The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American

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for horses three years old and older. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs ( mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

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. Note though that one horse may win multiple challenge races, while other challenge winners will not be entered in the Breeders' Cup for a variety of reasons such as injury or travel considerations. In the Sprint division, runners are limited to 14 and there are up to three automatic berths. The 2022 "Win and You're In" races were: # the Bing Crosby Stakes, a Grade I race run in July at

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, a Grade II race run in October at

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, a Grade II race at

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in Kentucky

Records

Most wins: * 2 – Midnight Lute (2007, 2008) * 2 –

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(2017, 2018) * 2 – Elite Power (2022, 2023) Most wins by a

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: * 4 – Corey Nakatani (1996, 1997, 1998, 2006) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 –

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(1992, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016) Most wins by an owner: * 3 – Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances (2007, 2008, 2013)

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{{BreedersCup Sprint Open sprint category horse races 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

Automatic berths

Records

Winners

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