Breeders' Cup Marathon top three finishers
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Breeders' Cup Marathon, a race run on dirt on the first day of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. It was an ungraded race for its first two editions in 2008 and 2009,[1] became a Grade III race in 2010 and was upgraded to GII status for 2011.[2] On April 25, 2014, the Breeders' Cup announced that the Marathon would be discontinued.[3] The event in 2014 was renamed to the Las Vegas Marathon as an undercard Breeders' Cup stakes races. In 2015 the event was raced under the name The Marathon.
| Year |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Starters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | London Bridge | Blueskiesnrainbows | Worldly | 10 |
| 2012 | Calidoscopio | Grassy | Atigun | 13 |
| 2011 | Afleet Again | Birdrun | Giant Oak | 11 |
| 2010 | Eldaafer | Gabriel's Hill | A. U. Miner | 12 |
| 2009 | Man of Iron | Cloudy's Knight | Mastery | 10 |
| 2008 | Muhannak | Church Service | Big Booster | 8 |