Full Result 10.20 Churchill Downs (USA) | 4 November 2006

Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (Grade 1)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £1,569,767 2nd £581,395 3rd £290,698 4th £148,256 5th £72,674

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	11. Invasor (ARG) 11/2 Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin	Fernando Jara Kiaran McLaughlin	4	90 b	–	–	130	–
br c Candy Stripes (USA) - Quendom (ARG) (Interprete)
Mid-division, headway from 4f out, 5th on outside straight, driven to lead 150yds out, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ 1	3. Bernardini (USA) 5/4F Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	3	810	–	–	128	–
b c A.P. Indy (USA) - Cara Rafaela (USA) (Quiet American)
Always in touch, smooth headway from 3f out, 2nd straight, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed 150yds out, one pace

3⁽²⁾ 2½ [3½]	2. Premium Tap (USA) 33/1 Edgar S Prado John C Kimmel	Edgar S Prado John C Kimmel	4	90	–	–	123	–
b c Pleasant Tap (USA) - Premium Red (USA) (Thirty Six Red)
Always prominent, 3rd straight, kept on same pace under pressure

4⁽⁹⁾ 1 [4½]	9. Giacomo (USA) 40/1 Mike E Smith John Shirreffs	Mike E Smith John Shirreffs	4	90	–	–	121	–
gr c Holy Bull (USA) - Set Them Free (USA) (Stop The Music)
In rear, 11th straight, ran on under pressure to take 4th close home

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [5]	1. Brother Derek (USA) 20/1 Alex O Solis Dan L Hendricks	Alex O Solis Dan L Hendricks	3	810	–	–	120	–
b c Benchmark (USA) - Miss Soft Sell (USA) (Siyah Kalem)
Led to well over 1f out, kept on one pace

6⁽⁴⁾ 2 [7]	4. George Washington (IRE) 4/1 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	3	810	–	–	116	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Bordighera (USA) (Alysheba)
Mid-division, 6th and not much room straight, soon ridden and one pace

7⁽⁸⁾ 8¾ [15¾]	8. Lava Man (USA) 9/1 Corey S Nakatani Doug O'Neill	Corey S Nakatani Doug O'Neill	5	90 b	–	–	99	–
bb g Slew City Slew (USA) - Li'l Ms. Leonard (USA) (Nostalgia's Star)
Tracked leaders to over 3f out, 8th and beaten straight

8⁽⁶⁾ hd [16]	6. Perfect Drift (USA) 40/1 G K Gomez Murray Johnson	G K Gomez Murray Johnson	7	90	–	–	98	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Nice Gal (USA) (Naskra)
In rear to halfway, 7th on inside and ridden straight, never a factor

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [16½]	5. Lawyer Ron (USA) 33/1 Patrick A Valenzuela Todd Pletcher	Patrick A Valenzuela Todd Pletcher	3	810	–	–	97	–
ch c Langfuhr (CAN) - Donation (USA) (Lord Avie)
Pressed leader until over 2f out, 4th and hung right straight, weakened steadily

10⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [17¼]	13. Sun King (USA) 25/1 Rafael Bejarano Nicholas Zito	Rafael Bejarano Nicholas Zito	4	90 b	–	–	96	–
bb c Charismatic (USA) - Clever But Costly (USA) (Clever Trick)
10th straight, always behind

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [18¾]	10. Flower Alley (USA) 25/1 John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	John R Velazquez Todd Pletcher	4	90 b	–	–	93	–
ch c Distorted Humor (USA) - Princess Olivia (USA) (Lycius)
Prominent 6f, 9th and beaten straight

12⁽¹²⁾ 25 [43¾]	12. Suave (USA) 50/1 Kent J Desormeaux Paul McGee	Kent J Desormeaux Paul McGee	5	90 b	–	–	43	–
b h A.P. Indy (USA) - Urbane (USA) (Citidancer)
Always towards rear

13⁽⁷⁾ dist [73¾]	7. David Junior (USA) 10/1 Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	Jamie Spencer Brian Meehan	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch c Pleasant Tap (USA) - Paradise River (USA) (Irish River)
Mid-division until weakening 4f out, tailed off

13 ran Winning time: 2m 2.18s Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Shadwell Stable (Invasor) 1st breeder: Haras Clausan
2nd owner: Darley Stable (Bernardini)
3rd owner: G Kline & P Alevizos (Premium Tap)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

10:20 Churchill Downs (USA) 4 Nov 2006

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