2010 Breeders' Cup Classic

27th Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
LocationChurchill Downs
DateNovember 6, 2010 (2010-11-06)
Winning horseBlame
JockeyGarrett Gomez
TrainerAlbert Stall Jr.
OwnerClaiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider
Conditionsfast[1]
SurfaceDirt
Attendance72,739
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The 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 27th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 6, 2010, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky with a purse of $5,000,000. In a highly publicized race, the mare Zenyatta was attempting to defend her victory in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic and retire undefeated. Running well behind in the early portion of the race, she made a sustained drive but came up a head short of the winner, Blame.

The Classic is run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m). It is run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:[1]

  • Northern Hemisphere three-year-olds: 122 pounds (55 kg)
  • Southern Hemisphere three-year-olds: 117 pounds (53 kg)
  • Four-year-olds and up: 126 pounds (57 kg)
  • Any fillies or mares receive a 3 pounds (1.4 kg) allowance
  1. ^ a b "Chart of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic". Equibase. Retrieved 28 April 2017.