| Breeders' Cup Classic | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park |
|---|---|
| Date | November 3, 2012 |
| Winning horse | Fort Larned |
| Jockey | Brian Hernandez Jr. |
| Trainer | Ian Wilkes |
| Owner | Janis R. Witham |
| Conditions | fast[1] |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Attendance | 55,123 |
The 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 29th running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2012 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on November 3, 2012 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California with a purse of $5,000,000.
Fort Larned, a 9-1 longshot, won the race in frontrunning fashion, holding off a closing drive by Mucho Macho Man.
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]