Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
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.
| 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 |
In 2017, a race named the Juvenile Turf Sprint was held at Del Mar Racetrack as part of the 2017 Breeders' Cup undercard. 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. Prior to 2018 the Juvenile Turf Sprint was run as an undercard race at the Breeders' Cup. 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:
- 5 furlongs – 2019
- 5+1⁄2 furlongs – 2018, 2020, 2022