$2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I) $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) $4 million Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Past The following races have been discontinued by the Breeders' Cup: Breeders' Cup Marathon** (2008–2013) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint (2011–2012) **The Breeders' Cup Marathon, while no longer run as such, has actually continued to be raced every year as part of the first day of the Breeders' Cup undercard. It was run for several years as the Las Vegas Marathon and in 2022 is being run as the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes. Even as a Breeders' Cup event, the race was never a Grade I race: it was a Grade II event when last run as part of the official Breeders' Cup program in 2013, and has remained a Grade II in its subsequent runnings as a non-Breeders' Cup race. Selection process A maximum of 14 starters are allowed in each of the Breeders' Cup Championships races (depending on track dimensions, some races such as the Turf Sprint or Dirt Mile may be limited to 12 starters). Breeders' Cup Limited has adopted a field selection system to select runners in the event fields are oversubscribed. Winners of the "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge races automatically qualify. Other pre-entries are ranked by (1) a point system for graded stakes performance during the year, and (2) the judgment of a panel of racing experts. After pre-entries are taken approximately two weeks before the Breeders' Cup, the ranking determines eligibility in oversubscribed races. After pre-entry, any vacancies in the fields are filled by horses in order of panel preference. Details Through 2006, there were eight races on the Breeders' Cup card, all classified as Grade I races. In 2007, three races – the Dirt Mile, Filly and Mare Sprint, and Juvenile Turf – were added, all of them run the Friday before the remaining eight races. Three more new races – a Turf Sprint, Juvenile Filly Turf and Marathon – were added for 2008. A Juvenile Sprint was added for 2011. The order of the races on the card has changed many times throughout the event's history, but the Turf and