A few facts and figures about the Breeders' Cup on this Sunday morning.
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0.70 |
Lowest odds on a Breeder's Cup Classic winner (Cigar - 1995) |
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1 |
Number of Illinois-bred (Buck's Boy - 1988) and New Jersey-bred (Open Mind - 1988) horses to win a Breeders' Cup race. |
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$1.70 |
Median Win payout at the 1984 Breeders' Cup at Hollywood Park, lowest of any Breeders' Cup |
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2 |
Super HiFi bests involving Breeders' Cup races in 2010 |
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3 |
Pick 4s involving Breeders' Cup races in 2010 |
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3 |
The number of times the Breeders' Cup Pick Six has not been hit since 1997 |
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3 |
Dams that have produced multiple BC winners (Primal Force, Sweet Life, Hasill (IRE)) |
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$6.60 |
Median Win payout in the Juvenile Fillies, lowest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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7 |
Years-old of the oldest horses to win a Breeders' Cup Race (Cardmania, Miesque's Approval) |
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10 |
Pick 3s involving Breeders' Cup races in 2010 |
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11 |
Breeders' Cup winners that have sired Breeders' Cup winners |
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A.P. Indy (Tempera) |
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Awesome Again (Wilko, Ghostzapper, Round Pond, Ginger Punch) |
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Capote (Boston Harbor) |
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Cherokee Run (War Pass) |
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Chief's Crown (Chief Bearhart) |
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Cozzene (Tikkanen, Alphabet Soup) |
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Royal Academy (Val Royal) |
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Tiznow (Folklore) |
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Unbridled (Unbridled's Song, Anees, Halfbridled) |
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Unbridled's Song (Unbridled Elaine, Midshipman) |
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Wild Again (Elmhurst) |
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13 |
Daily Doubles involving Breeders' Cup races in 2010 |
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13.5 |
Largest winning margin in Breeders' Cup history (Inside Information, Distaff - 1995) |
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$16.65 |
Median Win payout at the 2003 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, highest of any Breeders' Cup |
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$17.40 |
Median Win payout in the Classic, highest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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20 |
Number of winners from Ireland, most of any non-U.S. country. |
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$34.20 |
Median Exacta payout in the Distaff, lowest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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171 |
Highest number of pre-entries in Breeders' Cup history (2008 - 14 races) |
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189 |
Number of starters produced by Ireland, most of any non-U.S. country |
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$269.20 |
Highest win payoff in Breeders' Cup history (Arcangues) |
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$310.60 |
Median Exacta payout in the Sprint, highest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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$383.30 |
Median Trifecta payout in the Juvenile Fillies, lowest of any race. (more than 3 races) |
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1,398 |
Number of starters produced by the state of Kentucky, most of any state (2nd - Florida, 243) |
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$2,423.10 |
Median Trifecta payout in the Sprint, highest of any race. (more than 3 races) |
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$5,534.00 |
Median Superfecta payout in the Juvenile Fillies, lowest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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$29,212.00 |
Median Superfecta payout in the Sprint, highest of any race (more than 3 races) |
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76,043 |
Highest single day attendance at the Breeders' Cup (Churchill Downs - 2000) |
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$3,056,136.60 |
Highest Pick Six payoff in Breeders' Cup history (1999) |
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$16,452,179.00 |
Total handle of the first Breeders' Cup at Hollywood Park in 1984 |
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$136,452,938.00 |
Amount bet on 2009 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita; more than was bet on the Super Bowl in Vegas. |
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EDIT: Below is a link to an Excel file I've compiled over the past several years summarizing historical payouts at the Breeders' Cup.
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