Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Grade I race
LocationUnited States
Inaugurated2008
Race typeThoroughbredFlat racing
Race information
Distance1 mile (8.0 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationTwo-Year-Old Fillies
WeightAssigned
Purse$1,000,000

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf is a one-mile turf stakes race for thoroughbred fillies two years old. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing.

The race was run for the first time in 2008 during the first day of Breeders' Cup racing at that year's host track, Santa Anita Park.[1] Because of technical requirements, it was not eligible for classification as a graded stakes race in its first two runnings.[2] The American Graded Stakes Committee made it a Grade II race in 2010.[3] Effective with the 2012 edition, it became a Grade I race.[4]

  1. ^ "Monthly Index to Online Story's | Blood-Horse.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. ^ "Graded Stakes Committee releases 2008 changes – Thoroughbred Times". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  3. ^ LaMarra, Tom (2008-12-03). "Arkansas Derby Among Three New Grade I Stakes". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  4. ^ Hegarty, Matt (December 2, 2011). "Two BC races, Cotillion among four new Grade 1 stakes for 2012". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved February 6, 2012.