Bayern mugged Shared Belief shortly after the start of the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic and got away with it, outlasting Toast of New York and California Chrome in a thrilling stretch duel Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California.

Stewards reviewed the start of the race for several minutes before ruling that there would be no change in the order of finish. Public address announcer Trevor Denman said officials decided the incident occurred at a point of the race that did not affect the final order of finish.

Ridden by Martin Garcia, the pacesetting Bayern scored at odds of 6-1, paying $14.20, while completing the 1 1/4-mile distance in 1:59.88.

Breaking from post 7 in the 14-horse field, Bayern broke inwardly and banged squarely into Shared Belief, directly to his inside, a couple of jumps out of the gate. The collision caused Shared Belief, in turn, to knock Moreno as the outside half of the field drifted inside as well in a ragged start