2013 Breeders' Cup Classic
| Breeders' Cup Classic | |
| Location | Santa Anita |
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| Date | November 2, 2013 |
| Winning horse | Mucho Macho Man |
| Jockey | Gary Stevens |
| Trainer | Katherine Ritvo |
| Owner | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing |
| Conditions | fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 30th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2013 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 2, 2013 at Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, California for a purse of $5,000,000.
In a photo finish that was later voted the NTRA Moment of the Year, Mucho Macho Man held off late charges from Will Take Charge and Declaration of War to win by a nose. Favored Game On Dude finished ninth.
The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m). It is run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:
Game On Dude was the favorite for the Classic after winning six straight starts leading up to the race, including California's three most prestigious races for older horses – the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic. A win at the Breeders' Cup would have made Game On Dude the favorite for Horse of the Year honors.
The second choice was Mucho Macho Man, who had finished second in the 2012 Classic. He was pulled up in his first start of 2013, suffering from what was later determined to be a respiratory illness. He missed months of training while recovering, then returned in the summer with two third place finishes on the East Coast. Shipping to California to prep for the Classic, Mucho Macho Man posted an impressive win in the Awesome Again Stakes.
Facing them was a highly competitive field, including:
Ron the Greek, winner of the 2013 Jockey Club Gold Cup, was a late scratch.
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