Full Result 9.40 Keeneland (USA) | 5 November 2022

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £2,311,111.11 2nd £755,555.56 3rd £400,000 4th £222,222.22 5th £133,333.33 6th £88,888.89 7th £44,444.44

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Flightline (USA) 4/9F Flavien Prat John W Sadler	Flavien Prat John W Sadler	4	90	–	–	138	–
b c Tapit (USA) - Feathered (USA) (Indian Charlie)
Tracked leader, pair soon well clear, jockey looking round 3f out, shaken up to press leader over 2f out, led well over 1 1/2f out and edged left, soon kicked clear, easily

2⁽⁷⁾ 8¼	7. Olympiad (USA) 269/10 Junior Alvarado William Mott	Junior Alvarado William Mott	4	90	–	–	122	–
b c Speightstown (USA) - Tokyo Time (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Raced keenly early on, always close up in chasing group, stayed on final furlong to take second, never near winner

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [8¾]	1. Taiba (USA) 33/4 Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	3	810	–	–	120	–
ch c Gun Runner (USA) - Needmore Flattery (USA) (Flatter)
Awkward leaving stalls and went left, towards rear early, close up in chasing group joining back straight, outpaced and scrubbed along from 4f out, stayed on final 1 1/2f for third, never a threat

4⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [11¼]	8. Rich Strike (USA) 246/10 Sonny Leon Eric R Reed	Sonny Leon Eric R Reed	3	810 b	–	–	115	–
ch c Keen Ice (USA) - Gold Strike (CAN) (Smart Strike)
Raced in final pair, stayed on final 2f, never in contention

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [12½]	2. Life Is Good (USA) 44/5 Irad Ortiz Jr Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz Jr Todd Pletcher	4	90	–	–	113	–
b c Into Mischief (USA) - Beach Walk (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Led, nearly 3 lengths clear halfway, pressed over 2f out, headed well over 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [15]	5. Hot Rod Charlie (USA) 17/1 Tyler Gaffalione Doug O'Neill	Tyler Gaffalione Doug O'Neill	4	90 b	–	–	108	–
bb c Oxbow (USA) - Indian Miss (USA) (Indian Charlie)
A little keen early, chased two clear leaders, dropped away final 1 1/2f

7⁽³⁾ 3½ [18½]	3. Happy Saver (USA) 49/1 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	5	90	–	–	101	–
ch h Super Saver (USA) - Happy Week (USA) (Distorted Humor)
In rear, never seen with a chance

PU⁽⁶⁾	6. Epicenter (USA) 123/20 Joel Rosario Steven Asmussen	Joel Rosario Steven Asmussen	3	810	–	–	–	–
b c Not This Time (USA) - Silent Candy (USA) (Candy Ride)
Towards rear, pulled up halfway

8 ran Winning time: 2m 0.05s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Hronis Racing LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds et al (Flightline) 1st breeder: Summer Wind Equine
2nd owner: Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables LLC & LNJ Foxwoods (Olympiad)
3rd owner: Zedan Racing Stables Inc (Taiba)

9:40 Keeneland (USA) 5 Nov 2022

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)