The 1987 Breeders’ Cup
Hollywood Park
November 21, 1987
Attendance: 57,734
Handle: $36,014,720
Races: 7
Weather: 73°
The Breeders’ Cup returned to site of its inaugural running. There was high drama in the Breeders’ Cup Turf as Theatrical, trained by Bill Mott, defeated Arc de Triomphe winner Trempolino by a head. But the real drama took place in the Breeders’ Cup Classic where winners of the past two Kentucky Derbies, Ferdinand and Alysheba, battled to the wire together with Ferdinand, ridden by 56-year-old Hall of Famer Bill Shoemaker, prevailing by a nose and clinching the Horse of the Year title.
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1987 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies -
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1987 Breeders' Cup Classic -
Hollywood Park, 1987
1987 Breeders’ Cup Champions
| Race | Winning Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Breeder | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic | Ferdinand | W. Shoemaker | C. Whittingham | Mrs. Elizabeth A. Keck | Howard B. Keck | |
| Juvenile | 1987 Grey Goose Juvenile | Success Express | J. Santos | D. Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | Tri Star Stable | |
| Ladies’ Classic | 1987 Breeders' Cup Distaff | Sacahuista | R. Romero | D. Lukas | B. A. Beal & L. R. French Jr. | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & William S. Farish | |
| Turf | 1987 Breeders' Cup Turf | Theatrical (IRE) | P. Day | W. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | Mr & Mrs B R Firestone | |
| Mile | 1987 Breeders' Cup Mile | Miesque | F. Head | F. Boutin | Flaxman Holdings Ltd. | Live Oak Stud | |
| Juvenile Fillies | 1987 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | Epitome | P. Day | P. Hauswald | John A. Bell III | H. Bennett Bell & Jessica B. Nicholson | |
| Xpressbet Sprint | 1987 Breeders' Cup Sprint | Very Subtle | P. Valenzuela | M. Stute | Ben Rochelle | J. Howard King |
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