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2018/11/02 12:25
Nov. 1 & 2 | Santa Anita
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The $6,000,000 Classic
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Official Race Results
Official Results Chart
| 14 |
Silks:  |
Accelerate |
Win
$7.40
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Place
$6.00
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Show
$4.40
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| 4 |
Silks:  |
Gunnevera |
Place
$21.80
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Show
$11.80
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| 1 |
Silks:  |
Thunder Snow (IRE) |
Show
$8.00
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| 10 |
Silks:  |
Yoshida (JPN) | ||||
| 9 |
Silks:  |
Mendelssohn | ||||
| 5 |
Silks:  |
Lone Sailor | ||||
| 7 |
Silks:  |
West Coast | ||||
| 13 |
Silks:  |
Discreet Lover | ||||
| 12 |
Silks:  |
Axelrod | ||||
| 8 |
Silks:  |
Pavel | ||||
| 11 |
Silks:  |
Mind Your Biscuits | ||||
| 6 |
Silks:  |
McKinzie | ||||
| 3 |
Silks:  |
Catholic Boy | ||||
| 2 |
Silks:  |
Roaring Lion |
New Episodes Released
How do you win the best horse race in the world? First, you have to get there. Follow the journey of the Breeders’ Cup Classic hopefuls as they vied for a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs.
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News & Press Releases
- November 16, 2018
Godolphin Wins John Deere Award Honoring Outstanding Breeders of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series and World Championships
November 9, 2018Canadian Bob Brooks is Grand Prize Winner of $100,000 Capture the Classic Challenge Promotion
Lucky winner selected from participant pool comprised of Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Accelerate’s virtual owners.
November 8, 2018Breeders' Cup Completes Comprehensive Pre- and Post-Race Testing Program for 2018 World Championships
Breeders’ Cup completed an extensive out of competition pre- and post-race testing program at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships Churchill Downs, Nov. 2-3, which included the testing of 289 horses.
November 6, 2018Chuck Grubbs Scores with Accelerate and a Classic Trifecta to Win Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge
Chuck Grubbs of Georgetown, Kentucky, cashed more than $87,000 in winning wagers on the Breeders’ Cup Classic, jumping from 31st place to the top of the leaderboard to win the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) at last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
- November 3, 2018
35th Breeders' Cup World Championships Handle & Attendance
Following back-to-back Breeders’ Cup wins by Roy H and Stormy Liberal and a history-making win in the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf by 4-year-old European super filly Enable (GB), the first horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Longines Turf in the same year, Accelerate’s victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic capped a perfect day of racing at Churchill Downs in the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
November 2, 2018A Fantastic Future Stars Friday
When the Breeders’ Cup shuffled its lineup and turned Friday into a day for juveniles, if the intention was to showcase the stars of tomorrow, it was an unqualified success.
- November 2, 2018
Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday Attendance and Handle
All-sources handle for the 10-race program of the first day of the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs was $52,216,685, the fourth highest total for a Friday Breeders’ Cup and the sixth time the total has exceeded $50 million.