Uncovering Historical Tips and Trends to Handicap the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf

The Breeders' Cup Turf is held over 1 ½ miles and attracts a strong international presence. The TurF is routinely won by foreign raiders. This year's renewal takes place on November 5 at Keeneland.

Six of the last 10 Breeders’ Cup Turf winners have rallied from the back half of a pack. Magician (2013) and Yibir (2021) closed from more than a dozen lengths behind after the opening half-mile.

Favorites have won two of the last four editions of Breeders’ Cup Turf. They have finished in the top four 13 times in last 14 years.

Uncovering Historical Tips and Trends to Handicap the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf. Bet horses based outside of North America.

Home team has struggled to win Breeders' Cup Turf in the last two decades. 19 of the past 24 winners were based overseas at the time of their victory.

14 Breeders’ Cup Turf winners have been bred in Ireland over the last 28 years. Great Britain, France and Germany have also produced winners of the Breeder's Cup.

Aidan O'Brien has won the Breeders' Cup Turf record-setting six times. Sir Michael Stoute has four wins and two seconds in the TurF from just 15 starters. Charlie Appleby has a stellar 6-for-11 record in all Breeder's Cup races.

Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore are two of the most successful bet jockeys in Breeders’ Cup Turf history. Dittori has ridden five winners from 19 mounts and finished fourth or better on 12 occasions. Moore has four wins, three seconds, 3 thirds, and 2 fourths from 12 rides. All 12 of Moore”s Breeder‘s Cup mounts have finished in the superfecta.

It usually takes a horse of proven quality to win the Breeders' Cup Turf. Nine of the last 11 winners had previously won a Grade 1 or Group 1 race.

Fillies and mares have made 11 starts in the Breeders' Cup Turf in last seven years. Found (2015), Enable (2018), and Tarnawa (2020) won top honors. In both 2018 and 2020, fillies finished 1-2.

A recent victory isn't critical to winning the Breeders' Cup Turf. Six of the last 11 winners were beaten in their final prep run. Four of last eleven winners contested the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe a few weeks prior.

Rebel's Romance is the possible betting favorite for the 2022 Breeders' Cup Turf. Stone Age is a live longshot. Mishriff is an effective rallying from off the pace and will be guided by Frankie Dettori. The trainer Aidan O'Brien has named Ryan Moore to ride Stone age. The horse has never won at the Grade/Group 1 level. It finished third in the Caesars Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes last summer.