2024 Breeders’ Cup Distaff
Updated November 2, 2024
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Grade: 1
Age: 3-year-old+ fillies & mares
Post Time: Saturday, November 2 at 1:21 p.m. PDT (Race 6 at Del Mar)
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is another of the original races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, first run in 1984. Despite the rich Filly & Mare Turf and the Juvenile Fillies for younger horses, this is the premier female Thoroughbred racing event of the entire season, and the most prestigious female dirt race anywhere in the world. The race is often a ticket to champion older dirt mare honors, and superstars who have won this race in the past include Bayakoa, Beholder, Lady’s Secret, and the great Zenyatta.
Although it’s limited to female horses, basically a fillies’ and mares’ complement to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, this is a high-quality race, one that certain top trainers have excelled at preparing their charges for over the years. Bill Mott, Brad Cox, and John Shirreffs have done well in this race in the past, as well as the country’s most successful trainer, Steve Asmussen.
Choosing Your Breeders’ Cup Distaff Bets
Once a year, bettors and professional handicappers alike can place bets in the female dirt horses competing in the Distaff, making an informed choice and laying down cash to bring them closer to the action in California.
Check out the form, the horse’s workout times, and listen to what the trainers have to say before playing a bet, but of course, you can always take a shortcut if you want to feel well-informed before the race.
Check out TVG’s pages where our team of experts will be on hand to offer you their expertise for the championships. We have information on contenders and much more besides to help you pick out your Distaff wagers with confidence.
Placing Your Distaff Bets
FanDuel Racing takes you right to the heart of the action, and we are now the proud official wagering partner of the Breeders’ Cup.
Betting online is the best way to go, and with TVG, you can not only find out all the information you need about the Distaff, but you can also place your bets right from the comfort of your own home. Since not all of us can make it to Keeneland for the race, this is how to be part of the action from anywhere!
Breeders’ Cup Distaff 2024 Odds
The final field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff was drawn on Monday, October 28. This championship showdown drew 10 of the best female dirt horses in the world, though only seven are expected to race after scratches earlier in the week of Batucada and Miss New York, and the Saturday-morning scratch of Awesome Result.
These are the entrants including post positions, jockey assignments, and post positions.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candied | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bobby Flay | 15-1 |
| 2 | Thorpedo Anna | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwrds, Judy B. Hicks et al. | 4-5 |
| 3 | Batucada | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Morgan L. Joseph, Carrie L. Brogden | SCRATCH |
| 4 | Alice Verite | Kazuya Nakatake | Kyle Frey | Makoto Kato | 30-1 |
| 5 | Sugar Fish | Jeff Mullins | Tyler Baze | Sweetwater Stable, Talla Racing | 20-1 |
| 6 | Raging Sea | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | Alpha Delta Stables | 7-2 |
| 7 | Honor D Lady | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Tyler Gaffalione | Final Furlong Farm, Madaket Stables | 30-1 |
| 8 | Miss New York | Jorge Delgado | Umberto Rispol | Amo Racing USA | SCRATCH |
| 9 | Awesome Result | Yasutoshi Ikee | Yutaka Take | Insel Racing | SCRATCH |
| 10 | Che Evasora | Phil D’Amato | Tiago Pereira | R Unicorn Stable | 30-1 |
Breeders’ Cup Distaff Contenders
As you start handicapping this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, these are the leading contenders for the race:
Candied - Trainer: Todd Pletcher - Sire: Candy Ride
She is a three-year-old, one of the best in the class not named Thorpedo Anna. Unlike Thorpedo Anna, though, she does have some experience against older already: she thrashed fellow Distaff entrant Honor D Lady in the Lady’s Secret, and then finished third behind Idiomatic in the Spinster (G1) last out. She’ll need to do better to threaten in the Distaff, but now she comes second off a freshening, and likes 1 ⅛ miles enough to figure for a share.
Musical Mischief - Trainer: Michael McCarthy - Sire: Into Mischief
Among the long shots, give this pressing-or-stalking type a look. Trainer Michael McCarthy has built a reputation on being shrewd when he places horses in ambitious spots. She won with confidence at 16-1 when McCarthy put her in the Locust Grove (G2) this year, and the fact that he is pressing on with her to the Breeders’ Cup merits respect.
Raging Sea - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Curlin
This 1 ⅛-mile specialist carried a three-race win streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, including a two-back score over no less than Idiomatic in the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga. Her last race was a head victory over long shot Batucada in the Beldame (G2)—a less impressive effort, though she overcame a less-than-perfect start, and speed-wise, she has plenty of room to bounce back to her best for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Sugar Fish - Trainer: Jeff Mullins - Sire: Accelerate
An up-and-coming three-year-old, she comes into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff off a defeat of older horses in the Zenyatta (G2) at Santa Anita. She still has to prove that she can fire her best shot at Del Mar, since she was defeated in the Clement L. Hirsch two starts back. However, that was her first start against older, so now she returns with a little more experience under her belt. That could get her into the money at a price.
Thorpedo Anna - Trainer: Kenny McPeek - Sire: Fast Anna
The only blemish on her record hardly qualifies as a blemish: she missed by a head to an on-song Fierceness in the Travers (G1), and Fierceness should go as one of the favorites in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The victory in the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion (G1) was a close call against long shot Gun Song, but she found what she needed to, and now she stretches back out to a better trip. However, she’ll be a short price, even shorter now that Idiomatic will no longer pursue consecutive editions of the race, and she’ll have to find her best while facing older for the first time.
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Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Grade: 1
Age: 3-year-old+ fillies & mares
Post Time: Saturday, November 2 at 1:21 p.m. PDT (Race 6 at Del Mar)
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is another of the original races of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, first run in 1984. Despite the rich Filly & Mare Turf and the Juvenile Fillies for younger horses, this is the premier female Thoroughbred racing event of the entire season, and the most prestigious female dirt race anywhere in the world. The race is often a ticket to champion older dirt mare honors, and superstars who have won this race in the past include Bayakoa, Beholder, Lady’s Secret, and the great Zenyatta.
Although it’s limited to female horses, basically a fillies’ and mares’ complement to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, this is a high-quality race, one that certain top trainers have excelled at preparing their charges for over the years. Bill Mott, Brad Cox, and John Shirreffs have done well in this race in the past, as well as the country’s most successful trainer, Steve Asmussen.
Choosing Your Breeders’ Cup Distaff Bets
Once a year, bettors and professional handicappers alike can place bets in the female dirt horses competing in the Distaff, making an informed choice and laying down cash to bring them closer to the action in California.
Check out the form, the horse’s workout times, and listen to what the trainers have to say before playing a bet, but of course, you can always take a shortcut if you want to feel well-informed before the race.
Check out TVG’s pages where our team of experts will be on hand to offer you their expertise for the championships. We have information on contenders and much more besides to help you pick out your Distaff wagers with confidence.
Placing Your Distaff Bets
FanDuel Racing takes you right to the heart of the action, and we are now the proud official wagering partner of the Breeders’ Cup.
Betting online is the best way to go, and with TVG, you can not only find out all the information you need about the Distaff, but you can also place your bets right from the comfort of your own home. Since not all of us can make it to Keeneland for the race, this is how to be part of the action from anywhere!
Breeders’ Cup Distaff 2024 Odds
The final field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff was drawn on Monday, October 28. This championship showdown drew 10 of the best female dirt horses in the world, though only seven are expected to race after scratches earlier in the week of Batucada and Miss New York, and the Saturday-morning scratch of Awesome Result.
These are the entrants including post positions, jockey assignments, and post positions.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candied | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bobby Flay | 15-1 |
| 2 | Thorpedo Anna | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwrds, Judy B. Hicks et al. | 4-5 |
| 3 | Batucada | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Morgan L. Joseph, Carrie L. Brogden | SCRATCH |
| 4 | Alice Verite | Kazuya Nakatake | Kyle Frey | Makoto Kato | 30-1 |
| 5 | Sugar Fish | Jeff Mullins | Tyler Baze | Sweetwater Stable, Talla Racing | 20-1 |
| 6 | Raging Sea | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | Alpha Delta Stables | 7-2 |
| 7 | Honor D Lady | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | Tyler Gaffalione | Final Furlong Farm, Madaket Stables | 30-1 |
| 8 | Miss New York | Jorge Delgado | Umberto Rispol | Amo Racing USA | SCRATCH |
| 9 | Awesome Result | Yasutoshi Ikee | Yutaka Take | Insel Racing | SCRATCH |
| 10 | Che Evasora | Phil D’Amato | Tiago Pereira | R Unicorn Stable | 30-1 |
Breeders’ Cup Distaff Contenders
As you start handicapping this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, these are the leading contenders for the race:
Candied - Trainer: Todd Pletcher - Sire: Candy Ride
She is a three-year-old, one of the best in the class not named Thorpedo Anna. Unlike Thorpedo Anna, though, she does have some experience against older already: she thrashed fellow Distaff entrant Honor D Lady in the Lady’s Secret, and then finished third behind Idiomatic in the Spinster (G1) last out. She’ll need to do better to threaten in the Distaff, but now she comes second off a freshening, and likes 1 ⅛ miles enough to figure for a share.
Musical Mischief - Trainer: Michael McCarthy - Sire: Into Mischief
Among the long shots, give this pressing-or-stalking type a look. Trainer Michael McCarthy has built a reputation on being shrewd when he places horses in ambitious spots. She won with confidence at 16-1 when McCarthy put her in the Locust Grove (G2) this year, and the fact that he is pressing on with her to the Breeders’ Cup merits respect.
Raging Sea - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Curlin
This 1 ⅛-mile specialist carried a three-race win streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, including a two-back score over no less than Idiomatic in the Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga. Her last race was a head victory over long shot Batucada in the Beldame (G2)—a less impressive effort, though she overcame a less-than-perfect start, and speed-wise, she has plenty of room to bounce back to her best for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Sugar Fish - Trainer: Jeff Mullins - Sire: Accelerate
An up-and-coming three-year-old, she comes into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff off a defeat of older horses in the Zenyatta (G2) at Santa Anita. She still has to prove that she can fire her best shot at Del Mar, since she was defeated in the Clement L. Hirsch two starts back. However, that was her first start against older, so now she returns with a little more experience under her belt. That could get her into the money at a price.
Thorpedo Anna - Trainer: Kenny McPeek - Sire: Fast Anna
The only blemish on her record hardly qualifies as a blemish: she missed by a head to an on-song Fierceness in the Travers (G1), and Fierceness should go as one of the favorites in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The victory in the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion (G1) was a close call against long shot Gun Song, but she found what she needed to, and now she stretches back out to a better trip. However, she’ll be a short price, even shorter now that Idiomatic will no longer pursue consecutive editions of the race, and she’ll have to find her best while facing older for the first time.
Breeders' Cup Odds
Day 1 Races
Day 2 Races
Stay tuned to FanDuel TV for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Distaff
You can bet the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar right here with FanDuel Racing. Check out all the latest Breeders’ Cup information with us and allow our team of experts to keep you in the loop.