Student Council earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic Oct. 27 at Monmouth Park as part of the new selection process for horse racing's richest day.
"We know he likes Polytrack," said trainer Vladimir Cerin after Student Council defeated the late-trying Awesome Gem by a half-length. He posted a winning time of 2:07 1/5, which is eight seconds off the Pacific Classic record set by Candy Ride on the old dirt track in 2003. This edition of the race was the first on Polytrack.
The main attraction was Lava Man, as the crowd turned out to see whether he could sweep Southern California's richest races — the Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), the Hollywood Gold Cup (gr. I) and the 1 1/4-mile Pacific Classic — for the second year in a row. Lava Man never got a good feel for the track and the California-bred 6-year-old gelding finished a disappointing sixth place.
The winner, Student Council, paid $48.80, $31.80 and $20.60 and runner-up Awesome Gem, returned $12.40 and $8.20, completing a $355.29 exacta. Hello Sunday, one of two in the race for six-time Pacific Classic winner Bobby Frankel, was $9.40 to show.
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