2018 Breeders' Cup Classic
November 3, 2018 · Churchill Downs · 1¼ miles on the dirt
Accelerate won the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic by 1 length as the 2.70-1 favorite. Joel Rosario rode for trainer John Sadler, and the time on fast dirt was 2:02.93. It was Joel Rosario's ninth Breeders' Cup win and the first for John Sadler.
Result
| Fin | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accelerate | Joel RosarioJohn Sadler | 2.70 fav |
| 2 | Gunnevera | Irad Ortiz Jr.Antonio Sano | 30.80 |
| 3 | Thunder Snow (IRE) | Christophe SoumillonSaeed bin Suroor | 14.50 |
| 4 | Yoshida (JPN) | Jose OrtizWilliam Mott | 14.50 |
| 5 | Mendelssohn | Ryan MooreAidan O'Brien | 13.30 |
| 6 | Lone Sailor | James GrahamThomas Amoss | 90.90 |
| 7 | West Coast | John VelazquezBob Baffert | 6.60 |
| 8 | Discreet Lover | Manuel FrancoUriah St. Lewis | 53.30 |
| 9 | Axelrod | Joe BravoMichael McCarthy | 51.70 |
| 10 | Pavel | Mario GutierrezDoug O'Neill | 39.70 |
| 11 | Mind Your Biscuits | Tyler GaffalioneChad Summers | 9.10 |
| 12 | McKinzie | Mike SmithBob Baffert | 3.90 |
| 13 | Catholic Boy | Javier CastellanoJonathan Thomas | 5.10 |
| 14 | Roaring Lion | Oisin MurphyJohn Gosden | 19.70 |
Winner: Accelerate
- Pedigree
- Lookin At Lucky — Issues, by Awesome Again
- Description
- Chestnut Horse, foaled May 10, 2013 in Kentucky
- Trainer
- John Sadler
- Jockey
- Joel Rosario
- Owner
- Hronis Racing LLC
- Breeder
- Mike Abraham
Race details
- Race
- Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1)
- Distance
- 1¼ miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Track condition
- Fast
- Weather
- Clear
- Purse
- $6,000,000
- Fractions
- 22.68 · 46.46 · 1:10.61 · 1:35.90
- Final time
- 2:02.93
- Field
- 14 starters
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate | $7.40 | $6.00 | $4.40 |
| Gunnevera | $21.80 | $11.80 | |
| Thunder Snow (IRE) | $8.00 |
Source: official Equibase chart (race 11 on the card).
More from the 2018 Breeders' Cup
- Turf — Enable (GB)
- Distaff — Monomoy Girl
- Mile — Expert Eye (GB)
- Sprint — Roy H
- Filly & Mare Turf — Sistercharlie (IRE)
- Filly & Mare Sprint — Shamrock Rose
- Turf Sprint — Stormy Liberal
- Dirt Mile — City of Light
- Juvenile — Game Winner
- Juvenile Fillies — Jaywalk
- Juvenile Turf — Line of Duty (IRE)
- Juvenile Fillies Turf — Newspaperofrecord (IRE)
- Juvenile Turf Sprint — Bulletin