Breeders' Cup Classic ($4m - 1m 2f)

Pleasantly Perfect, ridden by Alex Solis for trainer Dick Mandella, won the biggest race of the meeting at Santa Anita.

The 14-1 outsider, came with a late run to collar Medaglia d'Oro and complete an amazing four-win day for Mandella - the first time the feat has been achieved at the Breeders' Cup.

The trainer also tasted victory with Halfbridled and Action This Day and dead-heated with Johar, also partnered by Solis.

Volponi, last year's shock winner of the Classic at odds of 43-1, showed early on but faded in the back straight.

1 Pleasantly Perfect (AO Solis) 14-1
2 Medaglia D'oro (JD Bailey) 4-1
3 Dynever (CS Nakatani) 16-1
10 ran

Defending champion High Chaparral and Johar shared the first dead-heat in the 20 years of the Breeders' Cup meeting.

Mick Kinane, who guided High Chaparral to victory last year at Arlington Park in Chicago, was again aboard the Aidan O'Brien-trained colt, while Alex Solis was aboard Johar.

The Luca Cumani-trained Falbrav, ridden Darryll Holland, finished third after leading down the final straight.

=1 High Chaparral (MJ Kinane) 11-2
=1 Johar (A O Solis) 20-1
3 Falbrav (D Holland) 5-2
9 ran

Action This Day came from last to first to win at 20-1 with David Flores in the saddle.

Flores let the Kris S colt find his feet at the back of the field as the leaders went off at a cracking pace.

Not surprisingly, the front-runners tired and Action This Day came through strongly to win from stable companion Minister Eric, with Chapel Royal third.

1 Action This Day (David Flores) 20-1
2 Minister Eric (Alex Solis) 9-1
3 Chapel Royal (John Velazquez) 9-1
12 ran

Kieren Fallon guided Sir Michael Stoute's Islington to a historic victory.

It was the first success for a British-trained runner in any Breeders' Cup race staged in California.

Bien Nicole stole a healthy march on the field from the gate but the pack closed in entering the home turn.

She was soon swallowed up, with Fallon getting the 100-30 favourite into the perfect position to challenge coming into the straight.

L'Ancresse was a length or so in front, but Fallon's renowned strength saw Islington win the day to give the rider his first Breeders' Cup success.

Yesterday, who had only a couple of runners behind her early on, finished well to snatch third on the line.

1 Islington (K Fallon) 10-3 Fav
2 L'Ancresse (ES Prado) 33-1
3 Yesterday (MJ Kinane) 12-1
12 ran

Cajun Beat, ridden by Cornelio Velasquez, ran well to win the fourth race of the prestigious meeting.

Zavata blazed a trail early on in the colours of Michael Tabor, but it was Shake You Down and the eventual winner who were best placed on the bend into the straight.

Cajun Beat, trained by Steve Margolis, got stronger the further he went, however, and the 14-1 shot stretched clear as Bluesthestandard stayed on to get the better of Shake You Down for second.

1 Cajun Beat (CH Velasquez) 14-1
2 Bluesthestandard (ME Smith) 20-1
3 Shake You Down (MJ Luzzi) 3-1
13 ran

Six Perfections struck for France with a magnificent victory in the Mile as Britain's Oasis Dream and Ireland's Refuse To Bend faltered.

Given a patient ride by top American jockey Jerry Bailey, the Pascal Bary-trained filly sat in midfield before producing a great burst of speed in the straight.

Oasis Dream and Refuse To Bend failed to respond when it mattered, allowing Touch of the Blues and Century City to take second and third.

1 Six Perfections (JD Bailey) 5-1
2 Touch Of The Blues 14-1
3 Century City 25-1
13 ran

Julie Krone steered Halfbridled to victory after overcoming a nightmare draw in stall 14.

She was badly hampered on the first turn, but smoothly made up ground and streaked home from Ashado.

Krone becomes the first female rider in Breeders' Cup history to win a race at the world-famous meeting.

1 Halfbridled (JA Krone) 7-4 fav
2 Ashado 20-1
3 Victory USA 10-1
14 ran

Adoration, ridden by Patrick Valenzuela, upset the odds to win the first race of the meeting by four and a half lengths.

The biggest outsider in the last 20 races of the Distaff stretched away in the home straight as Elloluv gave vain chase. Hot favourite Sightseek raced towards the rear from the off.

1 Adoration (PA Valenzuela) 40-1
2 Elloluv 13-2
3 Got Koko 7-2
7 ran