Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
- 2018 Location: Churchill Downs
- Inaugural Race: 1984
- Distance: 1 1/16 mile
- Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Two-year-old males
- 2018 Purse: $2.0 million
- 2018 Race Date: Friday, November 2th
2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Challenge Series Winners
Find out who’s in so far for the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile:
| HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | CHALLENGE RACE WON |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Iroquois Stakes |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | FrontRunner Stakes |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Champagne Stakes |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | Breeders' Futurity Stakes |
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October 19th, 2017
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Race History
Raced every year since the inaugural Breeders’ Cup meeting in 1984, the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is the premier race for male 2-year-olds in North America.
The race is so important to juvenile racing that in its 33-year history, only eight winners did not go on to take the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male. Five of those Eclipse Award winners didn’t contest the Juvenile for a variety of reasons, among them the future Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, who missed the race through injury.
Winners have, however, found it difficult to go on to win Triple Crown races the following year. Timber Country (1994) was the first, going on to win the Preakness Stakes the following year; the only others are Street Sense (2006) and Nyquist (2015), both of whom won the Kentucky Derby the year after.
Though the race has been dominated by North American horses, four European juveniles have succeeded: Vale of York, Wilko, Johannesburg, and Arazi.
Few moments in Breeders’ Cup history were more memorable than Arazi’s 1991 triumph. Racing on dirt for the first time, the French-trained colt settled second-last before beginning an amazing mid-race move in the back straight, blowing right by Bertrando on the final turn and winning under a hold by five lengths.
One of the most notable winners was Favorite Trick in 1997. His five-length victory not only secured him Champion 2-Year-Old Male, but he also became the first 2-year-old since Secretariat in 1972 to be named Horse of the Year. 2017 Winner Good Magic became the first horse to ever break his maiden at the Breeders’ Cup Championships.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile – Race Records
Scroll over any box below to view the historical records for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile:
Speed record
Midshipman (2008)
Most Wins by a Jockey
Tie: Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1985, 1986, 1988) & Jerry Bailey (1996, 1998, 2000)
Most Wins by a Trainer
D. Wayne Lukas (1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1996)
Most Wins by an Owner
Eugene V. Klein (1987, 1988) & Overbrook Farm (with partners in 1994, 1996)
Historical Results for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
In the table below, view a historical record of the winning trainers, thoroughbreds, jockeys, and times for every Breeders’ Cup Juvenile race.
| YEAR | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | OWNER | WINNING TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Good Magic | Jose L. Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | e Five Racing / Stonestreet Stables | 01:43.34 |
| 2016 | Classic Empire | Julien Leparoux | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 01:42.6 |
| 2015 | Nyquist | Mario Gutierrez | Doug O'Neill | Reddam Racing | 01:43.8 |
| 2014 | Texas Red | Kent Desormeaux | Keith Desormeaux | Erich Brehm, Wayne Detmar et al. | 01:41.9 |
| 2013 | New Year's Day | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Gary and Mary West | 01:43.5 |
| 2012 | Shanghai Bobby | Rosie Napravnik | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Racing/Magnier/Tabor/Smith | 01:44.6 |
| 2011 | Hansen | Ramon Dominguez | Michael Maker | Kendall Hansen, MD/Sky Chai Racing | 01:44.4 |
| 2010 | Uncle Mo | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable | 01:42.6 |
| 2009 | Vale of York | Ahmed Ajtebi | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 01:43.5 |
| 2008 | Midshipman | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Darley Stable | 01:40.9 |
| 2007 | War Pass | Cornelio Velasquez | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 01:42.8 |
| 2006 | Street Sense | Calvin Borel | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel | 01:42.6 |
| 2005 | Stevie Wonderboy | Garrett Gomez | Doug O'Neill | Merv Griffin Ranch Company | 01:41.6 |
| 2004 | Wilko | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda | J. Paul Reddam | 01:42.1 |
| 2003 | Action This Day | David R. Flores | Richard Mandella | B. Wayne Hughes | 01:43.6 |
| 2002 | Vindication | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Padua Stables | 01:49.6 |
| 2001 | Johannesburg | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor & Susan Magnier | 01:42.3 |
| 2000 | Macho Uno | Jerry Bailey | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stables | 01:42.1 |
| 1999 | Anees | Gary Stevens | Alex Hassinger, Jr. | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 01:42.3 |
| 1998 | Answer Lively | Jerry Bailey | Bobby C. Barnett | John A. Franks | 01:44.0 |
| 1997 | Favorite Trick | Pat Day | Patrick B. Byrne | Joseph LaCombe Stable | 01:41.5 |
| 1996 | Boston Harbor | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 01:43.4 |
| 1995 | Unbridled's Song | Mike E. Smith | James T. Ryerson | Paraneck Stable | 01:41.6 |
| 1994 | Timber Country | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook/Gainsway/Lewis | 01:44.6 |
| 1993 | Brocco | Gary Stevens | Randy Winick | Albert R. Broccoli | 01:43.0 |
| 1992 | Gilded Time | Chris McCarron | Darrell Vienna | Milch, Silverman & Silverman | 01:43.4 |
| 1991 | Arazi | Pat Valenzuela | Francois Boutin | Allen E. Paulson | 01:44.8 |
| 1990 | Fly So Free | Jose Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Tommy Valando | 01:43.4 |
| 1989 | Rhythm | Craig Perret | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 01:43.6 |
| 1988 | Is It True | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 01:46.6 |
| 1987 | Success Express | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1:35.20* | |
| 1986 | Capote | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Beal, French Jr. & E. V. Klein | 01:43.8 |
| 1985 | Tasso | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Neil Drysdale | Gerald Robins | 1:36.20* |
| 1984 | Chief's Crown | Don MacBeth | Roger Laurin | Star Crown Stable | 1:36.20* |
