What was the best breeders cup?
 

What was the best breeders cup? Which year was it in your opinion?

Was it 1989 when Easy Goer and Sunday Silence hooked up, Bayakoa held off a field that included 2 rabbits and a Kentucky Derby winner and Go for Wand won the juvenile!

Was it 1988 when Alysheba won the classic and Personal Ensign finished an undefeated champion in a race for the ages! Easy Goer came in 2nd in the Juvenile this year. Was this the best breeders cup?

Maybe it was 2001 - the year Tiznow won one for America! Or 1996 where Cigar won the Classic! Or *insert gasp for all the Zenyatta haters* was it 2009 when Zenyatta won the Breeders Cup Classic!

What was the best Breeders Cup???

1992.

Do you really vote your own threads 5 stars?

monmouth park 2007....people cried about the rain but the winning was easy. almost every horse prepped in NY except kip deville. easily my most profitable cup and i was there.

2003 was a pretty good Breeders Cup in the eyes of HRTV...

2000.

1988

Definitely before the BC became watered down, 1996. Just look at the entries in the BC Turf race that year. There has been none better.

This is off the top of my head but among those that contested the BC Turf in 1996 were:

Pilsudski
Singspiel
Swain
Awad
Windsharp
Chief Bearheart
Diplomatic Jet
Marlin

and not to forget the one and only Rick's Natural Star.

93,94,95 and 96 were my favorites...


1997 probably the least favorite..

Yeah that brought back some fond memories, there was also some lunacy in the betting, Rick's Natural Star actually went off lower than Marlin did...

1998

1984

Tough to pick a favorite, but this particular Classic ranks right up there in my heart. My avatar won. ;)

gate dancer got jobbed......

Agreed. The horse that should have been put up got put down to third.

Bizarre call by the stewards.

Mr.Pinhead....we don't believe you.