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Breeders' Cup Classic

Dateline: 10/03/99

Juvenile   Juv.Fillies   Sprint   Distaff   F&M Turf   Mile   Turf  

Race Distance Age/Sex Purse Post Wagering
Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) 1 1/4 Miles 3 Year Olds & Up

$4 Million

5:10 PM EST WPS, EX, TRI, SUPER

Almutawakel

Trainer:   Saeed bin Suroor
Jockey:   Lanfranco Dettori

Behrens

Trainer:   H. James Bond
Jockey:   Jorge Chavez

Budroyale

Trainer:   Ted West
Jockey:   Garrett Gomez

Ecton Park

Trainer:   Elliott Walden
Jockey:   Alex Solis

General Challenge

Trainer:   Bob Baffert
Jockey:   David Flores

Lemon Drop Kid

Trainer:   Scotty Schulhofer
Jockey:   Jose Santos

River Keen

Trainer:   Bob Baffert
Jockey:   Chris Antley

Vision and Verse

Trainer:   Bill Mott
Jockey:   Gary Stevens

Photos by author except Behrens courtesy of Ed Kral, Ecton Park courtesy of Deborah Kral, and River Keen courtesy of Brandon Benson, Breeders' Cup logo courtesy of the Breeders' Cup Limited

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