Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic

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The Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Distaff from its inception in 1984 through 2007, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup.

Starting with the 2008 Breeders' Cup, the Ladies Classic will be the final race on the first day of the two-day event.

Distance : 1 1/4 miles (1984-1987); 1 1/8 miles (1988 to present).

[edit] Winners of the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic

Year	Venue	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2007	Monmouth Park	Ginger Punch	Rafael Bejarano	Robert J. Frankel	Stronach Stables	1:50.11
2006	Churchill Downs	Round Pond	Edgar Prado	Michael R. Matz	Fox Hill Farm	1:50.50
2005	Belmont Park	Pleasant Home	Cornelio Velasquez	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:48.34
2004	Lone Star Park	Ashado	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Pletcher, Saylor, Martin, Wolf	1:48.26
2003	Oak Tree	Adoration	Pat Valenzuela	David Hofmans	Amerman Racing, LLC	1:49.17
2002	Arlington Park	Azeri	Mike E. Smith	Laura de Seroux	Allen E. Paulson	1:48.64
2001	Belmont Park	Unbridled Elaine	Pat Day	Dallas Stewart	Roger J. Devenport	1:49.21
2000	Churchill Downs	Spain	Victor Espinoza	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:47.66
1999	Gulfstream Park	Beautiful Pleasure	Jorge F. Chavez	John T. Ward, Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:47.56
1998	Churchill Downs	Escena	Gary Stevens	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:49.89
1997	Hollywood Park	Ajina	Mike E. Smith	William I. Mott	Allen E. Paulson	1:47.20
1996	Woodbine Racetrack	Jewel Princess	Corey Nakatani	Wallace Dollase	M & R Stephen/The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:48.40
1995	Belmont Park	Inside Information	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Mills Phipps	1:46.15
1994	Churchill Downs	One Dreamer	Gary Stevens	Thomas Proctor	Glen Hill Farm	1:50.79
1993	Oak Tree	Hollywood Wildcat	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Irving & Marjorie Cowan	1:48.35
1992	Gulfstream Park	Paseana	Chris McCarron	Ron McAnally	Sidney H. Craig	1:48.17
1991	Churchill Downs	Dance Smartly	Pat Day	James E. Day	Sam-Son Farm	1:50.95
1990	Belmont Park	Bayakoa	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Janis & Frank Whitham	1:49.20
1989	Gulfstream Park	Bayakoa	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Ron McAnally	Janis & Frank Whitham	1:47.40
1988	Churchill Downs	Personal Ensign	Randy Romero	C. R. McGaughey III	Ogden Phipps	1:52.00
1987	Hollywood Park	Sacahuista	Randy Romero	D. Wayne Lukas	B. A. Beal & L. R. French, Jr.	2:02.80
1986	Oak Tree	Lady's Secret	Pat Day	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	2:01.20
1985	Aqueduct	Life's Magic	Angel Cordero, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Mel Hatley & Eugene V. Klein	2:02.00
1984	Hollywood Park	Princess Rooney	Ed Delahoussaye	Neil Drysdale	Paula J. Tucker	2:02.40