| Breeders' Cup Classic | |
| Location | Keeneland |
|---|---|
| Date | October 31, 2015 |
| Winning horse | American Pharoah |
| Jockey | Victor Espinoza |
| Trainer | Bob Baffert |
| Owner | Ahmed Zayat |
| Conditions | fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
The 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic was the 32nd running of the Breeders' Cup Classic, part of the 2015 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships program. It was run on October 31, 2015, at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.
Triple-crown winner American Pharoah was heavily favored for the race and won in a wire-to-wire performance. In doing so, he became the first horse to complete the Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing, consisting of America's four most prestigious races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic.
The Classic was run on dirt at one mile and one-quarter (approximately 2000 m) with a purse of $5,000,000. It was run under weight-for-age conditions, with entrants carrying the following weights:[1]