From last to first, Irish-bred Balnikhov rolled to a 2 ¼ length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 marathon feature on the Del Mar turf. Reunited with by Umberto Rispoli for trainer Phil D’Amato, Balnikhov stopped the clock in 2:16.14.

The dust has settled and aspiring champions have made their case. Breeders’ Cup 42 is in the books and, like most Breeders’ Cups, it lived up to its expectations.

Irad Ortiz Jr., who rode three winners over the two-day 42nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships, won the 23rd Bill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding jockey for the marquee event at Del Mar

Gezora (FR) surged past She Feels Pretty for victory in the 27th running of the $2 million Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Turf (G1) at Del Mar to close out the 42nd World Championships

Nysos wore down stablemate Citizen Bull to win the 19th running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Saturday afternoon at Del Mar

Notable Speech (GB) rallied along the rail to surge past rivals and win the 42nd running of the $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) Saturday afternoon at Del Mar

Bentornato lived up to his role as the favorite in scoring a 2 ¼-length victory over Imagination in the 42nd running of the $2 million Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon at Del Mar

Shisospicy held the advantage all the way around to post a 2 ½-length victory over Ag Bullet to win the 19th running of the $1 million Prevagen Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon at Del Mar

Splendora roared past her favored stablemate Hope Road to win the 19th running of the $1 million PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) to kick off nine World Championships races Saturday afternoon at Del Mar

Special Wan takes the Grade 3, $300,000 Goldikova Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths for fillies and mares three years old and up, at one mile on turf