American Pharoah Draws Post Position Four in BC Classic

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) drew gate four in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic and was established as the 6-5 favorite on the morning line Monday, as fields for the 13 Breeders’ Cup World Championship races were drawn at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington. Beholder (Henny Hughes) drew outside in the Classic’s 10-horse field and was established as the 3-1 morning line second choice. In the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff, GI Beldame Inv. winner Wedding Toast (Street Sense) will break from post position seven and was made the tepid 4-1 morning-line favorite.

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GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, $5,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m

1 Tonalist (Tapit)

2 Keen Ice (Curlin)

3 Frosted (Tapit)

4 American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)

5 Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})

6 Effinex (Mineshaft)

7 Smooth Roller (Hard Spun)

8 Hard Aces (Hard Spun)

9 Honor Code (A.P. Indy)

10 Beholder (Henny Hughes)

 

GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff, $2,000,000, f/m, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m

1 I’m a Chatterbox (Munnings)

2 Frivolous (Empire Maker)

3 Salama (Desert Party)

4 Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat)

5 Calamity Kate

6 My Sweet Addiction (Tiznow)

7 Wedding Toast (Street Sense)

8 Curalina (Curlin)

9 Stellar Wind (Curlin)

10 Yahilwa (Medaglia d’Oro)

11 Untapable (Tapit)

12 Got Lucky (A.P. Indy)

13 Warren’s Veneda (Affirmative)

14 Sheer Drama (Burning Roma)

Also Eligible

15 Peace and War (War Front)