Breeders' Cup Classic, Sierra Leone
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The Breeders’ Cup is the richest weekend on the horse racing calendar with purses totaling more than $34 million for the 14 races. The weekend features the sport’s top trainers, jockeys, and thoroughbreds. The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the highlight of the event with the richest purse in the sport at $7 million.
The Breeders' Cup continued on Saturday, with nine races on the docket. Below, we'll recap the day's results and payouts for one of horse racing's most eventful days on the calendar.
Trainer Bill Mott said Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Sovereignty, who was scratched from the Breeders' Cup Classic after developing a fever, is expected to ship to Kentucky sometime this week
With Sovereignty out, Fierceness has inherited the role of the favorite, listed at 5-2 on the morning line. Sierra Leone (7-2), Forever Young (7-2), Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (5-1) and Mindframe (6-1) round out the top five choices in the nine-horse Classic field.
Sovereignty and Mystik Dan, the last two winners of the Kentucky Derby, have both been scratched from their scheduled Breeders’ Cup races this weekend.
Spendthrift Farm's Into Mischief colt, who capped his 2-year-old season undefeated, will ship to Palm Beach Downs for the winter before starting on a path to the spring classics