The Breeders Cup Dirt Mile is a one mile (8f) for thoroughbred horses three years old and up, this race is part of the Breeders’ Cup World Championship, is run on the dirt or in the case of Woodbine they ran on a synthetic surface. The race offers a $1,0000,00 purse.
The race was run for the first time in Monmouth Park in 2007 as a grade 2 during the first day of the Breeders Cup card, and two years later became a grade 1 event. Various tracks configuration requires minor changes, in the 2007 running they went 1 mile 70 yards and in 2015 the Breeders’ Cup was held at Keeneland Race Course, which does not regularly hold one-mile dirt races, in order to get the right distance, the starting gate was set 70 yards in front of the one-mile pole.
Horses can qualify for the event either through the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re in” or through a selection process. If there are more than 14 nominees (oversubscribed), the BC Challenge Series winners will get spots and the next seven are determined by points based on the following formula. Win, place, and show horses in Grade I stakes earn ten, six, and four points, respectively. The top three finishers in Grade II stakes earn six, four, and two points respectively, and in Grade III races the points earned are four, two, and one, respectively.
| RACE QUALITY | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The horses remaining after the BC Challenge winners and 7 entries based on points will be ranked in order of preference by the Panel. The Panel will be free to establish its own criteria or ranking so that high-quality horses of demonstrated ability will have the opportunity to participate in Championship Races regardless of earlier participation in graded events.
Beginning in 2007, the Breeders’ Cup developed the Breeders’ Cup Challenge a series of races that allow the winning horse to get an automatic berth into the 14 divisions that exist. These automatic berths are known as Win and You’re In
In the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile division, the number of runners is limited to 12 horses. The current 2022 Win and You’re In races are:
| DATE | RACE NAME | GRADED | TRACK | DISTANCE | WINNER | VIDEO |
| Aug 26th | Pat O’Brien Stakes | 2 | Del Mar | 7 furlongs | Anarchist |  |
| Sep 30 | Ack Ack H. | 3 | Churchill Downs | 1 mile | Zozos |  |
Records
Most wins:
2 – Goldencents (2013, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
2 – Jerry Hollendorfer (2010, 2017)
2 – Todd Pletcher (2015,2021)
2 – Rafael Bejarano (2013, 2014)
2 – Javier Castellano (2015, 2018)
2 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2019, 2021)
2 – Joel Rosario (2010, 2020)
Most wins by an owner:
2 – W. C. Racing (2013, 2014)
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Past Winners
| YEAR | WINNER | AGE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | OWNER |
| 2023 | Cody’s Wish | 5 | Junior Alvarado | William Mott | Godolphin |
| 2022 | Cody’s Wish | 4 | Junior Alvarado | William Mott | Godolphin |
| 2021 | Life Is Good | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | WinStar Farm & China Horse Club |
| 2020 | Knicks Go | 4 | Joel Rosario | Brad H. Cox | Korea Racing Authority |
| 2019 | Spun to Run | 3 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Juan Carlos Guerrero | Robert P. Donaldson |
| 2018 | City of Light | 4 | Javier Castellano | Michael W. McCarthy | William K. & Suzanne Warren Jr. |
| 2017 | Battle Of Midway | 3 | Flavien Prat | Jerry Hollendorfer | Don Alberto Stable / WinStar Farm LLC |
| 2016 | Tamarkuz | 6 | Mike Smith | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Stable |
| 2015 | Liam’s Map | 4 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Teresa Viola Racing Stables |
| 2014 | Goldencents | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Leandro Mora | W. C. Racing (Glenn Sorgenstein, managing partner) |
| 2013 | Goldencents | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | Doug O’Neill | W. C. Racing (Glenn Sorgenstein, managing partner) |
| 2012 | Tapizar | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds |
| 2011 | Caleb’s Posse | 3 | Rajiv Maragh | Donnie K. Von Hemel | McNeil Stables/Cheyenne Stables |
| 2010 | Dakota Phone | 5 | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | Todaro / Halo Farms / Carver / Hollendorfer |
| 2009 | Furthest Land | 4 | Julien Leparoux | Michael J. Maker | Ken & Sarah Ramsey |
| 2008 | Albertus Maximus | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Vladimir Cerin | Brandon & Marianne Chase |
| 2007 | Corinthian | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms (Don Little, managing partner) |
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