 Since his return to California racing, he won the G1 $1 Million Pacific Classic at Del Mar aboard Acclamation, twenty years after he won the same race aboard Best Pal.Also won the G1 Shoemaker Mile with Courageous Cat, and three more graded stakes from 10 stakes wins going into the 2011 Breeders' Cup.On Thursday, November 10, 2011 Patrick Valenzuela was a no-call no-show to ride his mounts at Hollywood Park.