Breeders' Cup 2013 Prize Money: Purse Distribution for Mucho Macho Man and Field

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens has enough career earnings that he probably could have retired a long time ago (well, he did for while), but he's about to receive another major raise. 

Stevens rode Mucho Macho Man to a win in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday night, holding off Will Take Charge by a nose in an absolutely thrilling race to take home the majority of the massive $5 million purse. 

Here's a look at the complete prize money list following the richest race—the purse for the Breeders' Cup Classic is more than the three Triple Crown races combined—of the season.

Note: Purse info courtesy of BreedersCup.com; $400,000 goes to Travel Awards

Place	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Prize Money
1	Mucho Macho Man	Gary Stevens	Kathy Ritvo	$2,750,000
2	Will Take Charge	Luis Saez	D. Wayne Lukas	$900,000
3	Declaration of War	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	$500,000
4	Fort Larned	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Ian Wilkes	$300,000
5	Last Gunfighter	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	$150,000
6	Palace Malice	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher
7	Paynter	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert
8	Flat Out	Joel Rosario	William Mott
9	Game On Dude	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert
10	Moreno	Joseph Talamo	Eric Guillot
11	Planteur	Ryan Moore	Marco Botti

For the 50-year-old Stevens, who has won nine Triple Crown races and has countless Grade 1 Stakes wins, this was the one race that always alluded his resume. 

But after getting out to a sizable lead on the final stretch, he and Mucho Macho Man, a five-year-old who had won just one Grade 1 race in his career, were able to hold off a flying Luis Saez and Will Take Charge in what turned out to be a photo finish.

Perhaps this was the race to push Stevens back into the analyst booth. 

Of course, he's not the only one getting a part of the huge purse. 

Trainer Katherine Ritvo, who amazingly underwent a heart transplant in 2008, became the first woman ever to train a Breeders' Cup Classic winner. She is one of the best stories of the year in all of sports and deserves this moment—and this prestigious award—as much as anyone. 

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, which was founded in 2009, owns Mucho Macho Man.