And 85-year-old owner Harry Aleo and 57-year-old trainer Greg Gilchrist will return to Northern California without the victory they hoped would clinch top 3-year-old and Horse of the Year honors.
"He didn't have it in him today, and you know I don't see any apparent reason," Gilchrist said.
Silver Train covered the six furlongs in 1:08.86 and returned US$25.80, the second-highest payout in Sprint history.
In the Distaff, the Shug McGaughey-trained Pleasant Home beat Society Selection by 9 lengths and returned US$63.50 for the win, the highest payoff ever in the 1.8km Distaff. Winning time for the race was 1:48.34.
Earlier, Stevie Wonderboy put owner and TV impresario Merv Griffin on the road to the Kentucky Derby when the 2-year-old colt won the US$1.6 million Juvenile, beating Henny Hughes by a length with First Samurai third.
The colt named for singer Stevie Wonder stormed into the lead down the stretch and won for the fourth time in five starts while handing First Samurai his first defeat in five starts.
The win was most rewarding for Gomez, who was out of riding for nearly two years because of drug and alcohol problems.
Juvenile Fillies
Folklore gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his fifth win in the US$1 million Juvenile Fillies with a one-length victory over Wild Fit. Prado ended a 41-race losing record in Breeders' Cup races before wining the Sprint.
Folklore, who paid US$6.70, likely clinched the 2-year-old filly championship. Lukas now boasts 18 Breeders' Cup winners -- the most of any trainer.
Turf
Shirroco made his first win of the year a big one, taking the US$2.28 million Turf by a length over Ace. The 4-year-old colt bred in Germany took the lead after pacesetter Shake the Bank dropped back around the final turn in the 2.4km race.
Shakespeare finished 12th in losing for the first time after five straight wins. Shirroco paid US$19.60 to win, and jockey Christophe Soumillon won his first Breeders' Cup race.
Filly & Mare Turf
Intercontinental led gate-to-wire and beat Ouija Board by a length, giving jockey Rafael Bejarano his first Breeders' Cup win. Ouija Board, bothered by a stress fracture most of the year, was unable to repeat in the race she won last year.
Intercontinental, trained by Bobby Frankel, returned US$32.20, the highest payout in the history of the race.
Mile
Artie Schiller, the badly beaten favorite last year, came back and won the Mile this time. The 4-year-old colt, with Gomez subbing for injured rider Richard Migliore, won for the third time in seven starts and earned US$1,053,000. Artie Schiller paid US$13.20.
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