2008 Breeders' Cup ® Sprint

Race Information

TV Schedule: 5:15 p.m.* on ESPN

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008

Grade: 1

Purse: $2 Million

Distance: 6 furlongs

Age: 3+

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About the Sprint

The 6-furlong, $2 million Breeders' Cup® Sprint for three-year-olds and up is a race known for speed. And none have been faster than Kona Gold. His blistering time of 1:07.77 in 2000 broke the record set by Artax just the year before. Last year's race favorite Midnight Lute won by a dazzling 4 3/4 lengths on a sloppy track and became the first favorite to win the Sprint since Orientate in 2002. He went on to win the Eclipse award for outstanding male sprinter.

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Contenders Last Updated: 10.21.08
Post Position Horse Trainer Jockey
1 Cost of Freedom** John Sadler T Baze
2 Street Boss Bruce Headley D Flores
3 Fabulous Strike Todd Beattie R Dominguez
4 Midnight Lute Bob Baffert G Gomez
5 First Defence Bobby Frankel J Castellano
6 Black Seventeen Brian Koriner C Potts
7 In Summation Christophe Clement J Velazquez
8 Sing Baby Sing Jack Bruner J Shepard
9 Fatal Bullet Reade Baker E Da Silva
**Challenge winner
Off The Trail Last Updated: 10.21.08
Points Horse Trainer 2008 Earnings
CW** Abraaj Kiaran McLaughlin $210,400
CW** Benny the Bull Rick Dutrow Jr. $1,753,080
CW** (DM) Lewis Michael Wayne Catalano $188,700
19 Elite Squadron James Baker $344,948
16 Bustin Stones Bruce Levine $355,500
16 J Be K Steve Asmussen $403,000
16 Visionaire Michael Matz $439,922
14 First Defence Bobby Frankel $364,339
14 (DM) Rebellion (GB) Graham Motion $387,770
12 Silver Edition D. Wayne Lukas n/a
10 Lucky Island (ARG) Kiaran McLaughlin n/a
2 Talent Search Bobby Frankel n/a
**Challenge winner; DM Moved to Dirt Mile

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