Juddmonte winner will attempt to become both O’Brien and Coolmore’s first-ever winner of the Classic.
CITY OF TROY is poised to head straight for the Breeders’ Cup Classic following his victory in the Juddmonte International at York.
He is reported to be none the worse for his York exertions, where he led from pillar to post in the hands of Ryan Moore and broke the 10-furlong track record in seeing off French raider Calandagan. Filling the void before his trip Stateside, O’Brien has suggested his champion will tune up for his trans-Atlantic assignment with a gallop at an all-weather venue in Britain, with both Southwell – a track O’Brien has used previously to put his dirt contenders through their paces – and Wolverhampton mooted by the Ballydoyle handler.
On going to Breeders’ Cup Classic, Coolmore partner Michael Tabor said: “It is very difficult, trying to prepare the horse for a different situation and it is a big ask.
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