Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic top three finishers

This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic, a Grade I

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

race for fillies and mares, three years old and up. An annual race run on the dirt, it has been the final race of the first-day (Friday) card of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships

Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...

since 2008.

The race, which has been run in every Breeders' Cup since the first event in 1984, was known as the Breeders' Cup Distaff before 2008.

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Starters
2011	Royal Delta Royal Delta Royal Delta is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. She has won three of her first four outings. The daughter of Empire Maker will best be remembered for winning the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic, the grade one Alabama Stakes and posting a 2-1/2 length score in the mile and an eighth Grade II...	It's Tricky It's Tricky (horse) It's Tricky is a American Thoroughbred filly.Owned by Godolphin Racing LLC and trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, she won the Busher Stakes, the Acorn Stakes and the Coaching Club American Oaks....	Pachattack	9
2010	Unrivaled Belle Unrivaled Belle Unrivaled Belle is a gray/roan American Thoroughbred racehorse owned and bred in Kentucky by Gary Seidler & Peter Vegso. She is a daughter of America's champion sire and champion racehorse Unbridled's Song, a descendant of the very influential sire, Mr...	Blind Luck Blind Luck Blind Luck is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is a daughter of Pollard's Vision, winner of the Illinois Derby and the Lone Star Derby, and Lucky One....	Havre de Grace	11
2009	Life Is Sweet Life Is Sweet (horse) Life Is Sweet is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in early 2009 was thought to be a threat to her unbeaten stablemate, Zenyatta. She was bred by her owners, Pam & Martin Wygod. Sired by Storm Cat, she is out of the Kris S...	Mushka	Music Note Music Note Music Note is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by A.P. Indy and out of the Sadler's Wells mare Note Musicale...	8
2008	Zenyatta Zenyatta Zenyatta is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career and American record-holder for consecutive victories without defeat in unrestricted races....	Cocoa Beach	Music Note Music Note Music Note is an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by A.P. Indy and out of the Sadler's Wells mare Note Musicale...	8
2007	Ginger Punch Ginger Punch Ginger Punch is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Owned and bred by operations belonging to automotive parts magnate, Frank Stronach, she is out of the mare Nappelon and sired by the Canadian-bred Awesome Again, winner of his country's 1997 Queen's Plate and the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic...	Hystericalady Hystericalady Hystericalady , is a multiple stakes winning American Thoroughbred race horse. Bred in Kentucky by Abbott Properties, Hystericalady is the best daughter of the leading sire Distorted Humor, a half sister to dual Classic winner Funny Cide, and still racing at five. She’s a daughter of 1991 Chilean...	Octave Octave (horse) Octave is an American thoroughbred filly racehorse. She was sired by Unbridled's Song, who in turn was a son of 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled out of the Dr...	12
2006	Round Pond Round Pond (horse) Round Pond is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Kentucky by Trudy McCaffery & John Toffan. The bay filly is the daughter of Awesome Again out of the mare Gift of Dance. Owned by Rick Porter's Fox Hill Farms, Round Pond was trained by Michael R...	Happy Ticket	Balletto	13
2005	Pleasant Home	Society Selection	Ashado Ashado Ashado is American Thoroughbred mare racehorse. Highly successful in racing, she is a two-time Eclipse Award winner. At the end of the 2005 racing season her owner group, which included trainer Todd Pletcher, Paul Saylor, Johns Martin, and Mr. & Mrs...	13
2004	Ashado Ashado Ashado is American Thoroughbred mare racehorse. Highly successful in racing, she is a two-time Eclipse Award winner. At the end of the 2005 racing season her owner group, which included trainer Todd Pletcher, Paul Saylor, Johns Martin, and Mr. & Mrs...	Storm Flag Flying Storm Flag Flying Storm Flag Flying is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2002, Storm Flag Flying won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, a race won by her dam in 1995. She also won the Frizette Stakes and Matron Stakes in her championship two year old season...	Stellar Jayne	11
2003	Adoration	Elloluv	Got Koko	7
2002	Azeri	Farda Amiga	Imperial Gesture	8
2001	Unbridled Elaine	Spain Spain (horse) Spain is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who retired as the richest mare in North American racing history.Bred and raced by Prince Ahmed bin Salman's The Thoroughbred Corp., Spain was out of the race-winning mare, Drina...	Two Item Limit Two Item Limit Two Item Limit is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The granddaughter of Forty Niner will best be remembered for posting a 3-length score in the mile and an eighth Grade II $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2001.-Early career:Two Item Limit was born in...	11
2000	Spain Spain (horse) Spain is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who retired as the richest mare in North American racing history.Bred and raced by Prince Ahmed bin Salman's The Thoroughbred Corp., Spain was out of the race-winning mare, Drina...	Surfside	Heritage of Gold	9
1999	Beautiful Pleasure	Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. A winner of five Grade 1 races, she was voted the 1998 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly....	Heritage of Gold	8
1998	Escena Escena Escena is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred and raced by Allen Paulson, she was out of the mare Claxton's Slew, a daughter of 1977 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Seattle Slew. Her sire was the great international runner Strawberry Road who was the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of...	Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze Banshee Breeze was an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. A winner of five Grade 1 races, she was voted the 1998 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly....	Keeper Hill	8
1997	Ajina Ajina Ajina is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.-Bckground:Bred by renowned horseman Allen E. Paulson, Ajina was purchased by Janice and Robert McNair's Stonerside Stable of Paris, Kentucky....	Sharp Cat Sharp Cat Sharp Cat was an outstanding American Thoroughbred filly racehorse who won fourteen of her twenty-one starts of which seven of her wins were Grade 1 events. She was a daughter of the two-time leading sire in North America, Storm Cat, and out of Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, In Neon.Sharp Cat was...	Escena Escena Escena is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred and raced by Allen Paulson, she was out of the mare Claxton's Slew, a daughter of 1977 U.S. Triple Crown champion, Seattle Slew. Her sire was the great international runner Strawberry Road who was the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of...	8
1996	Jewel Princess Jewel Princess Jewel Princess is an American Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse and winner of the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff. She was voted the Eclipse Award as the 1996 American Champion Older Female Horse. -References:*...	Serena's Song Serena's Song Serena’s Song is an American Thoroughbred race horse. She won 17 graded stakes races, including 11 Grade I , in three seasons for $3,286,388 in earnings....	Different	6
1995	Inside Information Inside Information (horse) Inside Information is an American Hall of Fame and Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse.She was a homebred owned by Ogden Mills Phipps and trained by Hall of Fame trainer "Shug" McGaughey. Inside Information had an outstanding race record of 14 wins in 17 starts...	Heavenly Prize	Lakeway Lakeway (horse) Lakeway is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse who in six starts in 1994 for trainer Gary Jones won four Grade I stakes and was second in two others. -Racing:...	10
1994	One Dreamer One Dreamer One Dreamer is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff.One Dreamer was bred and raced by the Glen Hill Farm of Ocala, Florida owned by Leonard H...	Heavenly Prize	Miss Dominique	9
1993	Hollywood Wildcat Hollywood Wildcat Hollywood Wildcat is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by and raced by Irving & Marjorie Cowan, her sire was Kris S., an outstanding sire of five Breeders' Cup winners. Her dam, Miss Wildcatter, was a daughter of Mr...	Paseana Paseana Paseana was an Argentine-bred Thoroughbred racemare who competed very successfully in Argentina and in the United States, where she won 10 Grade 1 races...	Re Toss	8
1992	Paseana Paseana Paseana was an Argentine-bred Thoroughbred racemare who competed very successfully in Argentina and in the United States, where she won 10 Grade 1 races...	Versailles Treaty	Magical Maiden	14
1991	Dance Smartly Dance Smartly Dance Smartly was a Champion Thoroughbred Canadian and U.S. Hall of Fame racemare who went undefeated in 1991 while winning the Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and becoming the first horse bred in Canada to ever win a Breeders' Cup race.Bred in Ontario by Sam-Son Farm, the bay mare...	Versailles Treaty	Brought To Mind	13
1990	Bayakoa Bayakoa Bayakoa was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred in Argentina. A descendant of the very important sire Nearco through both her sire and dam, after racing successfully in Argentina, Bayakoa was sold to Americans Janis and Frank Whitham....	Colonial Waters	Valay Maid	7
1989	Bayakoa Bayakoa Bayakoa was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred in Argentina. A descendant of the very important sire Nearco through both her sire and dam, after racing successfully in Argentina, Bayakoa was sold to Americans Janis and Frank Whitham....	Gorgeous	Open Mind Open Mind (horse) Open Mind was an American Thoroughbred racing filly. In 1988, at two years of age, she won the Eclipse Award for American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. In 1989, at three, she won the award as American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly...	10
1988	Personal Ensign Personal Ensign Personal Ensign was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse.A bay filly by Private Account out of Grecian Banner , she was the undefeated winner of 13 races and won $1,679,880 in the United States from 1986 to 1988...	Winning Colors Winning Colors Winning Colors is the third novel in the space opera, military science fiction Familias Regnant fictional universe written by Elizabeth Moon; it continues the plot centered on the adventures of captain Heris Serrano and the maturation of several wealthy Families' scions, which was begun in Hunting...	Goodbye Halo	9
1987	Sacahuista Sacahuista Sacahuista is an American Thoroughbred Champion filly racehorse. She is a descendant of Nearco through both her Champion sire Bold Ruler and through her dam, Nalees Flying Flag....	Clabber Girl	Oueee Bebe	6
1986	Lady's Secret Lady's Secret Lady's Secret was an American Eclipse Award winning Thoroughbred racemare that was listed in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.-Breeding and background:...	Fran's Valentine	Outstandingly Outstandingly Outstandingly was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted an Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1984. Bred and raced by Louis and Patrice Wolfson's Harbor View Farm, she was trained by U.S...	8
1985	Life's Magic Life's Magic Life's Magic was an American two-time Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, Life's Magic was sired by Cox's Ridge, a Grade I winner and descendant of the great Nearco. She was out of the mare Fire Water, a daughter of 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and American Champion...	Lady's Secret Lady's Secret Lady's Secret was an American Eclipse Award winning Thoroughbred racemare that was listed in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.-Breeding and background:...	Dontstop Themusic	7
1984	Princess Rooney Princess Rooney Princess Rooney was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first winner of a Breeders' Cup race to be inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame....	Life's Magic Life's Magic Life's Magic was an American two-time Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, Life's Magic was sired by Cox's Ridge, a Grade I winner and descendant of the great Nearco. She was out of the mare Fire Water, a daughter of 1965 Preakness Stakes winner and American Champion...	Adored	7

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