Every September, the Classic Becomes America's Quiet Return to the Track

Each fall, on the anniversary of September 11, racing fans revisit the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic as the moment American racing gave a grieving country somewhere else to look. For one afternoon, the field breaking from the gate offered the kind of collective breath that only the roar of a grandstand and the run to the wire can provide.

With reporting from America's Best Racing.