| The Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | | | | Juvenile Fillies race is only for two year old fillies, |
| division is a Grade I race for two year old fillies. | | | | no one horse has one more than once. |
| The purse for this race is $2 million and will have | | | | The 2008 and Juvenile Fillies is hosted by |
| fourteen of the country's best two year old fillies | | | | Bessemer Trust and will be ran in October at |
| competing this October 2008 at Santa Anita. | | | | Santa Anita. As with the other Breeders' Cup |
| The Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16 mile dirt race. The | | | | races, the field is limited to the best of the best |
| distance has varied in the past depending on the | | | | and will feature fourteen fillies. These fillies must |
| host track. This race has been ran annually as | | | | be nominated and invited to the Juvenile Filies, but |
| part of the Breeder's Cup since 1984. This is also | | | | must also accumulate points before becoming |
| a weight assigned race, which is a weight process | | | | contenders. |
| that is reserved for Grade I races. | | | | These contenders come from a variety of racing |
| Several popular thoroughbred trainers have | | | | backgrounds and although their racing careers |
| competed and won in this race including Bob | | | | have really just begun, they have several |
| Baffert, Nick Zito and D. Wayne Lukas. Lukas is | | | | thousands of dollars in purse money under their |
| the most winning trainer with five fillies winning in | | | | belts and several starts. They also come from |
| 1985, 1988, 1994, 1999 and 2005. Several popular | | | | varied racing backgrounds and have competed on |
| jockeys have also competed in this race three | | | | major tracks including Saratoga, Churchill Downs |
| jockeys are tied with the most wins at two | | | | and Keeneland. You can also expect to see some |
| including Jerry Bailey (1995 and 1999), Pat Day | | | | if the industries best trainers and jockeys in the |
| (1987 and 1994), John Velazquez (2000 and 2002) | | | | Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in |
| and Pat Valenzuela (1986 and 1992). However, | | | | 2008. Thousands will be watching this year when |
| several other popular jockeys have single wins in | | | | these young horses line up in the starting gates in |
| this race including Edgar Prado, Corey Nakatani, | | | | beautiful Santa Anita this fall. |
| Julie Krone, and Gary Stevens. Because the | | | | |