Breeders' Cup Winning Traits Presented By NYRA Bets: Turf Sprint, Dirt Mile

The Turf Sprint is a short race on the grass. The winner of the first TurF Sprint was Desert Code (36-1) in 2008. Four favorites have won the nine runnings of this race.

The Turf Sprint is a US-based race. The average odds on the winner is around 10-1. Four favorites have won the nine runnings of the TurF Sprint. This year's running at Del Mar will be contested at five furlongs. The oldest winner was Obviously last year at age eight. Not one 3-year-old has won this race, but the average age of a winner in the last nine years is 5.5 years.

Bucchero is the favorite at 12-1. Richard's Boy is 10-2, while Disco Partner is 9- 2. Lady Aurelia is 5-3. The Dirt Mile has produced a double-digit odds winner four times. Goldencents won the Dirt Miles in 2014 and Liam's Map the next year. The race is most often won by horses cutting back in distance. It has also produced some interesting winners. Six of the 10 winners were 4-year-olds. Only one winner has won both editions of Dirt Mels. A pair of 3- year-old winners have won.