The field for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf leave the starting gate at Santa Anita Park on November 3, 2012.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Aidan O'Brien captured the first Breeders' Cup World Championships race of the Nov. 3 card at Santa Anita Park when George Vancouver made a great kick in midstretch to take the $1 million Juvenile Turf.
Photo: Rick Samuels
George Vancouver with Ryan Moore wins the Juvenile Turf Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita near Arcadia, California, on Nov. 3, 2012.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Switch (Left) with Garrett Gomez up, Groupie Doll (Middle) with Rajiv Maragh up, and Musical Romance with Juan Leyva up break from the gate in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park.
Photo: Chad Harmon
A good start for Groupie Doll in the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Groupie Doll ridden by Rajiv Maragh wins the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Groupie Doll continued her dominantion of the female sprint division Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park, inhaling her rivals on the turn to take the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint.
Photo: Dave Harmon
Tapizar with Corey Nakatani up win the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park on November 3, 2012.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Tapizar, returning to the scene of his only graded stakes wins for trainer Steve Asmussen, took the lead on the final turn and drew away from his rivals to register a handy win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Photo: Dave Harmon
Tapizar with Corey Nakatani in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Winchell Thoroughbreds Tapizar, corey Nakatani up, wins the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Corey Nakatani savors the moment after Tapizar won the Dirt Mile.
Photo: Crawford Ifland
Mizdirection provided a rumble in The Jungle at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3, taking the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
Photo: Crawford Ifland
Mike Smith celebrates his win with Mizdirection in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Shanghai Bobby (inside), Rosie Napravnik up, holds off He's Had Enough to win the Breeders Cup Juvenile.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Shanghai Bobby with jockey Rosie Napravnik beats out #3 He's Had Enough with jockey Mario Gutierrez to the wire to win The Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Undefeated Shanghai Bobby wrapped up an Eclipse Award Nov. 3 with a gutty head victory over 19-1 outsider He's Had Enough in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Photo: Crawford Ifland
Shanghai Bobby in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with his shadow on the sign near the finish line.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Shanghai Bobby with Rosie Napravnik wins the Grey Goose Juvenile with He's Had Enough in second.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Shanghai Bobby and his connections in the winner's circle following his win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Arlington Million (gr. IT) winner Little Mike upset the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) and finished a tick off a 23-year-old course record to do so, holding off the late-flying Point of Entry by a half length while getting the 1 1/2 miles in 2:22.83 at Santa Anita Park Nov. 3.
Photo: Dave Harmon
Little Mike with Ramon Dominguez win the BC Turf with Point of Entry and John Velazquez in second.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Little Mike chariging down the stretch in the Breeders' Cup Turf.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Little Mike's connections in the winner's circle, including Dale Romans, Tammy Fox, Carlo Vaccarezza.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Trinniberg with Willie Martinez wins the XpressBet Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Connections of Trinniberg celebrate their victory in the BC Sprint.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Wise Dan with jockey John Velazquez runs away from the field to win the Breeders' Cup Mile in a course record time at Santa Anita Park.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Wise Dan with John Velazquez up wins the Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park on November 3, 2012
Photo: Chad Harmon
Wise Dan shimmers on the turf as he passes the grandstand in the stretch.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
The field for the Breeders' Cup Classic in the stretch at Santa Anita Park on November 3, 2012.
Photo: Chad Harmon
Fort Larned at the turn with the crowd standing in anticipation.
Photo: Crawford Ifland
Fort Larned with Brian Hernandez Jr. wins the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Fort Larned with Brian Hernandez Jr. defeates Mucho Macho Man with Mike Smith in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Fort Larned, Brian Hernandez up, holds off Mucho Macho Man and Mike Smith, to win the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic.
Photo: Rick Samuels
Janis R. Whitham's Fort Larned led from gate to wire and held off a sustained stretch bid by Mucho Macho Man to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
Photo: Dave Harmon
Brian Hernandez Jr. and Fort Larned's connections in the winner's circle for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
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