While pedigree is certainly an important part of thoroughbred racing and absolutely in the Breeders’ Cup each year, some Breeders’ Cup winners have excelled in producing Breeders’ Cup winners themselves. Additionally, a handful of elite Breeders Cup-winning broodmares have also produced world championships winners.
In 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah won the Classic and last year his son from his very first crop as a stallion, Four Wheel Drive, captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. Also last year, Sharing won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The Graham Motion trainee is a daughter of two Breeders’ Cup Champions as she’s by 2004 Sprint winner Speightstown and out of 2010 Filly & Mare Turf winner Shared Account.
Also, 1993 Distaff heroine Hollywood Wildcat produced 2000 Mile winner War Chant, who himself produced 2010 Turf Sprint winner Chamberlain Bridge.
The list of Breeders’ Cup winners to produce Breeders’ Cup winners:
Sires:
| A.P. Indy | 1992 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Tempera | 2001 | Breeders’ Cup Marathon |
| Eldaafer | 2010 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| American Pharoah | 2015 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Four Wheel Drive | 2019 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint |
| Awesome Again | 1998 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Ghostzapper | 2004 | Breeders’ Cup Classic Powered by Dodge |
| Round Pond | 2006 | Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| Ginger Punch | 2007 | Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| Wilko | Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | |
| Capote | 1986 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Boston Harbor | 1996 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Cherokee Run | 1994 | Breeders’ Cup Sprint |
| War Pass | 2007 | Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Chief’s Crown | 1984 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Chief Bearhart | 1997 | Breeders’ Cup Turf |
| Court Vision | 2011 | TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Storm the Court | 2019 | TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Cozzene | 1985 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Tikkanen | 1994 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Alphabet Soup | 1996 | Breeders’ Cup Turf |
| Curlin | 2007 | Breeders’ Cup Classic Powered by Dodge |
| Good Magic | 2017 | Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Vino Rosso | 2019 | Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Cody’s Wish | 2022 | Breeders’ Cup Sprint |
| Elite Power | 2022 | Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile |
| Ghostzapper | 2004 | Breeders’ Cup Classic Powered by Dodge |
| Judy the Beauty | 2014 | DraftKings Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint |
| Goodnight Olive | 2022 | Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint |
| Gulch | 1988 | Breeders’ Cup Sprint |
| Court Vision | 2011 | TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| High Chaparral (IRE) | 2002, 2003 | John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf |
| Wrote (IRE) | 2011 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf |
| Macho Uno | 2000 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Mucho Macho Man | 2013 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Pleasantly Perfect | 2003 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Shared Account | 2010 | Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf |
| Royal Academy | 1990 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Val Royal (FR) | 2001 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Speightstown | 2004 | Breeders’ Cup Sprint |
| Tamarkuz | 2016 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf |
| Sharing | 2019 | Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile |
| Tapizar | 2012 | Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile |
| Monomoy Girl | 2018 | Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| Tiznow | 2000, 2001 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Folklore | 2005 | Alberto VO5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| Tourist | 2016 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Unbridled | 1990 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Unbridled’s Song | 1995 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Anees | 1999 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| Halfbridled | 2003 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Unbridled’s Song | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | |
| Unbridled Elaine | 2001 | Beeders’ Cup Distaff |
| Midshipman | 2008 | Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Unrivaled Belle | 2010 | Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic |
| Liam’s Map | 2015 | Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile |
| Arrogate | 2016 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Forever Unbridled | 2017 | Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| Uncle Mo | 2010 | Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| Nyquist | 2015 | Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile |
| War Chant | 2000 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| Chamberlain Bridge | 2010 | Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint |
| Wild Again | 1984 | Breeders’ Cup Classic |
| Elmhurst | 1997 | Breeders’ Cup Sprint |
Dams
| Hollywood Wildcat | 1993 | Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| War Chant | 2000 | Breeders’ Cup Mile |
| My Flag | 1995 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| Storm Flag Flying | 2002 | Long John Silver’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| Personal Ensign | 1998 | Breeders’ Cup Distaff |
| My Flag | 1995 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies |
| Shared Account | 2010 | Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf |
| Sharing | 2019 | Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf |