East beats West as Gun Runner takes the Breeders' Cup Classic
by John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
Nov 05, 2017
3 minutes
DEL MAR, Calif. - It wasn't the passing of the torch. It wasn't a race for the ages. In some ways it epitomized the strengths and weaknesses of the Del Mar racetrack. But Gun Runner, a horse from the East, took everything the West could throw at him Saturday to win the $6-million Breeders' Cup Classic.
It was the first time in four years that trainer Bob Baffert didn't win the race, and he had four horses in it. In fact, Baffert, considered by many
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