Sierra Leone
With this win, Sierra Leone now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The three-year-old colt is by Gun Runner out of Heavenly Love. The win was worth USD 4,410,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 0.78s.
United States of America
Del Mar · 02.11.24
Watch the racePurseUS$ 7,000,000
To the winnerUS$ 4,410,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 0.78s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners14
Stories of this Result
Sierra Leone
Flavien Prat
With this win, Flavien Prat and trainer Chad C Brown combined for 8 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey moved to 16 Group 1 wins this season, three wins behind leader Ryan Moore in the jockeys' table.
Coolmore Group
With this win, Coolmore Group leads the owners' table on 27 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the owner also took the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with Lake Victoria. Next in the table: Godolphin (21).
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
14 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
10thUshba Tesoro7yo colt by Orfevre × Millefeui AttachYuga KawadaNoboru Takagi
13thDerma Sotogake4yo colt by Mind Your Biscuits × Amour PoesieChristophe LemaireHidetaka Otonashi
14thNext6yo gelding by Not This Time × Bahia BeachLuan MachadoWilliam Cowans
Pedigree of the winner
Connections
Sierra Leone in 2024
1 other win · 3 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Travers Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,250,0003rdChad C BrownFlavien Prat24.08.2024SaratogaPrize money €109,835Race detailsWatch
Belmont Stakes2012 metres · US$ 2,000,0003rdChad C BrownFlavien Prat08.06.2024SaratogaPrize money €175,736Race detailsWatch
Kentucky Derby2012 metres · US$ 5,000,0022ndChad C BrownTyler Gaffalione04.05.2024Churchill DownsPrize money €878,681Race detailsWatch
Blue Grass Stakes1811 metres · US$ 1,000,0001stChad C BrownTyler Gaffalione06.04.2024KeenelandPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
History since 1984
Breeders' Cup Classic41Editions since 1984
1Multiple winnersTiznow
2%Won by fillies or mares1 of 41 · 1 of the last 20
1:59.02Fastest winning timeGhostzapper · 2004
Record holders
Most wins since 19841Chris McCarronJockey · 1988, 1989, 1996, 2000, 20015 wins
2Jerry BaileyJockey · 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 20055 wins
3Bob BaffertTrainer · 2014, 2015, 2016, 20204 wins
4Stronach StablesOwner · 1998, 20042 wins
5Cee's TizzySire · 2000, 20012 wins
6Seattle SongDamsire · 2000, 20012 wins
Multiple winners
Won this race more than once1Tiznow2000, 20012 wins
All 41 winners since 1984
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sierra Leone Gun Runner | Chad C Brown Flavien Prat | Coolmore Group Debby M. Oxley | 9.00 |
| 2023 | White Abarrio Race Day | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. Irad Ortiz Jr | C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable, LLC Spendthrift Farm | 3.50 |
| 2022 | Flightline Tapit | John W. Sadler Flavien Prat | Hronis Racing LLC, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc., Siena Farm LLC & Woodford Racing, LLC Summer Wind Equine | 1.44 |
| 2021 | Knicks Go Paynter | Brad Cox Joel Rosario | Korea Racing Authority Angie Moore | 4.20 |
| 2020 | Authentic Into Mischief | Bob Baffert John R Velazquez | Spendthrift Farm Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds | 5.20 |
| 2019 | Vino Rosso Curlin | Todd Pletcher Irad Ortiz Jr | Mike Repole John D. Gunther | 5.60 |
| 2018 | Accelerate Lookin at Lucky | John W. Sadler Joel Rosario | Hronis Racing LLC Mike Abraham | 4.00 |
| 2017 | Gun Runner Candy Ride | Steve Asmussen Florent Geroux | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm Besilu Stables LLC | 3.40 |
| 2016 | Arrogate Unbridled's Song | Bob Baffert Mike E Smith | Juddmonte Clearsky Farms | 2.75 |
| 2015 | American Pharoah Pioneerof the Nile | Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza | Zayat Stables Ahmed Zayat | 1.67 |
| 2014 | Bayern Offlee Wild | Bob Baffert Martin Garcia | Kaleem Shah Helen Alexander | 8.00 |
| 2013 | Mucho Macho Man Macho Uno | Katherine Ritvo Gary Stevens | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing John D. Rio & Carole A. Rio | 5.00 |
| 2012 | Fort Larned E Dubai | Ian Wilkes Brian Hernandez Jr. | Janis R. Whitham Janis R. Whitham | 10.00 |
| 2011 | Drosselmeyer Distorted Humor | Bill Mott Mike E Smith | WinStar Farm Aaron & Marie Jones | |
| 2010 | Blame Arch | Albert Stall Jr. Garrett Gomez | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider | 6.50 |
| 2009 | Zenyatta Street Cry | John Shirreffs Mike E Smith | Jerry & Ann Moss Maverick Productions, Limited | 4.33 |
| 2008 | Raven's Pass Elusive Quality | John Gosden Frankie Dettori | Princess Haya/Darley Racing Stonerside Stable | 8.00 |
| 2007 | Curlin Smart Strike | Steve Asmussen Robby Albarado | Stonestreet Stables et al. Fares Farm | |
| 2006 | Invasor Candy Stripes | Kiaran McLaughlin Fernando Jara | Shadwell Racing Haras Clausan (Haras Santa Ines) | |
| 2005 | Saint Liam Saint Ballado | Richard Dutrow Jr. Jerry Bailey | M/M William K. Warren Jr. Edward P. Evans | 3.40 |
| 2004 | Ghostzapper Awesome Again | Robert Frankel Javier Castellano | Stronach Stables Adena Springs Farms | 3.50 |
| 2003 | Pleasantly Perfect Pleasant Colony | Richard Mandella Alex Solis | Diamond A Racing Corp. Clovelly Farms | |
| 2002 | Volponi Cryptoclearance | Philip G. Johnson José Santos | Amherst & Spruce Pond Stable Amherst Stable (Kathy Johnson) | 44.50 |
| 2001 | Tiznow Cee's Tizzy | Jay M. Robbins Chris McCarron | Cee's Stables Cecilia Straub-Rubens | |
| 2000 | Tiznow Cee's Tizzy | Jay M. Robbins Chris McCarron | Cooper & Straub-Rubens Cecilia Straub-Rubens | |
| 1999 | Cat Thief Storm Cat | D Wayne Lukas Pat Day | Overbrook Farm Overbrook Farm | |
| 1998 | Awesome Again Deputy Minister | Patrick B. Byrne Pat Day | Stronach Stables Frank Stronach | |
| 1997 | Skip Away Skip Trial | Sonny Hine Mike E Smith | Carolyn Hine Anna Maria Barnhart | |
| 1996 | Alphabet Soup Cozzene | David Hofmans Chris McCarron | Ridder Thoroughbred Stable Southeast Associates | |
| 1995 | Cigar Palace Music | Bill Mott Jerry Bailey | Allen E. Paulson Allen E. Paulson | 2.00 |
| 1994 | Concern Broad Brush | Richard W. Small Jerry Bailey | Robert E. Meyerhoff Robert E. Meyerhoff | 8.50 |
| 1993 | Arcangues Sagace | André Fabre Jerry Bailey | Daniel Wildenstein Allez France Stables | |
| 1992 | A.P. Indy Seattle Slew | Neil Drysdale Ed Delahoussaye | Tomonori Tsurumaki, William S. Farish III, William S. Kilroy William Farish III / William S. Kilroy | |
| 1991 | Black Tie Affair Miswaki | Ernie T. Poulos Jerry Bailey | Jeffrey Sullivan Stephen D. Peskoff | 5.00 |
| 1990 | Unbridled Fappiano | Carl Nafzger Pat Day | Frances A. Genter Tartan Stable | |
| 1989 | Sunday Silence Halo | Charlie Whittingham Chris McCarron | H-G-W Partners Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. | 3.00 |
| 1988 | Alysheba Alydar | Jack Van Berg Chris McCarron | Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer Preston W. Madden | 2.50 |
| 1987 | Ferdinand Nijinsky | Charlie Whittingham Bill Shoemaker | Elizabeth A. Keck Howard B. Keck | 2.00 |
| 1986 | Skywalker Relaunch | Michael Whittingham Laffit Pincay Jr. | Oak Cliff Stables Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, Ltd. | |
| 1985 | Proud Truth Graustark | John M. Veitch Jorge Velásquez | Darby Dan Farm Dorothy Firestone Galbreath | |
| 1984 | Wild Again Icecapade | Vincent Timphony Pat Day | Black Chip Stable (William Allen, Ron Volkman, Terry Beall) W. Paul Little |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.
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