3-2 favorite High Cotton, ridden by Garrett Gomez and trained by the sizzling
Todd Pletcher, rallied from just off the pace to score a 1 1/2 length victory
in the $220,400 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup (G3) for 3-year-olds. The son of
Dixie Union, who won his third stakes race of the year and his first in three
attempts at Churchill Downs, covered the 1 1/16-mile distance in 1:43.33 over
a fast main track. Winning trainer Todd Pletcher said, "When he turned for
home, I didn't know how much more he was going to find, but when Garrett got
after him, he seemed to respond really gamely. Since (losing the Arkansas
Derby) he's put together two really good races."
Results chart from DRF


