Breeders' Cup Distaff
| Grade I race | |
| Location | North America |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 Furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Fillies & Mare, three-years-old & up |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | US$2,000,000 |
The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic between 2008 and 2012, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Starting with the 2008 Breeders' Cup, the Distaff will be the final race on the first day of the two-day event.
Distance : 1 1⁄4 miles (1984–1987); 1 1⁄8 miles (1988 to present).
Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed "The Breeders' Cup Challenge," a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to the winners of defined races. Each of the thirteen divisions has between two and ten of these "Win and You're In" qualifying races.
In the Breeders' Cup Distaff Division the number of runners is limited to 14 with up to seven automatic berths. 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.
The 2016 "Win and You're In" races are:
Most wins:
Stakes record: Not applicable, as the race is run at different tracks
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
Most wins by an owner:
† - 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 races were run at 1 1⁄4 miles
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