Sierra Leone and jockey Flavien Prat staged their patented rally from near the back of the 14-horse field and this time got up to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1 1/2 lengths. “He ...

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Del Mar, ending a frustrating run of recent losses, including the Kentucky Derby.

DEL MAR — Last May, Sierra Leone lost the Kentucky Derby by a heartbreaking nose after a rough stretch battle, and for race after race and defeat after defeat after that, it seemed he had let ...

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