{"id":127402,"date":"2026-08-11T02:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/?p=127402"},"modified":"2026-08-11T02:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:38:26","slug":"christophe-clement-turf-stakes-2026-betting-odds-entries-usa-g1t-2414m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/horse-racing\/christophe-clement-turf-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 2026 Betting Odds & Entries (USA G1T 2414m)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 2026 is one of North America’s premier Grade 1 turf races for older horses. Formerly known as the Sword Dancer Stakes, the race was renamed in 2026 to honor Hall of Fame trainer Christophe Clement. Run over 1 1\/2 miles (2,414 metres) on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course, it serves as a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In”<\/strong> qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. This page provides early betting odds, race details, and entry information for international bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Race<\/th>Christophe Clement Turf Stakes<\/td><\/tr>
Former Name<\/th>Sword Dancer Stakes<\/td><\/tr>
Grade<\/th>G1T<\/td><\/tr>
Distance<\/th>2414m (1 1\/2 Miles)<\/td><\/tr>
Surface<\/th>Inner Turf<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/th>Saratoga Race Course<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/th>August 15, 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Local Time<\/th>5:06 PM (EDT)<\/td><\/tr>
Race No.<\/th>Race 9<\/td><\/tr>
Qualification<\/th>3YO & Up<\/td><\/tr>
Purse<\/th>US$750,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why International Bettors Follow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Access to Ante-Post<\/strong> betting markets before final declarations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fixed Odds<\/strong> markets become available as race day approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A Breeders’ Cup Challenge \u2013 Win and You’re In<\/strong> qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • One of North America’s premier Grade 1 staying turf races<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Renamed in 2026 to honor Hall of Fame trainer Christophe Clement<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Held during the prestigious Saratoga summer meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Early Betting Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Early odds are typically offered by international bookmakers such as bet365, 1xbet<\/a><\/strong>, Betfair, and other major global operators. Markets usually open as Ante-Post<\/strong> before switching to Fixed Odds<\/strong> closer to race day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Last updated: August 11, 2026<\/strong>
    Odds shown below are subject to change. Some bookmakers may temporarily remove ante-post markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Horse<\/th>bet365<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Ancient Egypt<\/th>4.33<\/td><\/tr>
    Program Trading<\/th>4.33<\/td><\/tr>
    Survie<\/th>4.50<\/td><\/tr>
    Ole Crazy Bone<\/th>5.00<\/td><\/tr>
    Fort George<\/th>7.50<\/td><\/tr>
    Minaret Station<\/th>11.00<\/td><\/tr>
    Tawny Port<\/th>21.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Previous Year Result<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Position<\/th>Horse<\/th><\/tr>
    1st<\/td>El Cordobes<\/td><\/tr>
    2nd<\/td>Rebel Red<\/td><\/tr>
    3rd<\/td>Nations Pride<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Historical Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Year<\/th>Horse<\/th><\/tr>
    2025<\/td>El Cordobes<\/td><\/tr>
    2024<\/td>Far Bridge<\/td><\/tr>
    2023<\/td>Bolshoi Ballet<\/td><\/tr>
    2022<\/td>Gufo<\/td><\/tr>
    2021<\/td>Gufo<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 2026 is one of North America’s premier Grade 1 turf races for older horses. Formerly known as the Sword Dancer Stakes, the race was renamed in 2026 to honor Hall of Fame trainer Christophe Clement. Run over 1 1\/2 miles (2,414 metres) on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course, it serves as a Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. This page provides early betting odds, race details, and entry information for international bettors. Race Overview Race Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Former Name Sword Dancer Stakes Grade G1T Distance 2414m (1 1\/2 Miles) Surface Inner Turf Location […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[333,2309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-horse-racing","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127402"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127403,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127402\/revisions\/127403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digital-sanctuary.net\/bookmaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}