Breeders' Cup Classic
42 recorded runnings, from 1984 to 2025. Run on Dirt.
Every row below comes from Breeders' Cup Classic on the English Wikipedia, republished under CC BY-SA 4.0. 38 of 42 winners are linked to a record in this archive; the rest are printed as names, because their identity could not be attributed to exactly one horse we hold.
Scroll the table sideways for trainer, owner, time and purse.
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Venue | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forever Young (JPN) | 4 | Ryusei Sakai | Yoshito Yahagi | Susumu Fujita | 2:00.19 | Del Mar | $7,000,000 |
| 2024 | Sierra Leone | 3 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Brant, Peter M, Magnier. Mrs. John Tabor, Michael Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, and Smith, Brook T. | 2:00.78 | Del Mar | $7,000,000 |
| 2023 | White Abarrio | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable, LLC | 2:02.87 | Santa Anita | $6,000,000 |
| 2022 | Flightline | 4 | Flavien Prat | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc., Siena Farm LLC & Woodford Racing, LLC | 2:00.05 | Keeneland | $6,000,000 |
| 2021 | Knicks Go | 5 | Joel Rosario | Brad H. Cox | Korea Racing Authority | 1:59.57 | Del Mar | $6,000,000 |
| 2020 | Authentic | 3 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Spendthrift Farm | 1:59.60 | Keeneland | $6,000,000 |
| 2019 | Vino Rosso | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Mike Repole | 2:02.80 | Santa Anita | $6,000,000 |
| 2018 | Accelerate | 5 | Joel Rosario | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing LLC | 2:02.93 | Churchill Downs | $6,000,000 |
| 2017 | Gun Runner | 4 | Florent Geroux | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm | 2:01.29 | Del Mar | $6,000,000 |
| 2016 | Arrogate | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Juddmonte Farms | 2:00.11 | Santa Anita | $6,000,000 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 3 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | 2:00.07 | Keeneland | $5,000,000 |
| 2014 | Bayern | 3 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Kaleem Shah | 1:59.88 | Santa Anita | $5,000,000 |
| 2013 | Mucho Macho Man | 5 | Gary Stevens | Katherine Ritvo | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing | 2:00.72 | Santa Anita | $5,000,000 |
| 2012 | Fort Larned | 4 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Ian Wilkes | Janis R. Whitham | 2:00.11 | Santa Anita | $5,000,000 |
| 2011 | Drosselmeyer | 4 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | WinStar Farm LLC | 2:04.27 | Churchill Downs | $5,000,000 |
| 2010 | Blame | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Albert Stall Jr. | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | 2:02.28 | Churchill Downs | $5,000,000 |
| 2009 | Zenyatta | 5 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Jerry & Ann Moss | 2:00.32 | Santa Anita | $5,000,000 |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass | 3 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Princess Haya/Darley Racing | 1:59.27 | Santa Anita | $5,000,000 |
| 2007 | Curlin | 3 | Robby Albarado | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables et al. | 2:00.59 | Monmouth Park | $5,000,000 |
| 2006 | Invasor (ARG) | 4 | Fernando Jara | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Racing | 2:02.18 | Churchill Downs | $5,000,000 |
| 2005 | Saint Liam | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Richard Dutrow Jr. | M/M William K. Warren Jr. | 2:01.49 | Belmont Park | $5,000,000 |
| 2004 | Ghostzapper | 4 | Javier Castellano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | 1:59.02 | Lone Star Park | $4,000,000 |
| 2003 | Pleasantly Perfect | 5 | Alex Solis | Richard Mandella | Diamond A Racing Corp. | 1:59.88 | Santa Anita | $4,000,000 |
| 2002 | Volponi | 4 | José A. Santos | Philip G. Johnson | Amherst & Spruce Pond Stable | 2:01.39 | Arlington Park | $4,000,000 |
| 2001 | Tiznow | 4 | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | Cee's Stables | 2:00.62 | Belmont Park | $4,000,000 |
| 2000 | Tiznow | 3 | Chris McCarron | Jay M. Robbins | Cooper & Straub-Rubens | 2:00.75 | Churchill Downs | $4,000,000 |
| 1999 | Cat Thief | 3 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1:59.52 | Gulfstream Park | $4,000,000 |
| 1998 | Awesome Again (CAN) | 4 | Pat Day | Patrick B. Byrne | Stronach Stables | 2:02.16 | Churchill Downs | $4,000,000 |
| 1997 | Skip Away | 4 | Mike E. Smith | Sonny Hine | Carolyn Hine | 1:59.16 | Hollywood Park | $4,400,000 |
| 1996 | Alphabet Soup | 5 | Chris McCarron | David Hofmans | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable | 2:01.00 | Woodbine | $4,000,000 |
| 1995 | Cigar | 5 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:59.58 | Belmont Park | $3,000,000 |
| 1994 | Concern | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | 2:02.41 | Churchill Downs | $3,000,000 |
| 1993 | Arcangues (FR) | 5 | Jerry Bailey | André Fabre | Daniel Wildenstein | 2:00.83 | Santa Anita | $3,000,000 |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy | 3 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Tomonori Tsurumaki, William S. Farish III, William S. Kilroy | 2:00.20 | Gulfstream Park | $3,000,000 |
| 1991 | Black Tie Affair (IRE) | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Ernie T. Poulos | Jeffrey Sullivan | 2:02.95 | Churchill Downs | $3,000,000 |
| 1990 | Unbridled | 3 | Pat Day | Carl Nafzger | Frances A. Genter | 2:02.20 | Belmont Park | $3,000,000 |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence | 3 | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | H-G-W Partners | 2:00.20 | Gulfstream Park | $3,000,000 |
| 1988 | Alysheba | 4 | Chris McCarron | Jack Van Berg | Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer | 2:04.80 | Churchill Downs | $3,000,000 |
| 1987 | Ferdinand | 4 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Elizabeth A. Keck | 2:01.40 | Hollywood Park | $3,000,000 |
| 1986 | Skywalker | 4 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Michael Whittingham | Oak Cliff Stables | 2:00.40 | Santa Anita | $3,000,000 |
| 1985 | Proud Truth | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Darby Dan Farm | 2:00.80 | Aqueduct | $3,000,000 |
| 1984 | Wild Again | 4 | Pat Day | Vincent Timphony | Black Chip Stable (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall) | 2:03.40 | Hollywood Park | $3,000,000 |
A blank in the source table stays blank here. Where a year's venue is not in the race's own table it is filled from the championship's host site for that year, which is one track per year, and only for the years that host list covers.