Dancing In Silks, front, ridden by Joel Rosario races to win in a photo finish at the Breeders' Cup Sprint horse race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dancing In Silks, front, ridden by Joel Rosario races to win in a photo finish at the Breeders' Cup Sprint horse race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dancing in Silks, left, ridden by Joel Rosario, Cost of Freedom, center, ridden by Tyler Baze, and Gayego, ridden by Garrett Gomez, are nose to nose as they cross the finish line during the Breeders' Cup Sprint horse race at Santa Anita Park, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Arcadia, Calif. Dancing in Silks won the race, Crown of Thorns (not shown) took second, Cost of Freedom took third and Gayego came in fourth. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Dancing in Silks has pulled off a huge upset in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint, winning a four-horse photo finish by a nose.
The 4-year-old gelding edged Crown of Thorns in Saturday's race at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Dancing in Silks ran 6 furlongs in 1:08.14.
Carla Gaines became the third woman to train a Breeders' Cup winner, and the first since Laura de Seroux saddled Azeri to a victory in the 2002 Ladies' Classic.
Sent off at 25-1 odds, Dancing in Silks paid $52.60, $19.20 and $12. Crown of Thorns returned $13.20 and $8.60, while Cost of Freedom was another head back in third and paid $9.20 to show.
Gayego was fourth in the field of nine. Trainer Bob Baffert had his two-year winning streak in the race snapped when 9-5 favorite Zensational finished fifth.
Associated Press
