1989 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)

I was there
Date/Track:
11/4/1989, Gulfstream Park
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
2:00.20

What the Nation is saying about the 1989 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)...

11/5/89 Sunday Silence grittily held off a desperate late charge by Easy Goer to win the $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic by a neck today at Gulfstream Park. The tight finish of this fourth meeting between the decade's greatest racing rivals brought a crowd of more than 50,000 to a roar and settled ...Read More
11/13/1989 by William Nack, Sports Illustrated - Chris McCarron, the reins taut in his hands, sat like a statue on the back of Sunday Silence, rocking only slightly as he bent forward in the saddle and waited for Easy Goer. McCarron was not the only one waiting for Easy Goer at 5:37 p.m. last S...Read More