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| Man of Iron, right, ridden by John Murtagh edges out Cloudy’s Knight, ridden by Rosemary Homeister, Jr. to win the Breeders’ Cup Marathon horse race at Santa Anita Park Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark J. Terrill |
ARCADIA, Calif. - Man of Iron has won the US$500,000 Breeders’ Cup Marathon in a photo finish over nine-year-old gelding Cloudy’s Knight.
Man of Iron won by a nose Friday in the first race of the two-day world championships at Santa Anita. Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien earned his fourth career Breeders’ Cup win.
Ridden by John Murtagh, Man of Iron paid $14.80, $7.20 and $4.40 in his U.S. debut after running exclusively in Europe. The three-year-old colt covered 1¾ miles in 2:54.11 on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface.
Making his Breeders’ Cup debut at the relatively advanced age of 9, Cloudy’s Knight returned $7.40 and $4.60. Mastery was another 2¼ lengths back in third and paid $2.40 to show.
Gangbuster was fourth in the field of 10.
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