DEL MAR, Calif., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Sierra Leone wasn't quite good enough to beat the best of his fellow 3-year-olds in this year's Triple Crown races, but he found his top form Saturday just in time to defeat a sterling lineup from around the world in the $7 million Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar. The Kentucky-bred son of Gun Runner came from well behind in a very fast early pace in the 1 1/4-mile Classic, surged to the lead at mid-stretch and got there first by 1 1/2 lengths over