Breeders’ Cup racing results

The 43rd edition of the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, features 12 races with nearly 25 million dollars in total prizes.

In the Juvenile Turf Sprint, Libertango, ridden by Billy Loughnane, secured victory with a time of 1:02.64, finishing ahead of Hell of A Spin. Following a protest by the jockey of Force Noir regarding an alleged foul, Harper’s Corner was disqualified from third place and moved to eighth, which allowed Mussab to take third.

In the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), Deterministic, trained by Miguel Clement and ridden by Kendrick Carmouche, won the two million dollar race, finishing ahead of Notable Speech and Factor Cheval. In the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), the Japanese horse T E Elvis won under jockey Ryusei Sakai, while Venezuelan jockey Emisael Jaramillo finished eighth riding Listenupshance.

In the two-year-old filly race, Emphatic won by four lengths, defeating the favorite Miss Monica. Emphatic, a Nyquist offspring, maintains an undefeated record in four starts. Sun Goddess also secured a win in a major two-year-old filly event, finishing ahead of Curracloe and Green Empress. In the two-year-old colt race, Hughes won over Coach Pope, Salahudin, and American History following the withdrawals of Earth Song and Gaudreau.