Undefeated Flightline Draws Post Four In Eight-Strong Breeders’ Cup Classic

Undefeated and unchallenged superstar Flightline has drawn post four for this Saturday's $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic, near the center of the eight-strong field for the 1 1/4-mile contest. The 4-year-old son of Tapit was listed at 3-5 on the morning line and will be handled by regular rider Flavien Prat on behalf of trainer John Sadler.

Overall, Flightline has won his five starts by a combined 62 ¾ lengths. Sadler has masterfully coordinated the colt's campaign through a number of setbacks, including a quarter crack before the start of last year's Del Mar meet and bone bruising in a hock earlier this year, but the trainer believes Flightline is more than ready for the challenge that awaits him at Keeneland.

“Ever since the Pacific Classic everything has gone really well,” Sadler said. “The timing of this race is closer than his last two starts, so we've been training him up for it, and everything's going really well.

“It was a great thrill Saturday when he had his last workout, and you saw two or three thousand people out there in the dark to watch him.”

Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen will saddle the second choice in Epicenter, leaving from stall six with morning-line odds of 5-1. The 3-year-old son of Not This Time was second in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and enters the Classic off a win in the Grade 1 Travers.

“We're all excited to see how we measure up,” Asmussen said.

Fellow Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will send out two in the Classic, with Life Is Good listed as the third choice at 6-1 from post two and Happy Saver listed at 30-1 from post three.

“Going a mile and a quarter is plenty of time to get position, and kind of play things off the break,” Pletcher said of his two chances' post draws.

Upset Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will also enter this year's Classic field, leaving the gate from post eight with morning-line odds of 20-1.

“It's a real privilege to be here with all these guys in a race of this stature,” said trainer Eric Reed. “It's been a dream come true… it's worked before from the outside!”

In total, 177 horses from seven countries were entered in this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Among the other exciting entries in this year's event are:

• Stablemates Nest vs. Malathaat in the Distaff;
• War Like Goddess taking on the males in the Turf;
• Heartwarmingly-named Cody's Wish as the favorite in the Dirt Mile; and
• Golden Pal chasing his third straight Breeders' Cup win in the Turf Sprint.

The fields are listed below in post position order:

Saturday Races

Breeders' Cup Classic

1	Taiba	Bob Baffert
2	Life Is Good	Todd A. Pletcher
3	Happy Saver	Todd A. Pletcher
4	Flightline	John W. Sadler
5	Hot Rod Charlie	Doug F. O'Neill
6	Epicenter	Steven M. Asmussen
7	Olympiad	William I. Mott
8	Rich Strike	Eric R. Reed

Breeders' Cup Turf

1	Bye Bye Melvin	H. Graham Motion
2	War Like Goddess	William I. Mott
3	Stone Age (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
4	Broome (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
5	Rebel's Romance (IRE)	Charlie Appleby
6	Channel Maker	William I. Mott
7	Nations Pride (IRE)	Charlie Appleby
8	Master Piece (CHI)	Michael W. McCarthy
9	Gold Phoenix (IRE)	Philip D'Amato
10	Red Knight	Michael J. Maker
11	Mishriff (IRE)	John H.M. Gosden
12	Nautilus (BRZ)	Paulo H. Lobo
13	Highland Chief (IRE)	H. Graham Motion

Breeders' Cup Distaff

1	Malathaat	Todd A. Pletcher
2	Blue Stripe (ARG)	Marcelo Polanco
3	Secret Oath	D. Wayne Lukas
4	Clairiere	Steven M. Asmussen
5	Awake At Midnyte	Doug F. O'Neill
6	Nest	Todd A. Pletcher
7	Search Results	Chad C. Brown
8	Society	Steven M. Asmussen

Breeders' Cup Mile

1	Pogo (IRE)	Charles Hills
2	Shirl's Speight	Roger L. Attfield
3	Dreamloper (IRE)	Ed Walker
4	Modern Games (IRE)	Charlie Appleby
5	Smooth Like Strait	Michael W. McCarthy
6	Ivar (BRZ)	Paulo H. Lobo
7	Beyond Brilliant	John A. Shirreffs
8	Regal Glory	Chad C. Brown
9	Malavath (IRE)	Francis-Henri Graffard
10	Order of Australia (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
11	Annapolis	Todd A. Pletcher
12	King Cause	Michael J. Maker
13	Kinross (GB)	Ralph M. Beckett
14	Domestic Spending (GB)	Chad C. Brown
15 AE	Front Run the Fed	Caio Caramori
16 AE	Gear Jockey	George R. Arnold II

Breeders' Cup Sprint

1	Manny Wah	Wayne M. Catalano
2	Kimari	Wesley A. Ward
3	O Besos	Gregory D. Foley
4	American Theorem	George Papaprodromou
5	Aloha West	Wayne M. Catalano
6	Elite Power	William I. Mott
7	Super Ocho (CHI)	Amador Merei Sanchez
8	C Z Rocket	Peter Miller
9	Jackie's Warrior	Steven M. Asmussen
10	Willy Boi	Jorge Delgado
11	Flash of Mischief	Karl Broberg

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

1	Lady Speightspeare	Roger L. Attfield
2	Going to Vegas	Philip D'Amato
3	Nashwa (GB)	John H.M. Gosden
4	Above the Curve	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
5	Tuesday (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
6	Mise En Scene (GB)	James Ferguson
7	Toy (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
8	Family Way	Brendan P. Walsh
9	Rougir (FR)	Chad C. Brown
10	Virginia Joy (GER)	Chad C. Brown
11	In Italian (GB)	Chad C. Brown
12	Moira	Kevin Attard

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile

1	Slow Down Andy	Doug F. O'Neill
2	Simplification	Antonio Sano
3	Pipeline	Chad C. Brown
4	Law Professor	Rob Atras
5	Gunite	Steven M. Asmussen
6	Laurel River	Bob Baffert
7	Cody's Wish	William I. Mott
8	Informative	Uriah St. Lewis
9	Cyberknife	Brad Cox
10	Senor Buscador	Todd W. Fincher
11	Three Technique	Jason G. Cook

Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint

1	Creative Force (IRE)	Charlie Appleby
2	Flotus (IRE)	Simon Crisford
3	Emaraaty Ana (GB)	Kevin A. Ryan
4	Campanelle (IRE)	Wesley A. Ward
5	Go Bears Go (IRE)	David Loughnane
6	Highfield Princess (FR)	John Quinn
7	Arrest Me Red	Wesley A. Ward
8	Golden Pal	Wesley A. Ward
9	Naval Crown (GB)	Charlie Appleby
10	Caravel	Brad Cox
11	Casa Creed	William I. Mott
12	Bran (FR)	John W. Sadler
13	Cazadero	Brendan P. Walsh
14	Artemus Citylimits	Michael J. Maker
15 AE	Dancing Buck	Michelle Nevin
16 AE	Oceanic	Jordan Blair

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

1	Slammed	Todd W. Fincher
2	Edgeway	John W. Sadler
3	Chi Town Lady	Wesley A. Ward
4	Ce Ce	Michael W. McCarthy
5	Frank's Rockette	William I. Mott
6	Chain of Love (JPN)	Michihiro Ogasa
7	Obligatory	William I. Mott
8	Goodnight Olive	Chad C. Brown
9	Sterling Silver	Thomas Albertrani
10	Hot Peppers	Rudy Rodriguez
11	Wicked Halo	Steven M. Asmussen
12	Lady Rocket	Brad Cox
13	Echo Zulu	Steven M. Asmussen

Friday Races

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

1	Victoria Road (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
2	Packs a Wahlop	Jeff Mullins
3	Curly Larry and Mo	Caio Caramori
4	Silver Knott (GB)	Charlie Appleby
5	Battle of Normandy	Claude R. McGaughey III
6	Andthewinneris	Wayne M. Catalano
7	Really Good	Michael J. Maker
8	I'm Very Busy	Chad C. Brown
9	Nagirroc	H. Graham Motion
10	Webslinger	Mark E. Casse
11	Reckoning Force	Brendan P. Walsh
12	Mo Stash	Vicki Oliver
13	Major Dude	Todd A. Pletcher
14	Gaslight Dancer	Michael J. Maker

Breeders' Cup Juvenile

1	Hurricane J	Paulo H. Lobo
2	Congruent	Antonio Sano
3	Cave Rock	Bob Baffert
4	Forte	Todd A. Pletcher
5	Verifying	Brad Cox
6	Blazing Sevens	Chad C. Brown
7	Wound Up	Michael W. McCarthy
8	Lost Ark	Todd A. Pletcher
9	Curly Jack	Thomas M. Amoss
10	National Treasure	Bob Baffert

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf

1	Comanche Country (IRE)	Philip D'Amato
2	Cairo Consort	Nathan Squires
3	Last Call	Kevin Attard
4	Free Look	Chad C. Brown
5	Pleasant Passage	Claude R. McGaughey III
6	Be Your Best (IRE)	Horacio DePaz
7	Spirit Gal (FR)	W.P Browne
8	Manhattan Jungle (IRE)	Amy Murphy
9	Delight	Jonathan Thomas
10	Meditate (IRE)	Aidan P. O'Brien
11	G Laurie	H. Graham Motion
12	Midnight Mile (IRE)	Richard A. Fahey
13	Xigera	Philip Bauer
14	Basil Martini (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

1	Vegas Magic	Doug F. O'Neill
2	You're My Girl	John P. Terranova II
3	And Tell Me Nolies	Peter Miller
4	Sabra Tuff	Dallas Stewart
5	Wonder Wheel	Mark E. Casse
6	Alma Rosa	Bernardo G. Lopez
7	Chop Chop	Brad Cox
8	Atomically	Todd A. Pletcher
9	Grand Love	Steven M. Asmussen
10	Chocolate Gelato	Todd A. Pletcher
11	American Rockette	William I. Mott
12	Shoplifter	Eddie Kenneally
13	Leave No Trace	Philip M. Serpe
14	Raging Sea	Chad C. Brown

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

1	Lady Hollywood (GB)	Alice Haynes
2	Love Reigns (IRE)	Wesley A. Ward
3	Private Creed	Steven M. Asmussen
4	Dramatised (IRE)	Karl Burke
5	Mischief Magic (IRE)	Charlie Appleby
6	Persian Force (IRE)	Richard Hannon
7	Oxymore	Chad C. Brown
8	American Apple	Daniel J. Leitch
9	Sharp Aza Tack	Doug F. O'Neill
10	Tyler's Tribe	Timothy E. Martin
11	Speed Boat Beach	Bob Baffert
12	The Platinum Queen (IRE)	Richard A. Fahey
13 AE	Bushido	Darwin D. Banach
14 AE	No Nay Hudson (IRE)	Wesley A. Ward
15 AE	Mounsieur Coco	Fausto Gutierrez