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The Sprint

Relive the last 24 years of the Breeders' Cup Sprint with thrilling photographs and memorable video replays.


 
 
  Slideshow:
Breeders' Cup Sprint 1984 - 2007




Breeders' Cup Sprint Videos:

2007 - Midnight Lute wins the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007.

 
 

2006 - Thor's Echo races to the win in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchull Downs.

 
 

2005 - Silver Train holds off Taste of Paradise to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Belmont Park.

 
 

2004 - Speightstown wins by two lengths to take the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Lone Star Park.

 
 

2003 - Cajun Beat runs away with the 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita Park.

 
 

2002 - Orientate beats Thunderello to the wire to capture the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Arlington Park.

 
 

2000 - Kona Gold sets a record on the way to winning the 2000 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1999 - Artax holds on to win the 1999 Breeders' Cup Sprint by a head.

 
 

1998 - Reraise races under the wire to take the 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs.

 
 

1997 - Elmhurst surges wide and gets to the wire to win the 1997 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1996 - Corey Nakatani guides Lit de Justice to the wire to take the 1996 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1995 - Desert Stormer gets under the wire ahead of Mr. Greeley to take the 1995 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1993 - Cardmania beats Meafara by a nose to win the 1993 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita Park.

 
 

1992 - Thirty Slews sprints to wire to win the 1992 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1991 - Sheikh Albadou runs under the wire to win the 1991 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1988 - Gulch gets under the wire first to win the 1988 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs.

 
 

1987 - Very Subtle wins big in the 1987 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1986 - Smile takes the 1986 Breeders' Cup Sprint at Hollywood Park.

 
 

1985 - Precusionist comes on strong to win the1985 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

1984 - Eillo wins a photo finish in the 1984 Breeders' Cup Sprint.

 
 

What's your favorite Breeders' Cup Sprint moment? We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts and memories with the rest of the BloodHorse.com community!

 
 

6 Comments:

I guess my favorite moment was seeing Kona Gold finally win, a nice moment was Artax, and I was happy for Gulch, as he is a favorite of mine, and the heartbreaker was Xtra Heat getting caught at the wire, I still think her jocky did not see Squirtle Squirt coming at them, oh well, he was best of the day...I absolutely love that filly, my favorite filly of all time.

da3hoss 02 Oct 2008 3:41 PM

Very Subtle,  god she was fast.  I felt so bad for Meafara,  that mare tried so hard and came in 2nd twice,  heartbreaking.

Whatever 02 Oct 2008 6:19 PM

nothing is better than safely kept beating dayjur after he jumped the shadow, and she went on to win! awesome mare!

CAN 03 Oct 2008 7:27 AM

Smile put it all together in '86!!

Matthew W 07 Oct 2008 9:06 PM

Yes, Very Subtle flew a bit "under the radar"--then she flew on BC Day! Perhaps another under the radar horse, this time a three year old named Fatal Bullet--can spring the upset! After all, there'e no stand out, and Fatal Bullet is fast fast fast! 'Set track record Sept 27th at Turfway on a day when the times of the other races weren't all that fast! Anyone know about him??

Matthew W 07 Oct 2008 9:16 PM

I was there to watch Fatal Bullet. Times at Turfway have been slow since Polytrack has been installed. This horse ran a 1:08 flat!! Turfway has produced some live mounts for the BC Sprint and FB is one worth watching.

Blazer 14 Oct 2008 8:29 PM

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