Full Result 7.35 Belmont Park (USA) | 27 October 2001

Breeders' Cup Mile (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m Firm

1st £395,200 2nd £152,000 3rd £91,200 4th £42,560 5th £15,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	12. Val Royal (FR) 51/10 Jose Valdivia Jr Julio C Canani	Jose Valdivia Jr Julio C Canani	5	90	–	–	125	–
b h Royal Academy (USA) - Vadlava (FR) (Bikala)
Broke well, restrained towards rear, came wide on turn, 11th straight, strong run on outside to lead inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	1. Forbidden Apple (USA) 41/5 J Santos Christophe Clement	J Santos Christophe Clement	6	90	–	–	121	–
br h Pleasant Colony (USA) - North Of Eden (Northfields)
Tracked leaders, 2nd straight, led well over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on under pressure

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [2½]	4. Bach (IRE) 34/1 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	4	90	–	–	119	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Producer I (USA) (Nashua)
Raced in 6th, 5th straight, reached 3rd over 1f out, ran on at one pace final furlong

4⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [4]	13. Irish Prize (USA) 5/1 Gary Stevens Neil Drysdale	Gary Stevens Neil Drysdale	5	90	–	–	116	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Cadeaux D'Amie (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up in rear, 9th on inside straight, headway well over 1f out, one pace final furlong

5⁽²⁾ nk [4¼]	2. Navesink (USA) 17/1 Edgar S Prado Alan E Goldberg	Edgar S Prado Alan E Goldberg	3	811	–	–	115	–
ch c Irish River (FR) - Sailing Minstrel (USA) (The Minstrel)
Mid-division, 8th straight, kept on one pace

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4½]	10. Brahms (USA) 124/10 Alex O Solis W Elliott Walden	Alex O Solis W Elliott Walden	4	90 b	–	–	114	–
br c Danzig (USA) - Queena (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up, 10th towards outside straight, never nearer

7⁽³⁾ nk [5]	3. Noverre (USA) 41/10F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	811	–	–	113	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Danseur Fabuleux (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Mid-division, 7th straight, never able to challenge

8⁽⁹⁾ 1 [6]	9. Sarafan (USA) 27/1 Victor Espinoza Neil Drysdale	Victor Espinoza Neil Drysdale	4	90 b	–	–	111	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Saraa Ree (USA) (Caro)
Outpaced, last straight on outside, nearest at finish

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [6¼]	6. City Zip (USA) 32/1 J F Chavez Linda Rice	J F Chavez Linda Rice	3	811 b	–	–	110	–
ch c Carson City (USA) - Baby Zip (USA) (Relaunch)
Led to well over 1f out, weakened 1f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [8½]	7. Express Tour (USA) 21/1 John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	3	811	–	–	105	–
ch c Tour D'Or (USA) - Express Fashion (USA) (Private Express)
Pressed leaders, 3rd straight, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [10¾]	8. Affirmed Success (USA) 54/10 J D Bailey Richard Schosberg	J D Bailey Richard Schosberg	7	90	–	–	100	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Towering Success (USA) (Irish Tower)
Prominent, 6th straight, soon weakened

12⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [12½]	5. Balto Star (USA) 81/10 P Day Todd Pletcher	P Day Todd Pletcher	3	811	–	–	96	–
br g Glitterman (USA) - Miss Livi (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Pressed leader to over 3f out, 4th and weakening straight

12 ran Winning time: 1m 32.05s Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Numerous Times
1st owner: D S Milch (Val Royal) 1st breeder: J-L Lagardere
2nd owner: A Appleton (Forbidden Apple)
3rd owner: Satish K Sanan & Mrs John Magnier (Bach)

7:35 Belmont Park (USA) 27 Oct 2001

Breeders' Cup Mile (Grade 1)