ARCADIA (UNITED STATES) - Highland Reel swept to a wire-to-wire victory in the $4 million Turf at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, giving Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien an 11th Breeders' Cup victory but his first of 2016. Highland Reel ridden by jockey Seamus Heffernan wins the Longines Turf race on day two of the 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park on November 5, 2016 in Arcadia, CaliforniaJockey Seamus Heffernan's bold ride paid off with a first Breeders' Cup victory ahead of Flintshire and defending champion Found. Highland Reel led the field down the hill from the starting gate, notching a quick 48 seconds for the first half-mile. "The course is very, very firm and when you have a classy horse (Highland Reel) like that alone on the lead, it's dangerous," Brown said. O'Brien's sixth Breeders' Cup Turf triumph was his 22nd Group or Grade One win in what has been a remarkable 2016 campaign.

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2016 23:49 UTC