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On his 27th birthday, Hernandez also celebrated his first
Breeders' Cup win. "It's the greatest birthday ever", said Hernandez. "I always had a lot of confidence in him. Ian (Wilkes) and I talked about the race and he told me don't take him out of his game and let him do whatever he wants to do. He
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Game on Dude, who had been expected to set the pace, broke poorly and then experienced traffic problems that took him out of contention. Fort Larned went to the lead and set a brisk pace, trailed by Mucho Macho Man. Fort Larned opened up a lead of nearly three lengths moving into the far turn, then
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Fractional Splits: (:23.20) (:23.30) (:23.62) (:24.54) (:25.45)
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1475:†Race no longer part of Breeders' Cup · §Race no longer run.
204:was the favorite for the Classic after winning the
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1736:November 2012 sports events in the United States
1726:2012 in sports in Los Angeles County, California
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186:Southern Hemisphere three-year-olds: 117 lb
183:Northern Hemisphere three-year-olds: 122 lb
342:It was the first Breeders' Cup win for trainer
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1007:"Chart of the 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic"
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20:29th Breeders' Cup Classic
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1419:Filly & Mare Sprint
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444:Brian Hernandez, Jr.
152:Breeders' Cup Classic
26:Breeders' Cup Classic
1721:2012 in horse racing
1371:Juvenile Turf Sprint
966:(4-11) Paid $ 125.40
323:Brian Hernandez, Jr.
289:Santa Anita Handicap
256:Jockey Club Gold Cup
1695:Grand Slam of Grass
1040:boston.cbslocal.com
164:Arcadia, California
75:Brian Hernandez Jr.
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1066:The New York Times
764:To Honor and Serve
622:Jerry Hollendorfer
206:Hollywood Gold Cup
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857:– 0:23.20;
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770:William Mott
733:Doug O'Neill
653:Game On Dude
584:Doug O'Neill
546:William Mott
543:Jose Lezcano
520:William Mott
517:Joel Rosario
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1129:10 December
1100:10 December
1071:10 December
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1016:10 December
867:– 0:46.50;
693:Miguel Mena
659:Bob Baffert
486:Kathy Ritvo
447:Ian Wilkes
440:Fort Larned
261:Fort Larned
222:Santa Anita
170:Fort Larned
63:Fort Larned
1710:Categories
985:References
978:Superfecta
696:Mark Casse
483:Mike Smith
453:2,700,000
344:Ian Wilkes
245:Union Rags
197:Contenders
119:Attendance
102:Conditions
87:Ian Wilkes
49:2012-11-03
16:Horse race
1600:2007–2011
1489:1984–2004
1335:Dirt Mile
948:Flat Out
690:Pool Play
414:Winnings
233:Preakness
1685:Trophies
1444:Marathon
1347:Juvenile
971:Trifecta
590:150,000
552:300,000
526:495,000
514:Flat Out
492:900,000
406:Trainer
252:Flat Out
216:held at
32:Location
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