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The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984. All Breeders' Cups to date have been held in the United States except for the 1996 event in Canada. The purse was raised from $1.5 million US to $2 million in 2007. Freddy Head has won this race twice as a jockey and three times as a trainer. In 2012, Wise Dan set a course record with his time of 1:31.78. == 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 between three and ten of these "Win and You're In" qualifying races. In the Breeders' Cup Mile Division, runners are limited to 14 and there are seven automatic berths. The "Win and You're In" races are: # the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate, a Group 1 race at Kenilworth Race Course in Cape Town, South Africa〔(Breeders Cup Challenge )〕 # the Doncaster Mile Handicap, a Group 1 race at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia〔 # the Shoemaker Mile, a Grade 1 race at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, United States〔 # the Prix Jacques Le Marois, at Deauville Racecourse in Deauville, France〔 # the Woodbine Mile, a Grade 1 race at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada〔 # the Shadwell Turf Mile, a Grade 1 race at Keeneland in Lexington, United States〔 # the Prix de la Foret, a Group 1 race at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Breeders' Cup Mile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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