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 Jockey Frankie Dettori leaps off Filly and Mare Turf winner Ouija Board in the winner's circle. This was the first of two wins for him on the card.
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The 23rd edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships has come and gone, and longshots were the order of the day as only 2 favorites won. $20 million in purses were up for grabs, making this the second richest race day in the world behind the Dubai World Cup card. The weather cooperated, with sunny skies early, although clouds rolled in later on, and temperatures were in the 50's. However, Churchill Downs' goal of breaking the Breeders' Cup attendance record was not attained, as only 75,132 spun the turnstiles. They did break the wagering records for both common pool sources with $136,726,378 and on-track handle with $18,259,971. These both eclipsed the previous records by a wide margin.
 Invasor wins over Bernardini |
"We have had a great year, but today was an exceptional ride from the 11 post, to get over," winning trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. "To be in the two-path around the first-turn was unbelievable. (Jockey Fernando Jara) rode a great race. He has no fear, he's never nervous, and he rides very well with those colors on. Bernardini is a great horse, but there was one better today. Invasor had only been beaten once and he's obviously a great horse, too, and hopefully we'll look back and wonder how I got him beat in Dubai."
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Purse: $5,000,000 Distance: 1 1/4 miles
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 11 Invasor Jara 15.40 5.60 4.60 3 Bernardini Castellano 3.40 3.00 2 Premium Tap Prado 8.80 Winning Time: 2:02.18 $2 Exacta 11-3 39.60 $2 Trifecta 11-3-2 695.20 $2 Superfecta 11-3-2-9 8,786.00 $2 Pick Six 2-1-10-1-9-11 (6 of 6) 1,450,700.20 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Red Rocks wins over Better Talk Now in the Turf. |
Winning jockey Frankie Dettori said, "He's a good stayer but he seems to idle a lot of the time in front. I didn't want to take a risk by going through the field and getting stopped so I went wide, and it was just a matter of picking horses off one by one. You ride horses as you feel, and today, when I made my move, he was ready to go and we went together."
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Purse: $3,000,000 Distance: 1 1/2 miles turf
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 9 Red Rocks Dettori 23.60 11.20 6.20 8 Better Talk Now Dominguez 17.40 10.00 10 English Channel Velazquez 4.20 Winning Time: 2:27.32 $2 Exacta 9-8 450.80 $2 Trifecta 9-8-10 2501.80 $2 Superfecta 9-8-10-5 32,038.00 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Round Pond wins by 4 1/4 lengths at 13-1 in the Distaff. |
Winning trainer Michael Matz said, "She was going into this race better than any other that I've had her. She is a very good filly. She's a real winner and she's a champion." Jockey Edgar Prado added, "She was a little anxious, especially on the turns, but she settled in nicely and ran very hard to win."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Round Pond Prado 29.80 14.00 9.00 13 Happy Ticket Gomez 14.20 9.20 14 Balletto Nakatani 5.60 Winning Time: 1:50.50 $2 Exacta 1-13 446.00 $2 Trifecta 1-13-14 4,355.40 $2 Superfecta 1-13-14-12 38,595.20 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Miesque's Approval wins by 2 3/4 lengths at odds of 24-1 in the Mile. |
"At the top of the stretch, even though he goes wide, he does better when he's fanned wide," winning trainer Marty Wolfson said. "At the eighth pole I knew he was going to win." Winning owner Charlotte Weber added, "I'd have to say, being the first Breeders' Cup for me, this is right up at the top. We took him here to see how he would do."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 1 mile turf
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 10 Miesque's Approval Castro 50.60 17.20 10.40 7 Aragorn Nakatani 5.80 4.40 8 Badge of Silver Prado 9.80 Winning Time: 1:34.75 $2 Exacta 10-7 246.00 $2 Trifecta 10-7-8 4,781.60 $2 Superfecta 10-7-8-4 98,585.40 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Thor's Echo wins by 4 lengths at odds of 15-1 in the Sprint. |
Winning jockey Corey Nakatani said, "I was on the rail, so my main thing was getting him in the clear. He was traveling so well beneath me and on the backside, I was just looking for the spot to go. He ran a tremendous race. I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for this guy." "He had been training wonderfully coming up to the race, but Corey's ride was the key," trainer Doug O'Neill said. "We were joking about the post, and saying we could sell it to somebody for good money. But in the end, the post turned out to be to our advantage."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 6 furlongs
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Thor's Echo Nakatani 33.20 15.80 10.20 2 Friendly Island Dominguez 50.00 32.80 7 Nightmare Affair Prado 15.20 Winning Time: 1:08.80 $2 Exacta 1-2 955.40 $2 Trifecta 1-2-7 10,611.80 $2 Superfecta 1-2-7-6 113,911.80 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Ouija Board wins the Filly and Mare Turf for the second time. |
Winning jockey Frankie Dettori said, "She's a super mare. She's definitely the best filly in the world, without a doubt." Trainer Ed Dunlop added, "She's the best; there's no other way to say it. She's an absolute champion." Owner Lord Derby said, "It's always a challenge to find that right moment to make a crossover. This mare has quite literally changed the lives of all of the connections. We've traveled the world with this horse a few times over, and I think she deserves the opportunity to retire."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 1 3/8 miles turf
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 2 Ouija Board Dettori 4.80 3.40 2.60 4 Film Maker Prado 5.80 4.40 5 Honey Ryder Valenzuela 4.40 Winning Time: 2:14.55 $2 Exacta 2-4 33.20 $2 Trifecta 2-4-5 121.20 $2 Superfecta 2-4-5-7 262.00 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Street Sense wins by 10 lengths in the Juvenile. |
Winning jockey Calvin Borel said, "I knew they were going to go a little quick, but he's a push-button horse. When he's right and you ask him, he'll take you there." Trainer Carl Nafzger added, "This is our prep for the Derby. This horse is taking us every step. This horse has been brought here on his own. He's learning, he's growing, he's maturing. He's an exceptional horse."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 1 1/16 miles
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Street Sense Borel 32.40 12.60 8.00 9 Circular Quay Gomez 5.00 3.20 7 Great Hunter Nakatani 4.40 Winning Time: 1:42.59 $2 Exacta 1-9 181.20 $2 Trifecta 1-9-7 996.00 $2 Superfecta 1-9-7-3 3,915.80 Expanded results with more photos and details |
 Dreaming of Anna won wire to wire in the Juvenile Fillies. |
Winning owner Frank Calabrese said, "She can do anything, you can rate her. She's like a car, you push the gas pedal and she goes. She just floats." Trainer Wayne Catalano added, "We knew she could handle grass or dirt, she can do it all. Mr. Calabrese said I'm going to put you on the map, I'm not going to sell this filly. I'm going to race her and take her to all of the big races."
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Purse: $2,000,000 Distance: 1 1/16 miles
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Dreaming of Anna Douglas 7.20 4.60 3.40 4 Octave Gomez 5.80 4.40 7 Cotton Blossom Velazquez 9.00 Winning Time: 1:43.81 $2 Exacta 1-4 50.80 $2 Trifecta 1-4-7 597.60 $2 Superfecta 1-4-7-12 9,380.20 Expanded results with more photos and details |
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