Gstaad ridden by Christophe Soumillon (centre) on the way to winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in California. Photograph: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images
Gstaad made light work of his wide draw and a slow start to record an emphatic win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar on Friday night as Aidan O’Brien overtook the late D Wayne Lukas as the all-time leading trainer at the Breeders’ Cup.
Winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and runner-up in three Group Ones since, most recently the Dewhurst, the Starspangledbanner colt brought by far the strongest form into the Grade One contest and Christophe Soumillon’s mount had little trouble in picking up his rivals when asked by the Belgian ace.
Outfielder – who eventually finished last – and Hey Nay Nay set a strong pace up front, but Soumillon never panicked at any sta
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