Breeders' Cup Classic | |
Location | Monmouth Park |
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Date | October 27, 2007 |
Winning horse | Curlin |
Jockey | Robby Albarado |
Trainer | Steven Asmussen |
Owner | Stonestreet Stable |
Conditions | Sloppy (sealed)[1] |
Surface | Dirt |
Attendance | 41,781 |
The 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic (in full, the Breeders' Cup Classic Powered by Dodge, due to sponsorship) was the 24th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2007 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on October 27, 2007, at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.
In a closely contested year in which the Triple Crown series was split among three different horses, Curlin emerged as the best horse of his generation with a decisive win.
The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m) with a purse of $5,000,000. It is run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:[1]