Full Result 5.20 Churchill Downs (USA) | 5 November 2011

Breeders' Cup Marathon (Grade 2) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m6f Fast

1st £173,076.92 2nd £57,692.31 3rd £31,730.77 4th £19,230.77 5th £9,615.38

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Afleet Again (USA) 33/1 Cornelio H Velasquez Robert E Reid Jr	Cornelio H Velasquez Robert E Reid Jr	4	90 b	–	–	118	–
rg c Afleet Alex (USA) - Lucky Again (USA) (Wild Again)
Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, stayed on well

2⁽¹⁾ 2¼	1. Birdrun (USA) 6/1 John R Velazquez William Mott	John R Velazquez William Mott	5	90	–	–	115	–
ch h Birdstone (USA) - Run Like Martha (USA) (Jolie's Halo)
Tracked leaders, driven to challenge well over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner final 100yds

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [2½]	5. Giant Oak (USA) 7/1 Shaun Bridgmohan Chris Block	Shaun Bridgmohan Chris Block	5	90 b	–	–	115	–
ch h Giant's Causeway (USA) - Crafty Oak (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, soon headed, kept on at one pace

4⁽⁴⁾ 3¼ [5¾]	4. Pleasant Prince (USA) 14/1 Joel Rosario Wesley A Ward	Joel Rosario Wesley A Ward	4	90	–	–	110	–
ch c Indy King (USA) - Archduchess (USA) (Pleasant Tap)
Led, ridden when headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on again final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7]	9. Cease (USA) 13/2 G K Gomez Albert M Stall Jr	G K Gomez Albert M Stall Jr	4	90	–	–	108	–
b g War Chant (USA) - Limit (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 10¾ [17¾]	10. Eldaafer (USA) 10/1 Javier Castellano Diane Alvarado	Javier Castellano Diane Alvarado	6	90 b	–	–	93	–
bb g A.P. Indy (USA) - Habibti (USA) (Tabasco Cat)
In touch, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

7⁽²⁾ 9½ [27¼]	2. Baryshnikov (USA) 25/1 Mike E Smith Michael J Maker	Mike E Smith Michael J Maker	5	90 b	–	–	80	–
bb h Empire Maker (USA) - Ski Dancer (USA) (Baldski)
Prominent, weakened over 2f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 11 [38¼]	6. Brigantin (USA) 7/1 Julien R Leparoux A Fabre	Julien R Leparoux A Fabre	4	90	–	–	65	–
ch c Cozzene (USA) - Banyu Dewi (GER) (Poliglote)
Held up in rear, never threatened

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [40]	7. Harrison's Cave 20/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	810	–	–	66	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Sitara (Salse)
In touch, weakened quickly over 3f out

PU⁽³⁾	3. Meeznah (USA) 7/1 Tom Queally David Lanigan	Tom Queally David Lanigan	4	811	–	–	–	–
b f Dynaformer (USA) - String Quartet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along and lost place 9f out, tailed off 5f out, eased over 3f out, soon pulled up

PU⁽¹¹⁾	11. A. U. Miner (USA) 7/2F Calvin H Borel Clark Hanna	Calvin H Borel Clark Hanna	6	90	–	–	–	–
bb h Mineshaft (USA) - Clerical Etoile (ARG) (The Watcher)
Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, went wrong and pulled up and dismounted over 2f out

11 ran Winning time: 3m 0.39s Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Kasey K King Racing Stable LLC (Afleet Again) 1st breeder: Roll Z Dice Racing Stable
2nd owner: Preston Stables LLC (Birdrun)
3rd owner: Virginia H Tarra Trust (Giant Oak)

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5:20 Churchill Downs (USA) 5 Nov 2011

Breeders' Cup Marathon (Grade 2) (3yo+) (Dirt)