Breeders' Cup Distaff top three finishers

This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Distaff, a Grade I race for fillies and mares, three years old and up. An annual race run on the dirt, it was the final race of the first-day (Friday) card of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships since 2008.[1] In 2018, it was returned to the Saturday card.[2]

The race, which has been run in every Breeders' Cup since the first event in 1984, was known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic between 2008 and 2012.

Year Winner Second Third Starters Ref
2023 Idiomatic Randomized Le Da Vida 11
2022 Malathaat Blue Stripe Clairiere 8
2021 Marche Lorraine (JPN) Dunbar Road Malathaat 11 [3]
2020 Monomoy Girl Valiance Dunbar Road 10 [4]
2019 Blue Prize (ARG) Midnight Bisou Serengeti Empress 11 [5]
2018 Monomoy Girl Wow Cat Midnight Bisou 11 [6]
2017 Forever Unbridled Abel Tasman Paradise Woods 8 [7]
2016 Beholder Songbird Forever Unbridled 8 [8]
2015 Stopchargingmaria Stellar Wind Curalina 14 [9]
2014 Untapable Don't Tell Sophia Iotapa 11 [10]
2013 Beholder Close Hatches Authenticity 6 [11]
2012 Royal Delta My Miss Aurelia Include Me Out 8 [12]
2011 Royal Delta It's Tricky Pachattack 9 [13]
2010 Unrivaled Belle Blind Luck Havre de Grace 11 [14]
2009 Life Is Sweet Mushka Music Note 8 [15]
2008 Zenyatta Cocoa Beach Music Note 8 [16]
2007 Ginger Punch Hystericalady Octave 12 [17]
2006 Round Pond Happy Ticket[a] Balletto 13 [18]
2005 Pleasant Home Society Selection Ashado 13 [19]
2004 Ashado Storm Flag Flying Stellar Jayne 11 [20]
2003 Adoration Elloluv Got Koko 7 [21]
2002 Azeri Farda Amiga Imperial Gesture 8 [22]
2001 Unbridled Elaine Spain Two Item Limit 11 [23]
2000 Spain Surfside Heritage of Gold 9 [24]
1999 Beautiful Pleasure Banshee Breeze Heritage of Gold 8 [25]
1998 Escena Banshee Breeze Keeper Hill 8 [26]
1997 Ajina Sharp Cat Escena 8 [27]
1996 Jewel Princess Serena's Song Different 6 [28]
1995 Inside Information Heavenly Prize Lakeway 10 [29]
1994 One Dreamer Heavenly Prize Miss Dominique 9 [30]
1993 Hollywood Wildcat Paseana Re Toss 8 [31]
1992 Paseana Versailles Treaty Magical Maiden 14 [32]
1991 Dance Smartly Versailles Treaty Brought To Mind 13 [33]
1990 Bayakoa Colonial Waters Valay Maid 7 [34]
1989 Bayakoa Gorgeous Open Mind 10 [34]
1988 Personal Ensign Winning Colors Goodbye Halo 9 [34]
1987 Sacahuista Clabber Girl Oueee Bebe 6 [34]
1986 Lady's Secret Fran's Valentine Outstandingly 8 [34]
1985 Life's Magic Lady's Secret Dontstop Themusic 7 [34]
1984 Princess Rooney Life's Magic Adored 7 [34]
  1. ^ Asi Siempre finished second but was disqualified to fourth for interference

References

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  1. ^ Six New Grade I Races for 2009 - bloodhorse.com
  2. ^ "Breeders' Cup Friday to Spotlight Juvenile Races". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2021 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ^ "2018 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "2017 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "2016 Chart". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "2015 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. ^ "2014 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ^ "2013 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. ^ "2012 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. ^ "2011 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  14. ^ "2010 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  15. ^ "2009 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  16. ^ "2008 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  17. ^ "2007 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  18. ^ "2006 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  19. ^ "2005 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  20. ^ "2004 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  21. ^ "2003 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  22. ^ "2002 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  23. ^ "2001 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  24. ^ "2000 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  25. ^ "1999 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  26. ^ "1998 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  27. ^ "1997 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  28. ^ "1996 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  29. ^ "1995 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  30. ^ "1994 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  31. ^ "1993 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  32. ^ "1992 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  33. ^ "1991 Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g "Longines Distaff | Breeders' Cup". www.breederscup.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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