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Breeders' Cup Winner Stats

Goldikova is the only 3-time Breeders' Cup winner, and finished third when trying for a fourth win in the Mile in 2011.

The list of horses who have won two Breeders' Cup races over the first 34 runnings isn't very long, although with the event expanded to 13 races now it may grow more quickly now than in the past. Here are those elite horses who have managed to win twice or more:

• Beholder - three victories, one in the Juvenile Fillies and two in the Distaff
• Goldikova - three victories in the Mile and a 3rd place finish when trying for four

• Bayakoa - two victories in the Distaff
• Conduit - two victories in the Turf
• Da Hoss - two victories in the Mile plus a 13th place finish in the Sprint
• Goldencents - two victories in the Dirt Mile
• High Chapparral - two victories in the Turf, although the second was a dead heat
• Lure - two victories in the Mile as well as a 9th place finish in his last try there
• Midnight Lute - two victories in the Sprint
• Miesque - two victories in the Mile
• Mizdirection - two victories in the Turf Sprint
• Ouija Board - two victories and a 2nd in the Filly & Mare Turf
• Royal Delta - two victories in the Distaff
• Secret Circle - a win the the Juvenile Sprint and the Sprint
• Stephanie's Kitten - a win in the Juvenile Fillies Turf and the Filly and Mare Turf
• Tiznow - two victories in the Classic
• Wise Dan - two victories in the Mile
• Zenyatta - a win in the Ladies Classic and the CLassic and she will try the Classic again in 2010

Kona Gold started in the Breeders' Cup Sprint five times, finishing 1st in 2000, 2nd in 1999, and 3rd in 1998. Street Sense won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2006 and became the first winner of that race to also win the Kentucky Derby. He went on to finished 4th in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic.

• Alysheba - 3rd Juvenile, 1st and 2nd Classic
• Ashado - 2nd Juvenile Fillies, 1st and 3rd Distaff
• Banks Hill - 1st and 2nd Filly & Mare Turf
• Better Talk Now - 1st, 7th, 2nd, and 4th Turf
• Black Tie Affair - 8th and 3rd Sprint, 1st Classic
• Buck's Boy - 4th, 1st, and 3rd Turf
• Cardmania - 12th, 1st, and 3rd Sprint
• Cat Thief - 3rd Juvenile, 1st and 7th Classic
• Chief Bearhart - 11th, 1st, and 4th Turf
• Chief's Crown - 1st Juvenile, 4th Classic
• Cigar - 1st and 3rd Classic
• Cozzene - 1st and 3rd Mile
• Curlin - 1st and 4th Classic
• Dance Smartly - 3rd Juvenile Fillies, 1st Distaff
• English Channel - 5th, 3rd, and 1st Turf
• Escena - 3rd and 1st Distaff
• Fly So Free - 1st Juvenile, 4th Classic, 9th Sprint
• Forever Together - 1st, 3rd, 6th Filly and Mare Turf
• Fraise - 1st, 4th, and 11th Turf
• Gilded Time - 1st Juvenile, 3rd Sprint
• Indian Blessing - 1st Juvenile Fillies, 2nd Filly & Mare Sprint
• Islington - 1st and 3rd Filly & Mare Turf
• Kip Deville - 1st and 2nd Mile
• Kona Gold - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th Sprint
• Lady's Secret - 1st and 2nd Distaff
• Lashkari - 1st and 4th Turf
• Life's Magic - 1st and 2nd Distaff
• Lit de Justice - 1st and 3nd Sprint
• Macho Uno - 1st Juvenile, 4th and 5th Classic
• Midday - 1st and 2nd Filly & Mare Turf
• My Flag - 1st Juvenile Fillies, 4th Distaff
• Open Mind - 1st Juvenile Fillies, 3rd Distaff
• Outstandingly - 1st Juvenile Fillies, 3rd Distaff
• Paseana - 1st and 2nd Distaff
• Pleasantly Perfect - 1st and 3rd Classic
• Precisionist - 7th Classic, 1st Sprint, 3rd Classic, 5th Sprint
• Red Rocks - 1st and 3rd Turf
• Sacahuista - 4th Juvenile Fillies, 1st Distaff
• Safely Kept - 1st and 2nd Sprint
• Sheikh Albadou - 1st and 4th Sprint
• Six Perfections - 1st and 3rd Mile
• Smile - 1st and 2nd Sprint
• Spain - 4th Juvenile Fillies, 1st and 2nd Distaff
• Spinning World - 1st and 2nd Mile
• Steinlen - 1st, 2nd, and 4th Mile
• Storm Flag Flying - 1st Juvenile Fillies, 2nd Distaff
• Street Sense - 1st Juvenile, 4th Classic
• Theatrical - 1st, 2nd, and 11th Turf
• Thirty Slews - 1st and 4th Sprint
• Unbridled - 1st and 3rd Classic
• Ventura - 1st and 2nd Filly and Mare Sprint
• Very Subtle - 1st and 4th Sprint

The list of Breeders' Cup winners who have gone on to have winning offspring includes only 19 stallions and 3 mares. There are two families that seem to have good luck with Breeders' Cup winners. Classic winner Unbridled has sired three winners, and his son Unbridled's Song, who won the Juvenile, has sired five winners. Distaff winner Personal Ensign's daughter My Flag, who won the Juvenile Fillies, also has a daughter who won the same race. Below is a list of the winners and their winning offspring. You can view the full list of sires of Breeders' Cup winners here.

• AP Indy (Classic) - Tempera (Juvenile Fillies), Eldaafer (Marathon)
• Awesome Again (Classic) - Wilko (Juvenile), Ghostzapper (Classic), Round Pond (Distaff), Ginger Punch (Distaff)
• Capote (Juvenile) - Boston Harbor (Juvenile)
• Cherokee Run (Sprint) - War Pass (Juvenile)
• Chief's Crown (Juvenile) - Chief Bearhart (Turf)
• Cozzene (Mile) - Alphabet Soup (Classic), Tikkanen (Turf)
• Ghostzapper (Classic) - Judy the Beauty (FM Sprint)
• Gulch (Sprint) - Court Vision (Mile)
• High Chaparral (Turf) - Wrote (Juvenile Turf)
• Hollywood Wildcat (Distaff) - War Chant (Mile) and Chamberlain Bridge (Turf Sprint)
• Macho Uno (Juvenile) - Mucho Macho Man (Classic)
• My Flag (Juvenile Fillies) - Storm Flag Flying (Juvenile Fillies)
• Personal Ensign (Distaff) - My Flag (Juvenile Fillies)
• Pleasantly Perfect (Classic) - Shared Account (Filly and Mare Turf)
• Royal Academy (Mile) - Val Royal (Mile)
• Speightstown (Sprint) - Tamarkuz (Mile)
• Tiznow (Classic) - Folklore (Juvenile Fillies), Tourist (Mile)
• Unbridled (Classic) - Anees (Juvenile), Unbridled Song (Juvenile), Halfbridled (Juvenile Fillies)
• Unbridled's Song (Juvenile) - Unbridled Elaine (Distaff), Midshipman (Juvenile), Unrivaled Belle (Ladies’ Classic), Liam’s Map (Dirt Mile), Arrogate (Classic)
• Uncle Mo (Juvenile) - Nyquist (Juvenile)
• War Chant (Mile) - Chamberlain Bridge (Turf Sprint)
• Wild Again (Classic) - Elmhurst (Sprint)

Breeders' Cup quick links:

• 2017 Breeders' Cup Wrap Up - Records set, statistics, first-time winning jockeys and trainers, how previous winners finished, and more for the 34th running of the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar.
• 2017 Breeders' Cup Saturday - There were nine Breeders' Cup races on Saturday at Del Mar headlined by the Classic (G1) where Gun Runner won over Collected. Also on the card, Talismanic won the Turf (G1), World Approval won the Mile (G1), and Good Magic won the Juvenile (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos for all 12 stakes on the card. More photos: Classic  -  Turf  -  Juvenile  -  Mile  -  Sprint  -  F&M Turf  -  F&M Sprint  -  Turf Sprint  -  Juvenile Fillies
• 2017 Breeders' Cup Friday - There were four Breeders' Cup races on Friday at Del Mar headlined by the Distaff (G1) where Forever Unbridled held off Abel Tasman to win by a half length. Also on the card, Rushing Fall won the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1), Battle of Midway won the Dirt Mile (G1), and Mendelssohn won the Juvenile Turf (G1). Get the results, charts, and photos for all 8 stakes on the card. More photos: Juvenile Turf  -  Juvenile Fillies Turf  -  Dirt Mile  -  Distaff
• Thursday Breeders' Cup Photos - 33 horses from Thursday morning
• Wednesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 43 horses from Wednesday morning
• Tuesday Breeders' Cup Photos - 40 horses from Tuesday morning
• Monday Breeders' Cup Photos - 35 horses from Monday morning
• 2017 Breeders' Cup Entries - Entries closed Monday and post positions were drawn for the 13 Breeders' Cup Championship races on November 3 and 4 at Del Mar. The Classic will have a field of 11 with Gun Runner in post 5 the 9-5 favorite over Arrogate in post 1 at 2-1.
• Breeders' Cup Free Past Performances - Free past performances from BRISnet for all 13 Breeders' Cup races at Del Mar
• Breeders' Cup Weather - Check out the latest weather forecasts for the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar
• Review: Crushing the Cup 2017 - by Jim Mazur and Peter Mallett. An invaluable tool for trying to unlock the mysteries of handicapping the Breeders' Cup races at Del Mar. Updated for 2017, this is their 26th anniversary edition and first for Del Mar.
• Breeders' Cup Hits and Near Misses - Who has won multiple times or just missed a second win plus winners who are parents of winners.
• Breeders' Cup Field Selection Rules - how they decide who gets in if a Championship race is oversubscribed at pre-entry time.
• Breeders' Cup Tickets - on eBay.com
• 2016 Breeders' Cup Saturday Results - The feature race was the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic won by Arrogate. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 9 races here.
• 2016 Breeders' Cup Friday Results - Friday was headlined by the $2 million Ladies Classic won by Beholder. Get the results, charts, and photos for all 4 races here.
• Satellite photo of Del Mar from Google Maps
• Breeders' Cup Links - the master list with even more info
• Handicapping the Breeders' Cup - Resources, tips, and more to help you handicap the Breeders' Cup.
• Breeders' Cup History - Historical info, past results, and photos from previous runnings
• The Breeders' Cup Championship Day - The official page for the Breeders' Cup championship races. Just about anything you need to know about it: results, video clips, and race calls for past years, and eventually nominations, entries, and results.
• Free Prep Replays - for major prep races in the Breeders' Cup Challenge. The ones with camera logos have video available.
• Breeders' Cup Challenge - all the win and you're in races with results.
• Points Standings - from the Breeders' Cup
• Breeders' Cup Postcards - Breeders' Cup theme virtual postcards to send your friends including many past winners
• Breeders' Cup Supplemental Entries - The old official policy on supplemental entries plus all the supplemental entries and how they fared, mostly it was a losing proposition. There are no more supplements now, only late nominations making it impossible to track since the change.
• America's Best Racing Breeders' Cup Special - News, lifestyle, and more
• Blood Horse Breeders' Cup Special - Entries, news, history and more
• Daily Racing Form coverage - Full coverage with lots of news, stats, and other info. Also news for each division is available here.
• A History of Dosage in the Breeders' Cup - from Chef-de-Race.com including dosage and pedigree info.
• European News - the latest on the Euro Entries from Sporting Life
• Tickets and Travel - Sources for getting tickets either privately or via ticket brokers plus seating diagrams and travel/hotel information.
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