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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Sovereignty surged past Knightsbridge in the stretch and held off The Puma to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1 3/4 lengths on Saturday, one year after missing the marquee race because of a fever.
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Sovereignty → surge → fever
Ridden by Junior Alvarado, Sovereignty was in the hunt at the final turn and overtook his stablemate on the outside of four horses.
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Sovereignty → ride → horses
He then withstood charges from defending Classic winner Forever Young and The Puma before going on to his second consecutive victory.
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He → withstand → victory
“I could feel how fast he was getting to the horses and the lead,” Alvarado said after his first Classic victory.
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Alvarado → feel → victory
“It was right before we turned for home and switched (the) lead.
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we → turn → lead
No other horse could have come in faster than the way he was going at the end.”
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he → come → end
Last year’s Kentucky Derby, Belmont and Travers Stakes winner covered 1 1/4 mile in 2 minutes, 0.36 seconds at Keeneland, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his third Classic victory and first since 2011.
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winner → cover → 2011
Last year’s top overall horse and 3-year-old paid $5.94, $4.16 and $2.94 at the season-ending World Championships.
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horse → pay → Championships
Sovereignty’s return to the Classic and how he’d fare in a loaded seven-horse field including Older Dirt Horse champion Forever Young and Derby winner Golden Tempo was one of the race’s biggest storylines.
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he → fare → storylines
Knightsbridge almost stole the spotlight by setting the pace with Forever Young close behind.
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Knightsbridge → steal → Young
The son of Into Mischief and Crowned soon took over under a cool, overcast sky, adding to his stellar resume and giving breeder Godolphin its first Classic victory.
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son → take → victory
“He’s a magnificent horse,” Mott said of Sovereignty.
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Mott → ’ → Sovereignty
“I’ve had a couple good ones, but you could almost say he’s a once-in-a-lifetime horse.
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he → have → lifetime
“I’m not so sure he couldn’t have done it last year, but it just wasn’t meant to be.
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it → ’m → it
Thank goodness we had the opportunity to try again, and the Godolphin team made the decision to keep him in training this year, and that’s a huge risk.”
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that → thank → training
The Puma returned $11.22 and $6.10 while Knightsbridge paid $3.76.
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Knightsbridge → return → 3.76
Next were Japan-bred T O Password and Forever Young, the 8-5 favorite who sought a second consecutive Classic victory.
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who → breed → victory
He faded after running among the leaders.
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He → fade → leaders
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Golden Tempo was never a factor, running last for much of the race and finishing sixth.
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Tempo → run → race
In Saturday’s other races at Keeneland:
— Aiden O’Brien broke a tie with Hall of Famer Bob Baffert with his record 23rd Breeders’ Cup trainer’s win as Irish colt Benvenuto Cellini surged from 12th over the final quarter-mile to win the $5 million Turf.
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Cellini → break → Turf
They entered the weekend with 21 apiece and each won Juvenile races on Friday.
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each → enter → Friday
— Nitrogen won the $2 million Distaff by two lengths with Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Jose Ortiz aboard, a year after a runner-up finish at Del Mar.
— Jockey Kendrick Carmouche and trainer Miguel Clement got their first Breeders’ Cup victories as Deterministic held off favorite Notable Speech by 3/4 of a length in the $2 million Mile.
— Japan-based favorite T O Elvis rallied to chase down Englishman in the final 1/16 to win the $2 million Sprint and give jockey Ryusei Sakai his second Breeders’ Cup victory.
— Further Ado came on down the stretch and dueled Owen Almighty side by side before winning the $1 million Dirt Mile at the wire in a photo finish.
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Ado → win → finish
The favorite started on the rail and was fifth on the backstretch before finding room outside to draw even with Owen Almighty.
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favorite → start → Almighty
— Kathynmarissa overtook Gimme a Nother in the stretch to win the $2 million Filly & Mare Turf, paying $13.24 at 5-1 odds for her third consecutive victory.
— Favorite Ways and Means surged from fourth on the backstretch to the lead by the final turn and pulled away to win the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint opener by 6 1/4 lengths over Foie Gras.
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Ways → overtake → Gras
Chad Brown’s 5-year-old mare earned her third consecutive victory and eighth in 14 career starts.
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mare → earn → starts
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