City Of Troy: Aidan O’Brien favourite set for Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar

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City Of Troy: Aidan O’Brien favourite set for Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar

Only two ********* horses – the French winner Arcangues (1993) and British-trained Raven’s Pass (2008) – have won in 40 runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The three-year-old City Of Troy’s sole defeat came when he disappointed in the 2,000 Guineas earlier this season.

He went on to win the Derby at Epsom, Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte International at York.

After that last victory in August, O’Brien – who has saddled 10 Derby winners – said this was the best horse he had trained and confirmed the plan to switch surfaces and head for the Breeders’ Cup.

He set up a special gallop to prepare on the all-weather track at Southwell Racecourse, where *********-style starting stalls were used.

A crowd of 1,000 spectators turned up just to watch the horse in a gallop, in a few minutes of action, with 5,000 tuning in for a live stream.

Leading British contenders at the two-day Breeders’ Cup meeting include Bradsell, Believing and Big Evs in Saturday’s Turf Sprint.

Jockey Frankie Dettori, who relocated to the ******* States earlier this year, will be reunited with Emily Upjohn for trainer John Gosden in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

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