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Updated at 1:57 p.m., Saturday, October 25, 2008

Horses: Breeders' Cup capsules

Associated Press

Today's races:

Marathon

Purse: $500,000.

Distance: 1½ miles.

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: Head.

Order of finish (purse share): Muhannak ($270,000), Church Service ($100,000), Big Booster ($50,000), Delightful Kiss ($12,000), Sixties Icon, Cedar Mountain, Zappa, Booyah.

Time of race: 2:28.24 (stakes record; inaugural running).

2007 winner: Inaugural Running.

Favorite (odds): Sixties Icon, ($4.80-1).

Payout

5 Muhannak $26.80 $10.80 $6.20

1 Church Service $9.60 $6.80

7 Big Booster $6.80

Exacta (5-1) paid $133.10.

Trifecta (5-1-7) paid $987.10.

Superfecta (5-1-7-3) paid $3955.00.

NOTES: It was the first Breeders' Cup win in seven tries for 31-year-old Irish jockey Patrick Smullen. It was also the first score for trainer Ralph Beckett. Muhannak, a 4-year-old gelding, has now won 4-of-5 races this year and is the son of Chester House, who also sired Filly & Mare Sprint winner Ventura. Chester House was euthanized in 2003 after he was diagnosed with cancer. Muhannak set a track record for 1½ miles on the main track, set by Niagara Causeway in March with a time of 2:29.

TURF SPRINT

Purse: $1,000,000.

Distance: 6½ furlongs (turf).

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1/2 length.

Order of finish (purse share): Desert Code ($540,000), Diabolical ($200,000), Storm Treasure ($100,000), Fleeting Spirit ($51,000), Heros Reward ($25,000), Salute the Count, True to Tradition, One Union, Get Funky, California Flag, Mr. Nightlinger, Rouse the Cat, Idiot Proof, Only Answer.

Time of race: 1:11.60 (stakes record; inaugural running).

2007 winner: Inaugural Running.

Favorite (odds): Fleeting Spirit, Get Funky ($11.00-1).

Payout

9 Desert Code $75.00 $30.80 $21.00

8 Diabolical $7.60 $5.20

6 Storm Treasure $9.20

Exacta (9-8) paid $393.10.

Trifecta (9-8-6) paid $6,184.50.

Superfecta (9-8-6-2) paid $29,663.30.

Daily Double (5-9) paid $1169.20.

NOTES: It was the third Breeders' Cup win for trainer David Hoffmans in 13 tries. Hoffmans won in 2003 with Adoration in the Distaff and Alphabet Soup in the 1996 Classic. It was the first win in 14 attempts for jockey Richard Migliore. Desert Code, a 4-year-old colt, had lost his last four races, but has now won 4-of-7 over Santa Anita's turf course.

DIRT MILE

Purse: $1,000,000.

Distance: 1 mile.

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1 1/4 lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Albertus Maximus ($540,000), Rebellion ($200,000), Two Step Salsa ($100,000), My Pal Charlie ($51,000), Mast Track ($25,000), Pyro, Lewis Michael, Lord Admiral, Well Armed, Slew's Tiznow, Slew's Tizzy, Surf Cat.

Time of race: 1:33.41 (stakes record 1:39.06, Corinthian, 2007).

2007 winner: Corinthian.

Favorite (odds): Well Armed, ($4.40-1)

Payout

7 Albertus Maximus $14.60 $7.40 $5.40

10 Rebellion $16.00 $11.20

5 Two Step Salsa $12.80

Exacta (7-10) paid $109.30

Trifecta (7-10-5) paid $1,636.00.

Superfecta (7-10-5-11) paid $19,804.30.

Daily Double (9-7) paid $697.40.

Pick 3 (5-9-7) paid $5,261.10.

NOTES: Trainer Vladimir Cerin won his first Breeders' Cup race in three tries. He once worked in kinesiology, the study of movement, and helped such athletes as tennis star Tracy Austin and basketball players Bill Walton and Jamaal Wilkes. Jockey Garrett Gomez added a sixth Breeders' Cup victory to his resume. He won aboard Ventura in the Filly & Mare Sprint on Friday. Betting favorite Well Armed finished a disappointing ninth.

MILE

Purse: $2,000,000.

Distance: 1 mile (turf).

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1 1/4 lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Goldikova ($1,080,000), Kip Deville ($400,000), Whatsthescript ($200,000), Precious Kitten ($102,000), US Ranger ($50,000), Awesome Gem, War Monger, Bold Chieftain, Thorn Song, Daytona, Shakis.

Time of race: 1:33.40 (stakes record 1:32.05, Val Royal, 2001).

2007 winner: Kip Deville.

Favorite (odds): Goldikova ($5.60-1).

Payout

4 Goldikova $5.60 $4.00 $2.80

2 Kip Deville $4.80 $3.40

11 Whatsthescript $3.40

Exacta (4-2) paid $13.60.

Trifecta (4-2-11) paid $47.60

Superfecta (4-2-11-3) paid $302.20.

Daily Double (10-4) paid $49.60.

Pick 3 (9-7-4) paid $1,181.90.

NOTES: Goldikova, a 3-year-old filly, beat the boys, shaking loose late and held off runner-up and last year's Breeders' Cup Mile winner Kip Deville. Goldikova is the first female to win the race since Six Perfections in 2003. Jockey Olivier Peslier notched his second Breeders' Cup win in 16 attempts. Former jockey Freddie Head won his first Breeders' Cup win as a trainer. He had previously won back-to-back Breeders' Cup Miles aboard Miesque in 1987 and 1988.

JUVENILE

Purse: $2,000,000.

Distance: 1 1/16-miles.

Group: 2-year-old colts and geldings.

Margin of victory: 1 1/4 lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Midshipman ($1,080,000), Square Eddie ($400,000), Street Hero ($200,000), Terrain ($102,000), Pioneerof the Nile ($50,000), West Side Bernie, Gallant Son, Silent Valor, Azul Leon, Munnings, Bushranger, Mine That Bird.

Time of race: 1:40.94 (stakes record 1:41.47, Favorite Trick, 1997).

2007 winner: War Pass.

Favorite (odds): Square Eddie, Midshipman ($9.20-1).

Payout

11 Midshipman $9.20 $4.40 $3.20

4 Square Eddie $5.00 $3.80

8 Street Hero $4.40

Exacta (11-4) paid $19.70.

Trifecta (11-4-8) paid $72.20

Superfecta (11-4-8-3) paid $736.70.

Daily Double (4-11) paid $30.40.

Pick 3 (7-4-11) paid $108.30.

Pick 4 (9-7-4-11) paid $6,286.20.

NOTES: Bob Baffert found the Breeders' Cup winners circle again, first with Midshipman and then later in the Sprint with Midnight Lute. His first Breeders' Cup win came in 1992 with Thirty Slews in the Sprint. He won the Juvenile in 2002 with Vindication. Midshipman, ridden by Garrett Gomez, broke the Juvenile stakes record set 11 years ago by Favorite Trick (1:41.47) at Hollywood Park. The 2-year-old colt's only loss in four tries came in the Norfolk Stakes, coming in second behind Street Hero.

JUVENILE TURF

Purse: $1,000,000.

Distance: 1 mile (turf).

Group: 2-year-old colts and geldings.

Margin of victory: 1/2 length.

Order of finish (purse share): Donativum ($540,000), Westphalia ($200,000), Coronet of a Baron ($100,000), City Style ($51,000), Relatively Ready ($25,000), Vaquero, Orthodox, Bittel Road, Ninth Client, Grand Adventure, Skipadate, Paddy the Pro.

Time of race: 1:34.68 (stakes record 1:40.48, Nownownow, 2007).

2007 winner: Nownownow.

Favorite (odds): Westphalia ($8.00-1).

Payout

4 Donativum $13.60 $7.00 $5.00

3 Westphalia $5.40 $3.80

7 Coronet of a Baron $5.40

Exacta (4-3) paid $23.60

Trifecta (4-3-7) paid $152.90.

Superfecta (4-3-7-2) paid $3,024.10.

Daily Double (11-4) paid $74.20.

Pick 3 (4-11-4) paid $114.10.

NOTES: It was the second Breeders' Cup win for trainer John Gosden, and the seventh win for jockey Frankie Dettori in 51 races. "Donativum" was the name given to the gifts of money dispersed to the soldiers of the Roman legions or to the Praetorian Guard by Roman emperors. A 2-year-old gelding, Donativum, is owned by Princess Haya of Jordan. The win pushes Donativum's career earnings to more than $1.5 million.

SPRINT

Purse: $2,000,000.

Distance: 6 furlongs.

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1 3/4 lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Midnight Lute ($1,080,000), Fatal Bullet ($400,000), Street Boss ($200,000), In Summation ($102,000), Fabulous Strike ($50,000), Sing Baby Sing, Black Seventeen, First Defence.

Time of race: 1:07.08 (stakes record 1:07.77, Kona Gold, 2000).

2007 winner: Midnight Lute.

Favorite (odds): Street Hero ($6.00-1).

Payout

4 Midnight Lute $7.40 $5.00 $3.20

9 Fatal Bullet $6.60 $3.80

2 Street Boss $2.40

Exacta (4-9) paid $23.80.

Trifecta (4-9-2) paid $62.50

Superfecta (4-9-2) paid $242.30.

Daily Double (3-10) paid $43.80.

Pick 3 (11-4-4) paid $107.20.

NOTES: With the win, Garrett Gomez became the first jockey in Breeders' Cup history to win three races in one day. The tandem of co-owner Mike Pegram and Bob Baffert won the Kentucky Derby in 1998 with Real Quiet, Midnight Lute's sire. The winning time of 1:07.08 broke the stakes record of 1:07.77 set by Kona Gold in 2000. The 5-year-old, named for recently retired Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson, also became the first back-to-back winner of the Sprint.

TURF

Purse: $3,000,000.

Distance: 1½ miles (turf).

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1½ lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Conduit ($1,620,000), Eagle Mountain ($600,000), Dancing Forever ($300,000), Soldier of Fortune ($153,000), Out of Control ($75,000), Red Rock Canyon, Winchester, Better Talk Now, Spring House, Red Rocks, Grand Couturier.

Time of race: 2:23.42 (stakes record 2:23.92, Chief Bearheart, 1997).

2007 winner: English Channel.

Favorite (odds): Soldier of Fortune ($5.20-1).

Payout

9 Conduit $13.60 $8.40 $5.80

11 Eagle Mountain $9.60 $6.40

6 Dancing Forever $12.80

Exacta (9-11) paid $53.60.

Trifecta (9-11-6) paid $1,406.70.

Superfecta (9-11-6-4) paid $5,622.00.

Daily Double (4-9) paid $93.60.

Pick 3 (4-4-9) paid $238.10.

NOTES: It was the fourth Breeders' Cup win for trainer Sir Michael Stoute, the third in the Turf division. He was knighted in 1998 for his services to tourism in Barbados, where his father was once the former chief of police. Jockey Ryan Moore, 25, earned his first Breeders' Cup victory. His father, Gary, is a trainer and his brother, Jamie, is a steeplechase jockey. With the win, Conduit boosted his career earnings to more than $2.3 million.

CLASSIC

Purse: $5,000,000.

Distance: 1 1/4 miles.

Group: 3-year-olds and up.

Margin of victory: 1 3/4 lengths.

Order of finish (purse share): Raven's Pass ($2,700,000), Henrythenavigator ($1,000,000), Tiago ($500,000), Curlin ($255,000), Go Between ($125,000), Colonel John, Smooth Air, Champs Elysees, Duke of Marmalade, Fairbanks, Student Council, Casino Drive.

Time of race: 1:59.27 (stakes record 1:59.02, Ghostzapper, 2004).

2007 winner: Curlin.

Favorite (odds): Curlin ($3.60-1).

Payout

8 Raven's Pass $29.00 $15.80 $8.00

5 Henrythenavigator $22.00 $11.20

3 Tiago $7.00

Exacta (8-5) paid $159.50.

Trifecta (8-5-3) paid $2,395.00.

Superfecta (8-5-3-9) paid $10,236.00.

Daily Double (9-8) paid $212.00

Pick 3 (4-9-8) paid $493.80.

Pick 4 (11-4-9-8) paid $2,746.70

Pick 6 (7-4-11-4-9-8) paid $55,920.80

NOTES: Three-year-old Raven's Pass is a renowned turf miler and had never been asked to go around two turns beyond a mile. It was the second win on the day for Princess Haya of Jordan and the tandem of trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori. Raven's Pass set a track record, besting the previous best time of 2:00.42 by Heatseeker in March. It was the first time in his career that betting favorite Curlin has finished out of the money.