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Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
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The Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile is a 1-mile (1.6 km) Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up. As its name implies, it is part of the Breeders' Cup, the de facto year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, and is run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack). This contrasts with the similar Breeders' Cup Mile, run on grass. All Breeders' Cups to date have been conducted in the United States, with the exception of the 1996 event in Canada.
The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first day of the expanded Breeders' Cup at that year's host track, Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Beginning in 2009, this race will be a Grade I event.
2009 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile Schedule
| Date | Race | Grade | Division | Distance | Age/Sex | Track | TV | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2 | San Diego H. | II | Dirt Mile | 8.5 Furlongs | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Del Mar | TVG | 07:00 |
| August 3 | Seagram Cup S. | III | Dirt Mile | 8.5 Furlongs | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Woodbine | HRTV | 04:00 |
| August 16 | Longacres Mile | III | Dirt Mile | 1 Mile | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Emerald Downs | TVG | 07:00 |
| October 3 | Indiana Derby | II | Dirt Mile | 8.5 Furlongs | 3-Year-Olds | Hoosier Park | 05:00 | |
| October 11 | Jerome H. | II | Dirt Mile | 1 Mile | 3-Year-Olds | Belmont Park | TVG and HRTV | 04:00 |
| October 17 | Spend a Buck H. | III | Dirt Mile | 8.5 Furlongs | 3-Year-Olds & Up | Calder Race Course | TVG | 04:00 |