Afleet Again kicked off the second day of the Breeders' Cup by coming from well off the pace to win by 2-1/4 lengths in the $500,000 Marathon at 41-1 odds.
Ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, Afleet Again ran 1-3/4 miles in 3 minutes, 0.39 seconds Saturday and paid $85.20 to win. It was his first victory in nine starts this year.
Birdrun was second and Giant Oak was another head back in third.
A.U. Miner was pulled up by jockey Calvin Borel and didn't finish the race at Churchill Downs. The on-call veterinarian says the horse fractured the sesimoid bone in his left front leg. Meeznah also didn't finish the race, apparently because of fatigue.
It was the first Breeders' Cup win for trainer Butch Reid and the fifth for Velasquez.
Classic
Drosselmeyer, a 14-1 long shot, roared down the middle of the track and caught Game On Dude in the closing strides. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith beat his former fiance, Chantal Sutherland, who was aboard Game On Dude.
Mile
Court Vision pulled off a 64-1 upset as three-time champion Goldikova finished third in her final race. Court Vision paid $131.60, the second highest payoff in the world championships.
Juvenile
Hansen upset even-money favorite Union Rags by a head. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez, Hansen ran 1-1/16 miles in 1:44.44 and paid $16.20.
Turf
Joseph O'Brien, 18, became the youngest jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race when he guided St Nicholas Abbey to victory. He was riding for his father, trainer Aidan O'Brien. St Nicholas Abbey ran 1-1/2 miles in 2:28.95 and paid $15.60 to win.
Dirt Mile
Caleb's Posse came charging down the stretch to overtake pacesetter Shackleford and win the Dirt Mile by four lengths. Ridden by Rajiv Maragh, Caleb's Posse ran one mile in 1:34.59 at 6-1 odds.
Turf Sprint
Regally Ready won with a strong inside move, the first winning favorite of the day at 2-1. Regally Ready carried Corey Nakatani to his ninth Breeders' Cup victory.
Sprint
Amazombie rallied to win by a neck at 7-1 odds. It was jockey Mike Smith's 14th Breeders' Cup victory, leaving him one behind the record of 15 by retired jockey Jerry Bailey.
Juvenile Turf
Wrote rallied in the deep stretch to beat Excaper by 2-1/4 lengths, with Farraaj third, completing a sweep by foreign horses.
