▁which ▁he ▁beat ▁a ▁field ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁heavily ▁fav ored ▁Touch ▁Gold . ▁In ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Classic , ▁Be hr ens ▁disappoint ed ▁his ▁back ers ▁with ▁a ▁sevent h - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁five ▁Be hr ens ▁had ▁his ▁best ▁season ▁in ▁racing . ▁His ▁wins ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁included ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ' s ▁G ulf stream ▁Park ▁Hand ic ap ▁and ▁Oak la wn ▁Hand ic ap , ▁the ▁Gra de ▁II ▁Sub urban ▁Hand ic ap , ▁plus ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Hand ic ap ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁defeated ▁Real ▁Qu iet . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Be hr ens ▁earned ▁second - place ▁in ▁the ▁D onn ▁Hand ic ap , ▁Whit ney ▁Hand ic ap ▁and ▁the ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁St akes . ▁However , ▁with ▁a ▁chance ▁at ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁hon ors ▁he ▁finished ▁a ▁d ull ▁ 7 th ▁in ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ▁Cup ▁Classic ▁behind ▁Cat ▁Th ief . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁six - year - old , ▁Be hr ens ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁straight ▁Gra de ▁I ▁G ulf stream ▁Park ▁Hand ic ap , ▁was ▁second ▁to ▁Dub ai ▁Mill en ni um ▁in ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁World ▁Cup , ▁and ▁had ▁seconds ▁in ▁the ▁Wood ward ▁St akes ▁and ▁Sub urban ▁Hand ic ap . ▁▁▁ ▁Be hr ens ▁stood ▁stud ▁at ▁Vict ory ▁Rose ▁Thor ough bre ds ▁in ▁V ac av