Breeders' Cup Marathon top three finishers explained

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,[1] became a Grade III race in 2010 and was upgraded to GII status for 2011.[2] On April 25, 2014, the Breeders' Cup announced that the Marathon would be discontinued.[3] The event in 2014 was renamed to the Las Vegas Marathon as an undercard Breeders' Cup stakes races. In 2015 the event was raced under the name The Marathon.

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Year
Winner
Second
Third
Starters
2013London BridgeBlueskiesnrainbowsWorldly10
2012CalidoscopioGrassyAtigun13
2011BirdrunGiant Oak11
2010Gabriel's HillA. U. Miner12
2009 Cloudy's KnightMastery10
2008 Muhannak Church Service Big Booster8

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20120712022542/http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/48193.htm Six New Grade I Races for 2009 - bloodhorse.com
  2. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/60173/2011-graded-stakes-13-fewer-than-10 Blood Horse: 2011 Graded Stakes: 13 Fewer Than '10
  3. Web site: Breeders' Cup Reduces Foal Nomination Fee, Eliminates Marathon. 25 April 2014.