Breeders' Cup Races
2023 Breeders’ Cup Distaff
Longines Distaff
Updated November 1, 2023
Post Time: 5:10pm ET
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Grade: 1
Age: 3-year-old+ fillies & mares
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.
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
TVG and FanDuel TV take 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 2023 Odds
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff was drawn Monday, October 30, and morning-line odds were assigned the same day. A field of 11 of the best female dirt horses in the world will line up for this championship showdown:
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoosier Philly | Luis Saez | Tom Amoss | 20-1 |
| 2 | A Mo Reay | Christophe Lemaire | Brad Cox | 20-1 |
| 3 | Pretty Mischievous | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan Walsh | 8-1 |
| 4 | Idiomatic | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | 5-2 |
| 5 | Adare Manor | Juan Hernandez | Bob Baffert | 4-1 |
| 6 | Search Results | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chad Brown | 5-1 |
| 7 | Wet Paint | Flavien Prat | Brad Cox | 10-1 |
| 8 | Randomized | Jose Ortiz | Chad Brown | 6-1 |
| 9 | Clairiere | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen | 4-1 |
| 10 | Desert Dawn | Hector Berrios | Phil D’Amato | 20-1 |
| 11 | Le Da Vida | Vincent Cheminaud | Ignacio Correas | 20-1 |
Breeders’ Cup Distaff Contenders
As you start handicapping this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, these are the leading contenders for the race:
Adare Manor - Trainer: Bob Baffert - Sire: Uncle Mo
She has been the clear leader of the West Coast distaff division, and carries a five-win streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. She has won her last four with authority, including the 1 ⅛-mile Santa Margarita (G2). And, she showed in the Clement Hirsch (G1) that she can stalk and pounce. The question is strength of schedule, as none of the fields she faced out west are as deep as the group invading her backyard for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Clairiere - Trainer: Steve Asmussen - Sire: Curlin
She is a closer, which isn’t usually the best running style at Santa Anita, though the way this race sets up she should get a fair shake, if not an ultimately advantageous one. Even though she comes off of a flat race in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1), she did last year as well. Steve Asmussen freshened her up, got her ready, and let her fire her best in the final race of her four-year-old campaign. It would be no surprise if she does the same at five, and she belongs in exotics.
Desert Dawn - Trainer: Phil D’Amato - Sire: Cupid
A win would be a serious surprise, since she has spent the year picking up second- and third-place finishes behind Adare Manor in short fields. However, her consistency and her ability to run on late, combined with her familiarity with the racetrack, make her an interesting price horse to sprinkle at the bottom of trifecta and superfecta tickets.
Idiomatic - Trainer: Brad Cox - Sire: Curlin
The breakout star of the distaff division, she has won her last four races. Her last two, the Spinster (G1) and the Personal Ensign (G1), came against the strongest company compared to the rest of the field. She set the pace in those races, which raises a question. However, she was able to overcome stumbling at the start three back in the Delaware Handicap (G2), rally late, and win. This means she should be able to sit off if the pace goes off the rails.
Pretty Mischievous - Trainer: Brendan Walsh - Sire: Into Mischief
This year’s Kentucky Oaks winner, she kept shining in the three-year-old division this year over both one and two turns. Now, she returns to the distance of her most impressive race yet, the Kentucky Oaks. She should get a sharp pace to rally into yet does not have to settle too far back, something important given how Santa Anita plays. She will be a price compared to the older horses, but looks like the most likely upsetter to Idiomatic.
Randomized - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Nyquist
She has won two straight graded stakes by open lengths, the Alabama (G1) against sophomores and the Beldame (G2) against older. However, she faces an even deeper field for this, and the pace flow suits her poorly. In a race with so much speed drawn in, she is even more likely than stablemate Search Results to get completely burned by the early fractions.
Search Results - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Flatter
She was part of a wicked pace in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff last year, flattening to sixth in the lane. The problem for her is, the pace looks likely to set up similarly sharp this time around, and against classy horses, she does her best work on or very close to the lead. She moves up if a speed bias emerges through the Breeders’ Cup races, but otherwise, be ready to bet against her.
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Post Time: 5:10pm ET
Purse: $2,000,000
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Grade: 1
Age: 3-year-old+ fillies & mares
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.
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
TVG and FanDuel TV take 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 2023 Odds
The Breeders’ Cup Distaff was drawn Monday, October 30, and morning-line odds were assigned the same day. A field of 11 of the best female dirt horses in the world will line up for this championship showdown:
| Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoosier Philly | Luis Saez | Tom Amoss | 20-1 |
| 2 | A Mo Reay | Christophe Lemaire | Brad Cox | 20-1 |
| 3 | Pretty Mischievous | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan Walsh | 8-1 |
| 4 | Idiomatic | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | 5-2 |
| 5 | Adare Manor | Juan Hernandez | Bob Baffert | 4-1 |
| 6 | Search Results | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Chad Brown | 5-1 |
| 7 | Wet Paint | Flavien Prat | Brad Cox | 10-1 |
| 8 | Randomized | Jose Ortiz | Chad Brown | 6-1 |
| 9 | Clairiere | Joel Rosario | Steve Asmussen | 4-1 |
| 10 | Desert Dawn | Hector Berrios | Phil D’Amato | 20-1 |
| 11 | Le Da Vida | Vincent Cheminaud | Ignacio Correas | 20-1 |
Breeders’ Cup Distaff Contenders
As you start handicapping this year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, these are the leading contenders for the race:
Adare Manor - Trainer: Bob Baffert - Sire: Uncle Mo
She has been the clear leader of the West Coast distaff division, and carries a five-win streak into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. She has won her last four with authority, including the 1 ⅛-mile Santa Margarita (G2). And, she showed in the Clement Hirsch (G1) that she can stalk and pounce. The question is strength of schedule, as none of the fields she faced out west are as deep as the group invading her backyard for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Clairiere - Trainer: Steve Asmussen - Sire: Curlin
She is a closer, which isn’t usually the best running style at Santa Anita, though the way this race sets up she should get a fair shake, if not an ultimately advantageous one. Even though she comes off of a flat race in the Personal Ensign Stakes (G1), she did last year as well. Steve Asmussen freshened her up, got her ready, and let her fire her best in the final race of her four-year-old campaign. It would be no surprise if she does the same at five, and she belongs in exotics.
Desert Dawn - Trainer: Phil D’Amato - Sire: Cupid
A win would be a serious surprise, since she has spent the year picking up second- and third-place finishes behind Adare Manor in short fields. However, her consistency and her ability to run on late, combined with her familiarity with the racetrack, make her an interesting price horse to sprinkle at the bottom of trifecta and superfecta tickets.
Idiomatic - Trainer: Brad Cox - Sire: Curlin
The breakout star of the distaff division, she has won her last four races. Her last two, the Spinster (G1) and the Personal Ensign (G1), came against the strongest company compared to the rest of the field. She set the pace in those races, which raises a question. However, she was able to overcome stumbling at the start three back in the Delaware Handicap (G2), rally late, and win. This means she should be able to sit off if the pace goes off the rails.
Pretty Mischievous - Trainer: Brendan Walsh - Sire: Into Mischief
This year’s Kentucky Oaks winner, she kept shining in the three-year-old division this year over both one and two turns. Now, she returns to the distance of her most impressive race yet, the Kentucky Oaks. She should get a sharp pace to rally into yet does not have to settle too far back, something important given how Santa Anita plays. She will be a price compared to the older horses, but looks like the most likely upsetter to Idiomatic.
Randomized - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Nyquist
She has won two straight graded stakes by open lengths, the Alabama (G1) against sophomores and the Beldame (G2) against older. However, she faces an even deeper field for this, and the pace flow suits her poorly. In a race with so much speed drawn in, she is even more likely than stablemate Search Results to get completely burned by the early fractions.
Search Results - Trainer: Chad Brown - Sire: Flatter
She was part of a wicked pace in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff last year, flattening to sixth in the lane. The problem for her is, the pace looks likely to set up similarly sharp this time around, and against classy horses, she does her best work on or very close to the lead. She moves up if a speed bias emerges through the Breeders’ Cup races, but otherwise, be ready to bet against her.
Breeders' Cup Odds
Day 1 Races
Day 2 Races
Stay tuned to FanDuel TV for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Distaff
You can bet the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar right here with TVG. Check out all the latest Breeders’ Cup information with us and allow our team of experts to keep you in the loop.