1984 Breeders' Cup Day

The two richest horse races ever run ended with spectacular upsets today at Hollywood Park in the inaugural Breeders' Cup series. Wild Again, a 31-to-1 shot, won the $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic after a rough stretch run in which Gate Dancer was disqualified from second place for interfering with Slew o' Gold, the heavy favorite who finished a troubled third and may have lost the horse-of-the-year title in the process. Half an hour earlier, an obscure 53-1 shot named Lashkari beat All Along, last year's horse of the year, in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Turf. The unexpected triumphs capped a frenetic afternoon of seven rich, new Breeders' Cup races, four of which were won by favorites and determined divisional championships. Chief's Crown won the $1 million Juvenile for 2-year-olds, Eillo the $1 million Sprint, Royal Heroine the $1 million Mile and, in the day's most impressive performance, Princess Rooney won the $1 million Distaff by seven lengths and covered a mile and a quarter a full second faster than Wild Again did in the Classic. In an early upset, Outstandingly was placed first in the $1 million Juvenile Fillies race on the disqualification of Fran's Valentine.

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