Result
Saturday, 7 November, 1998
17:05
Churchill Downs (USA)

Breeders' Cup Classic (Grade 1)

1m 2f (Fast) 3yo+
1st 2,662,401 USD 2nd 1,024,000 USD 3rd 614,400 USD 4th 286,720 USD 5th 102,400 USD
Runners: 10

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (3) silk 5/5/8/89855
Awesome Again (CAN)
Stronach Stables
4
9 - 0
-
Patrick Byrne
P Day
Days L/R: 28
2nd (8) silk 0/4/6/61640
Silver Charm (USA)
Beverly & Robert Lewis
¾ l
4
9 - 0
-
Bob Baffert
Gary Stevens
Days L/R: 21
3rd (2) silk 5/4/8/49845
Godolphin
nk
6
9 - 0
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 56
4th (1) silk 7/0/0/38007
Victory Gallop (CAN)
Prestonwood Farm Inc
ns
3
8 - 10
-
W Elliott Walden
Alex O Solis
Days L/R: 70
5th (4) silk 0/4/3/91340
Coronado's Quest (USA)
S Janney Iii & Stonerside Farm
1 l
3
8 - 10
-
Claude R McGaughey III
Kent J Desormeaux
Days L/R: 49
6th (6) silk 9/6/3/59369
Skip Away (USA)
Carolyn Hine
2 l
5
9 - 0
-
bl
Hubert Hine
J D Bailey
Days L/R: 28
7th (7) silk 9/1/1/119
Running Stag (USA)
Richard J Cohen
2¼ l
4
9 - 0
-
Philip Mitchell
John R Velazquez
Days L/R: 28
8th (9) silk 3/9/0/83093
Touch Gold (USA)
F Stronach & Stonerside Stable
8½ l
4
9 - 0
-
Patrick Byrne
C McCarron
Days L/R: 27
9th (5) silk 0/6/1/82160
Arch (USA)
Adele B Dilschneider & Claiborne Farm
2¼ l
3
8 - 10
-
Frank Brothers
S Sellers
Days L/R: 27
PU (10) silk 1/1/6/13611
Gentlemen (ARG)
R Hubbard
6
9 - 0
-
bl
Richard E Mandella
Corey S Nakatani
Pulled Up
Days L/R: 28