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Trainer Ron Moquett's Whitmore finally broke through in his fourth attempt to win Saturday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland.&nbsp;
Though overlooked on the tote at 18-1 as he broke from post seven under Irad Ortiz Jr., Whitmore settled into his usual position well off the pace in the full field of 14.&nbsp;
Jasper Prince was ridden hard for the lead and outkicked Echo Town for sole command, then posted opening fractions of :21.64 and :44.66 while Echo Town, Empire of Gold, and the 6-5 favorite Yaupon chased closely.&nbsp;
Empire of Gold advanced in the far turn and took over the lead as Jasper Prince dropped anchor, but Whitmore - still stuck on the rail and looking for room at the top of the stretch - finally found space and exploded.&nbsp;
Taking the lead just inside the eighth pole, Whitmore drew off convincingly and won going away by 3 1/4 lengths while completing the 6-furlong fast dirt sprint in 1:08.61.&nbsp;
"He had a great trip," Ortiz Jr. said. "We wanted to break and have him relax and that’s what we did. He relaxed so good. I was able to cut the corner on the turn, and when I tipped him out, he just exploded. He’s a nice horse. He’s been running for so many years. He’s a warrior."&nbsp;
C Z Rocket outhustled Firenze Fire for second by a neck, while a fading Empire of Gold held onto fourth by a head and a neck over Manny Wah and Diamond Oops, respectively.&nbsp;
Vekoma, the 3-1 morning line favorite, was announced as scratched earlier in the week.&nbsp;
Whitmore's win avenged an eighth-place finish in 2017, a runner-up defeat in 2018, and a third-place effort in last year's running of this race. The 7-year-old Pleasantly Perfect gelding improved his record to 38-15-11-3 with $4,247,850 earned for co-owners Moquett, Robert LaPenta, and Head of Plains Partners.&nbsp;
"I said in the prerace interview that whenever there are this many track records, it’s almost impossible to think a closer is going to do well," Moquett said. "For him to run against the bias the way he did and the patience of the rider, the willingness to listen, it all worked out. I’m so proud of the horse, proud for the connections. I’m proud for everyone out there that’s thinking when you run last in the (2016) Kentucky Derby, kick them out, do right by the horse come back, and you have a shot to reach other dreams. You don’t discard them. You just do right by the horse and it keeps working out."&nbsp;
Whitmore won the 2019 Eclipse Award for Male Sprinter. The Breeders’ Cup Sprint was his last career win. He hit the board in four of five starts in 2020 but was retired after a fifth-place finish in the Forego Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

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