Irish jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle rides the Willie Mullins-trained Ethical Diamond to victory in the Breeders' Cup Turf race at Del Mar in California. But even 6,000 miles away in southern California, the 69-year-old National Hunt maestro somehow managed to turn the Breeders’ Cup into his own backyard. The trainer said it was his idea to reach for the Breeders’ Cup stars and in paid off in spectacular style. O’Brien’s son Donnacha saddled a first Breeders’ Cup winner with Balantina in the Juvenile Fillies event. The horse racing industry never expected us to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Source: The Irish Times November 02, 2025 02:38 UTC