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2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships Saturday

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Midnight Lute wins the 2007 Breeders' Cup Sprint

Midnight Lute wins the 2007 TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint

Midnight Lute wins the 2007 TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint

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The shortest race on Championship day is the $2 million TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1), at 6 furlongs on the main track for older horses. Talent Search set the pace down the backstretch of 21.56 and 44.06 which set the race up for favorite Midnight Lute, who rallied from well off the pace to win going away by 4 3/4 lengths over Idiot Proof in 1:09.18. Talent Search hung on to finish third.

Winning trainer Bob Baffert said, "What a horse! He's just getting better and better. When he didn't break, I said, 'Oh my God.' It was an incredible run he made. I always thought he was in the Top Ten of all my horses, now he's in the Top Five."

Jockey Garrett Gomez added, "He really didn't break all that bad. (Talent Search) made us take back. I felt really comfortable at the half. I felt that we had a good shot. I made the decision to come around horses and Commentator took us out a little farther than I would have liked, but once I got him clear, he came on."
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