Jockey Garrett Gomez added, "I was trying to get him to settle down a little bit. He was a little keen, and every time I tried to touch his mouth, he threw his head in my lap a little bit. I had to finesse him a little bit around the first turn. When I got him slowed down, I just slowly gave it to him and let him do his own thing and find a good rhythm and get into a nice long stride. Turning for home, I asked him to start accelerating, he answered all the right questions. He went about his business really well and hung on against a really nice racehorse."
2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships Saturday Part 2
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Midshipman with his flowers
Midshipman with his flowers after winning the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Winning trainer Bob Baffert said, "You think you want to plan it that way and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. The plan worked to get him out there. I liked his draw. He's broken well in all of his races. It put him in the race early. It got him cruising. There wasn't a ridiculous pace or anything like that. You don't know, but you're just hoping that when he kicks for home that he's the real deal and he showed he was."
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- Midshipman wins the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile
- Midshipman with his flowers
- Goldikova wins the 2008 Breeders' Cup Mile
- Goldikova in the winner's circle
- Albertus Maximus wins the 2008 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
- Albertus Maximus parades with his flowers
- Desert Code wins the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint
- Desert Code with trainer David Hofmans
- Muhannak wins the 2008 Breeders' Cup Marathon
- Muhannak in the winner's circle
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