| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | United States, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2018 (as part of Breeders' Cup) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Breeders' Cup |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 5 or 5+1⁄2 furlongs |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Two-year-olds |
| Weight | 122 lbs. – colts and geldings 119 lbs. – fillies |
| Purse | US$1,000,000 |
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of 5 or 5+1⁄2 furlongs, depending on the configuration of the host track. It is part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.
In 2017, a race named the Juvenile Turf Sprint was held at Del Mar Racetrack as part of the 2017 Breeders' Cup undercard.[1] The race was run for the first time as a Breeders' Cup Championship race in 2018 during the first day of the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] Prior to 2018 the Juvenile Turf Sprint was run as an undercard race at the Breeders' Cup.[3] The race was not eligible for grading in its first year but from 2019 it was a Grade II event and since 2022 it has been run as a Grade I race.
The distance of the race varies depending on the configuration of the host race track: