Accelerate tops entries for 14-horse Breeders’ Cup Classic

Accelerate leads the 14-horse field for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will offer the 5-year-old a rematch against West Coast in a marquee race that’s missing unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify.
Horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown champion was retired with an ankle issue in July after winning all six career starts this year. Justify was trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Baffert’s confirmed entries in the Classic are McKinzie and West Coast, whom Accelerate beat by 2&