Christophe Soumillon has had six Group One victories since stepping in to replace the injured Ryan Moore at the start of last month. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Christophe Soumillon has a bumper opportunity to bridge a 20-year gap at the Breeders’ Cup when he teams up with the cream of Aidan O’Brien’s team in Del Mar this week.
The 10-time winner of the French champion jockey title has had a single victory at US racing’s $34 million (€29 million) bonanza when Shirocco landed the Turf contest in Belmont in 2005.
In 2020 Soumillon was forced to miss the meeting in Keeneland after testing positive for Covid and missed o
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