Breeders' Cup Marathon top three finishers
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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 Marathon
, a race run on dirt on the first day of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. It was an ungraded race for its first two editions in 2008 and 2009,, became a Grade III
race in 2010 and was upgraded to GII status for 2011.
Breeders' Cup Marathon
The Breeders' Cup Marathon is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race established in 2008 as part of the annual Breeders' Cup World Championships. A Weight for Age race open to horses three years old and up, it was contested on dirt at a distance of 1½ miles in its inaugural running. For 2009,...
, a race run on dirt on the first day of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. It was an ungraded race for its first two editions in 2008 and 2009,, became a Grade III
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 in 2010 and was upgraded to GII status for 2011.
Year |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Starters |
2011 | Afleet Again | Birdrun | Giant Oak | 11 |
2010 | Eldaafer | Gabriel's Hill | A. U. Miner | 12 |
2009 | Man of Iron Man of Iron (horse) Man of Iron, foaled in Kentucky in 2006, is the son of the Better Than Honour and is out of Giant's Causeway. Bred by Skara Glen Stables, he was sold as a yearling to Racing Partners Smith/Magnier/Tabor, who turned over his training to Aidan O'Brien.... |
Cloudy's Knight Cloudy's Knight Cloudy's Knight is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.Out of Northern Dancer's grandadaughter, Cloudy Spot, he was sired by the 1980 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Lord Avie... |
Mastery | 10 |
2008 | Muhannak | Church Service | Big Booster | 8 |