| Breeders' Cup Classic | |
| Location | Churchill Downs |
|---|---|
| Date | November 5, 2011 |
| Winning horse | Drosselmeyer |
| Jockey | Mike E. Smith |
| Trainer | William I. Mott |
| Owner | WinStar Farm |
| Conditions | fast[1] |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance | 65,143 |
The 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 28th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 5, 2011, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky with a purse of $5,000,000.
Drosselmeyer, a 15-1 longshot who was in tenth place with a quarter mile left in the race, closed rapidly and won by a length and a half over another longshot, Game On Dude. With none of the favorites finishing in the top three, the superfecta paid $41,631.80.
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]