Breeders' Cup Classic 2024: Results and payouts as Sierra Leone wins at Del Mar

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The richest horse race in North America belongs to Sierra Leone.

Del Mar Racetrack in California played host to the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday, pitting the top thoroughbreds ages three years and up against each other in arguably the most stacked field of the season.

A number of last spring’s Triple Crown threats loaded into the starting gate for the 1+¹⁄₄ miles dirt track race, including Forever Young, Tapit Trice, Sierra Leone and Fierceness. Fierceness went off as the last-minute favorite.

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships will return to Del Mar in 2025, beginning on the final weekend of October and continuing into November.

Sierra Leone wins the $7 Million @LonginesEq #BreedersCup Classic! Congrats to all connections! #BC24 pic.twitter.com/rvTtsPSZcb

— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) November 2, 2024

2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic Payouts

1. Sierra Leone ($15.80, $5.60, $3.60)
2. Fierceness (N/A, $4.40, $3.20)
3. Forever Young (N/A, N/A, $3.60)

(Based on $2 bet)

$2.00 Exacta: $59.60

$1.00 Trifecta: $131.20

$1.00 Superfecta: $2,025.80

Breeders’ Cup Classic Purse Payouts

1. Sierra Leone ($3.64 million)
2. Fierceness ($1.19 million)
3. Forever Young ($630,000)
4. Newgate ($350,000)
5. Señor Buscador ($210,000)