2024 Breeders' Cup Classic
November 2, 2024 · Del Mar · 1¼ miles on the dirt
Sierra Leone won the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic by 1½ lengths at odds of 6.90-1. Flavien Prat rode for trainer Chad Brown, and the time on fast dirt was 2:00.78. It was Flavien Prat's sixth Breeders' Cup win and Chad Brown's 19th.
Result
| Fin | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | Flavien PratChad Brown | 6.90 |
| 2 | Fierceness | John VelazquezTodd Pletcher | 2.80 fav |
| 3 | Forever Young (JPN) | Ryusei SakaiYoshito Yahagi | 4.10 |
| 4 | Newgate | Lanfranco DettoriBob Baffert | 15.40 |
| 5 | Senor Buscador | Joel RosarioTodd Fincher | 58.10 |
| 6 | Tapit Trice | Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd Pletcher | 31.30 |
| 7 | Pyrenees | Brian Hernandez Jr.Cherie DeVaux | 64.10 |
| 8 | City of Troy | Ryan MooreAidan O'Brien | 3.90 |
| 9 | Highland Falls | Luis SaezBrad Cox | 17.90 |
| 10 | Ushba Tesoro (JPN) | Yuga KawadaNoboru Takagi | 24.40 |
| 11 | Mixto | Kyle FreyDoug O'Neill | 69.20 |
| 12 | Arthur's Ride | Junior AlvaradoWilliam Mott | 13.30 |
| 13 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) | Christophe LemaireHidetaka Otonashi | 42.60 |
| 14 | Next | Luan MachadoWilliam Cowans | 12.20 |
Winner: Sierra Leone
- Pedigree
- Gun Runner — Heavenly Love, by Malibu Moon
- Description
- Dark Bay or Brown Colt, foaled Mar 31, 2021 in Kentucky
- Trainer
- Chad Brown
- Jockey
- Flavien Prat
- Owner
- Brant, Peter M., Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael, Smith, Derrick, Westerberg and Smith, Brook T.
- Breeder
- Debby M. Oxley
Race details
- Race
- Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1)
- Distance
- 1¼ miles
- Surface
- Dirt
- Track condition
- Fast
- Weather
- Clear
- Purse
- $7,000,000
- Fractions
- 22.43 · 44.96 · 1:09.44 · 1:35.05
- Final time
- 2:00.78
- Field
- 14 starters
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | $15.80 | $5.60 | $3.60 |
| Fierceness | $4.40 | $3.20 | |
| Forever Young (JPN) | $3.60 |
Source: official Equibase chart (race 8 on the card).
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- Distaff — Thorpedo Anna
- Mile — More Than Looks
- Sprint — Straight No Chaser
- Filly & Mare Turf — Moira
- Filly & Mare Sprint — Soul of an Angel
- Turf Sprint — Starlust (GB)
- Dirt Mile — Full Serrano (ARG)
- Juvenile — Citizen Bull
- Juvenile Fillies — Immersive
- Juvenile Turf — Henri Matisse (IRE)
- Juvenile Fillies Turf — Lake Victoria (IRE)
- Juvenile Turf Sprint — Magnum Force (IRE)