Breeders' Cup Sprint prize money
The Breeders' Cup Sprint is worth $2,000,000 . That makes it the 38th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 12th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Breeders' Cup Sprint is
Grade I · 6 furlongs ( mile) · Dirt · North America
- Racecourse
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- 6 furlongs ( mile)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-years-old & up
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1984
We hold the total fund for the Breeders' Cup Sprint and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:08.20 in 2025, the Breeders' Cup Sprint pays $29,326 for every second of the race, which is 18th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 4th in the United States.
Every Breeders' Cup Sprint winner
42 runnings, 1984 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bentornato4 · 1:08.20 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jose Francisco D'Angelo | Leon King Stable | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2024 | Straight No Chaser5 · 1:08.62 | John Velazquez | Dan Blacker | MyRacehorse | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2023 | Elite Power5 · 1:08.34 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2022 | Elite Power4 · 1:09.11 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2021 | Aloha West4 · 1:08.49 | José Ortiz | Wayne Catalano | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2020 | Whitmore7 · 1:08.61 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Ron Moquett | Robert V. LaPenta, Ron Moquett & Head of Plains Partners | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2019 | Mitole4 · 1:09.00 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | William L. & Corinne Heiligbrodt | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2018 | Roy H6 · 1:08.24 | Paco Lopez | Peter Miller | Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2017 | Roy H5 · 1:08.61 | Kent Desormeaux | Peter Miller | Rockingham Ranch & D. A. Bernsen | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2016 | Drefong3 · 1:08.79 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Baoma Corporation | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2015 | Runhappy3 · 1:08.58 | Edgar Prado | Maria Borell | James McIngvale | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2014 | Work All Week5 · 1:08.28 | Florent Geroux | Roger Brueggemann | Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2013 | Secret Circle4 · 1:08.73 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2012 | Trinniberg3 · 1:07.98 | Willie Martinez | Shivananda Parbhoo | Sherry Parbhoo | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2011 | Amazombie5 · 1:09.17 | Mike E. Smith | Bill Spawr | Spawr & Sanford | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2010 | Big Drama4 · 1:09.05 | Eibar Coa | David Fawkes | Harold Queen | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2009 | Dancing in Silks4 · 1:08.14 | Joel Rosario | Carla Gaines | Ken Kinakin | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2008 | Midnight Lute5 · 1:07.08 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram & Watson & Weitman Performances | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2007 | Midnight Lute4 · 1:09.18 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram& Watson & Weitman Performances | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2006 | Thor's Echo4 · 1:08.80 | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | R.S. Jaime & Suarez Racing | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2005 | Silver Train3 · 1:08.86 | Edgar Prado | Richard Dutrow | Buckram Oak Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2004 | Speightstown6 · 1:08.11 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk | $1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Cajun Beat3 · 1:07.95 | Cornelio Velásquez | Steve Margolis | Padua Stables & J. & J. Iracane | $1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Orientate4 · 1:08.89 | Jerry Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Bob & Beverly Lewis | $1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Squirtle Squirt3 · 1:08.41 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | David J. Lanzman | $1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Kona Gold6 · 1:07.60 | Alex Solis | Bruce Headley | Bruce Headley, Irwin Molasky, High Tech Stable | $1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Artax4 · 1:07.80 | Jorge F. Chavez | Louis Albertrani | Paraneck Stable | $1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Reraise3 · 1:09.00 | Corey Nakatani | Craig Dollase | B Fey, M Han, L. Opas, F. Sinatra & Class Racing Stable | $1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Elmhurst7 · 1:08.20 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm & Sahadi | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Lit de Justice6 · 1:08.60 | Corey Nakatani | Jenine Sahadi | Evergreen Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Desert Stormer5 · 1:09.00 | Kent Desormeaux | Frank Lyons | Joanne H. Nor | $1,000,000 |
| 1994 | Cherokee Run4 · 1:09.40 | Mike E. Smith | Frank A. Alexander | Jill E. Robinson | $1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Cardmania7 · 1:08.60 | Ed Delahoussaye | Derek Meredith | Jean Couvercelle | $1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Thirty Slews5 · 1:08.20 | Eddie Delahoussaye | Bob Baffert | Dutch Masters III DeGroot & Micheal E. Pegram | $1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Sheikh Albadou (GB)3 · 1:09.20 | Pat Eddery | Alex Scott | Hilal Salem | $1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Safely Kept4 · 1:09.60 | Craig Perret | Alan E. Goldberg | Jayeff B Stable | $1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Dancing Spree4 · 1:09.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Gulch4 · 1:10.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | $1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Very Subtle3 · 1:08.80 | Pat Valenzuela | Melvin F. Stute | Ben Rochelle | $1,000,000 |
| 1986 | Smile4 · 1:08.40 | Jacinto Vásquez | Scotty Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter | $1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Precisionist4 · 1:08.40 | Chris McCarron | Ross Fenstermaker | Fred W. Hooper | $1,000,000 |
| 1984 | Eillo4 · 1:10.20 | Craig Perret | Budd Lepman | Crown Stable | $1,000,000 |
42 of the 42 runnings name the rider, 42 name the trainer and 42 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 42 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Breeders' Cup Sprint has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1984 to 2025
The total prize money went from $1,000,000 in 1984 to $2,000,000 in 2025, 2.0 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Breeders' Cup Sprint more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Power | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Roy H | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Midnight Lute | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Breeders' Cup Sprint in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chairman's Sprint PrizeSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $2,527,000$2.5m | HK$20,000,000 |
| 28 | UAE DerbyMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,500,000$2.5m | $2,500,000 |
| 30 | Caulfield GuineasCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 31 | Magic Millions ClassicGold Coast Turf Club | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 32 | Belmont StakesBelmont Park | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 33 | Breeders' Cup DistaffNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 34 | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 35 | Breeders' Cup JuvenileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 36 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 37 | Breeders' Cup MileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 39 | Dubai Golden ShaheenMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 40 | Preakness StakesPimlico Race Course | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 41 | Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 42 | Epsom DerbyEpsom Downs | Great Britain | $1,995,000$2.0m | £1,500,000 |
| 43 | All-Star MileFlemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Australia | $1,759,259$1.8m | AU$2,500,000 |
| 44 | Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint StakesKentucky Downs | United States | $1,750,000$1.7m | $1,750,000 |
| 45 | Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly Racecourse | France | $1,705,128$1.7m | €1,500,000 |
| 46 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $1,642,550$1.6m | HK$13,000,000 |
| 47 | Centenary Sprint CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $1,516,200$1.5m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 48 | Hong Kong Gold CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $1,516,200$1.5m | HK$12,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Breeders' Cup Sprint in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 12th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | North America | Grade 1 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Mile | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Preakness Stakes | Pimlico Race Course | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Stephen Foster Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes | Kentucky Downs | Grade I | $1,750,000$1.7m |
| Kentucky Oaks | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $1,500,000$1.5m |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Breeders' Cup Sprint prize money?
$2,000,000.
Where does the Breeders' Cup Sprint rank among the richest races in the world?
38th of 997. 37 races pay more, the nearest of them Chairman's Sprint Prize. In the United States it is 12th of 196.
Which horse has won the Breeders' Cup Sprint most often?
Elite Power, 2 times, in 2022, 2023.
Which jockey has won the Breeders' Cup Sprint most often?
Irad Ortiz Jr., with 4 wins between 2020 and 2025.
When was the Breeders' Cup Sprint first run?
1984. This page holds 42 runnings, from 1984 to 2025.
How far is the Breeders' Cup Sprint?
6 furlongs ( mile), on dirt, at North America.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money