 1987, 1985, 1984 – raced at a distance of 1 mile
* ‡ 2002 – raced at a distance of miles
* # 1984, 2013 – won via DQ
See also
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies "top three finishers" and starters
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Breeders' Cup World Championships
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American thoroughbred racing top attended events
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Road to the Kentucky Oaks
References
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Racing Post
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External links
Three Great Moments: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Hello Race Fans!
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Horse races in the United States
Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies
Juvenile Fillies
Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
Graded stakes races in the United States
Horse races established in 1984
1984 establishments in the United States