BREEDERS' CUP MARATHON
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| Pgm | Horse | Win | Place | Show | | 9 | Man of Iron | 14.80 | 7.20 | 4.40 | | 4 | Cloudy's Knight | | 7.40 | 4.60 | | 6 | Mastery | | | 2.40 |
Times in 100ths: :48.23
1:13.66
1:39.11
2:04.36
2:29.59
2:54.11
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:
Gangbuster, Muhannak, Father Time, Eldaafer, Nite Light, Black Astor and Sir Dave
| Wager Type | Winning Numbers | Payoff | | $2 Daily Double | 11-9 | $128.60 | | $1 Exacta | 9-4 | $60.10 | | $1 Superfecta | 9-4-6-10 | $2,845.50 | | $1 Trifecta | 9-4-6 | $225.10 | | $1 Pick 3 | 6-11-9 | $421.80 |
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ARCADIA, Calif. - , the first in a procession of highly regarded Breeders' Cup runners for Racing, has been listed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the first of the 14 BC races, the $500,000 BC Marathon on Friday at Santa Anita.
Mastery was assigned post 6 in a field of 10 in the BC Marathon, a Pro-Ride race that has been lengthened to 1 3/4 miles for its second running. Last year, the inaugural Marathon was run at 1 1/2 miles.
will ride Mastery, winner of the Group 1 St. Leger in his last start, when he lines up against two other accomplished European runners: (3-1), who drew post 5 with , and (8-1), who got post 9 with .
The top American contenders are (4-1), who will have aboard when breaking from post 3, and (8-1), who will be ridden by Rosemary Homeister Jr. from post 4.
From the rail, this is the entire field: , , Nite Light, Cloudy's Knight, Father Time, Mastery, , , Man of Iron, and . One pre-entered horse that did not go was .
Mastery was among the final Godolphin arrivals here Sunday. He made his first racetrack appearance early Tuesday when jogging an easy mile. Trained by Saeed bin Suroor, the 3-year-old British-bred colt has won 3 of 8 career starts, with the Group 2 Italian Derby in May being his other notable score.
Godolphin holds an extremely strong hand going into the 26th Breeders' Cup with standouts such as , , , , and . All BC races were drawn Tuesday at Santa Anita, beginning shortly after 1 p.m. Pacific. Six BC races will be run Friday and eight on Saturday.
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