Drosselmeyer flew home under Mike Smith late tonight at Churchill Downs to score an authorative victory in the $5,000,000 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).
Game On Dude and Uncle Mo set the early pace, with So You Think in behind them and To Honor and Serve also up close. Havre de Grace and Flat Out were further off the pace in about mid-pack, with Drosselmeyer toward the rear of the field and Rattlesnake Bridge the early trailer.
Around the far turn Uncle Mo and To Honor and Serve moved up to challenge Game On Dude for the lead, but as the field turned for home neither could sustain their bids and left Game On Dude the clear leader. Under Chantal Sutherland, the colt stayed on gamely through the stretch but was passed late by Drosselmeyer, who rocketed home on the far outside to win the race decisively in 2:04 flat.
Game On Dude held second over Ruler On Ice, with Havre de Grace finishing third and favored Flat Out fourth. Uncle Mo eventually tired to finish tenth.
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