Breeders' Cup 2012 Payouts: Full Results and Earnings from Saturday's Final Race

Fort Larned won the final marquee event of the 2012 horse racing season on Saturday night when he defeated a talented field to finish first in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

With its $5 million purse, trainers put their horses through intense training sessions to fully prepare for one of the richest and most competitive races in the world.

The thrill of victory isn't an unusual feeling for those associated with Fort Larned, who is owned by Janis Whitham and trained by Ian Wilkes. Their horse has now won four races this season, and three of his last four races.

In eight races this year, Fort Larned has finished worse than fourth place just twice, and since June he has been one of the most consistent horses in the entire sport. The Breeders' Cup Classic triumph was the sixth win in Fort Larned's impressive career.

For those of you who made bets on the Breeders' Cup Classic, here are the final results.

Post Position	Horse	Win	Place	Show
4	Fort Larned	$20.80	$9.80	$6.80
11	Mucho Macho Man		$6.60	$4.60
2	Flat Out			$5.20

Below are race results for this year's Breeders' Cup Classic:

Place	Horse
1st	Fort Larned
2nd	Mucho Macho Man
3rd	Flat Out
4th	Ron the Greek
5th	Richard's Kid
6th	Nonios
7th	Game on Dude
8th	Pool Play
9th	Handsome Mike
10th	To Honor and Steve
11th	Brilliant Speed
12th	Alpha

Fort Larned wasn't expected to win this one-and a-quarter-mile race, or even finish in the top three places, but he ran a fantastic race Saturday night.

As we head into the 2013 racing season, Fort Larned will be one of the top horses to watch at all of next year's most prestigious races.

Racing fans who attended Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic were treated to a thrilling race, and were able to watch Fort Larned add another victory to his stellar resume.

The action this week at Santa Anita Park in Los Angeles was a fitting way to conclude one of the final chapters of what has been a fantastic year for the sport of horse racing.

Payout figures and race results courtesy BreedersCup.com