Del Mar · Saturday, November 6, 2021 · Race 12 of 6

Longines Breeders' Cup Classic

dirt, fastOne And One Fourth MilesPurse $6,000,0008 ranPost 2021-11-06 17:42:00Final time 1:59.57Pool $9,198,302

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainer1/41/23/41mstretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Knicks Go
clear,2-4wd,ridden out
Joel Rosario111111—3.20101A
E1 133 · LP 40
28Medina Spirit
4wd into str,willingly
John Velazquez3334322¾6.8064A
E1 129 · LP 40
34Essential Quality
bit slow,ins,angld out
Luis Saez6765433½1.9021A
E1 126 · LP 40
43Hot Rod Charlie
2wd,ins,flattned late
Flavien Prat4442244½3.2032A
E1 128 · LP 40
57Stilleto Boy
angled 5wd, no rally
Kent Desormeaux55566510¼51.5050A
E1 127 · LP 40
66Art Collector
forwardly placed,faded
Mike Smith22235614½10.2094A
E1 130 · LP 40
71Tripoli
inside, never involved
Irad Ortiz, Jr.8887771715.8066A
E1 123 · LP 40
89Max Player
off bit slow,4wd turns
Ricardo Santana, Jr.76788820¼13.005A
E1 127 · LP 40

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

123456781/41/23/41mstretchfinish8Medina Spirit4Essential Quality3Hot Rod Charlie7Stilleto Boy6Art Collector1Tripoli9Max Player5Knicks Go

Fractional times

Call 123.16
Call 245.77
Call 31:10.04
Call 41:35.28
Final1:59.57

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$8.40—
place ($2)5$6.20—
show ($2)5$4—
Pick 3 ($0.50)10-10-5$917.50$1,233,391
place ($2)8$6.60—
show ($2)8$4—
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$403.95$4,222,296
show ($2)4$2.80—
Pick 5 ($0.50)5-1$92.10$4,745,699
Pick 6 ($1)8-5-1$85.10$3,163,839
daily double ($1)10-5$59.50$1,930,620
daily double ($1)12-5$11.80$221,177
exacta ($1)5-8$32.60$4,193,734
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-4-3$17.01$1,552,015
super high five ($0.50)5-8-4-3-7$649.95$1,233,674
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-4$41.95$3,035,475

Chart notes

KNICKS GO brushed with rival at the start then sprinted clear, showed the way in the two path into the second bend, eased out to the four path leaving the turn, drew away under hand urging and was ridden out to the wire. MEDINA SPIRIT rated early outside rivals, navigated the first turn three to four wide, chased outside a pair of rivals on the far turn and driven four wide into the stretch, could not summon the needed late kick to threaten the winner in the final furlong but finished willingly to best the rest. ESSENTIAL QUALITY was off a bit slow and brushed at the start, raced inside through the turns, steered out in upper stretch and churned on to gain third. HOT ROD CHARLIE tracked the pace off the rail then moved inside, given his cue with a quarter mile to run, urged right-handed in the lane but flattened late. STILLETO BOY chased between early then angled inside a rival near the finished line for the first time, went three wide around the clubhouse turn, entered the far turn two wide, angled five wide leaving the bend and failed to rally. ART COLLECTOR was forwardly placed through the early stages, remained closest in pursuit while between rivals into the far turn, driven two wide into the stretch and faded out of contention. TRIPOLI unhurried in the early stages on the inside, saved ground to the stretch and never got involved. MAX PLAYER came away a bit slow from outside, chased four wide through the clubhouse turn, traveled widest up the backstretch, navigated the second turn four wide and came up empty in the stretch run.