O'Brien sets new Breeders' Cup trainer record

Ireland's Aidan O'Brien has go nan astir successful trainer successful Breeders' Cup history pinch Gstaad's emphatic triumph successful nan Juvenile Turf.

Despite a tricky wide station successful nan one-mile title astatine Del Mar, adjacent San Diego, Gstaad breezed past his rivals arsenic rider Christophe Soumillon timed his precocious push superbly.

It secured a grounds 21st Breeders' Cup triumph for O'Brien, who surpasses nan precocious D Wayne Lukas, arsenic good arsenic a record-extending eighth successful nan Juvenile Turf.

"It's special, Wayne was a typical man, unbelievable," said O'Brien.

"Wayne was specified a large thief to america each nan clip and erstwhile we had Giant's Causeway he was specified a help. He was location astatine nan barn erstwhile we were comparatively caller present and helped footwear him and he came down to nan way pinch america connected his ain horse.

"Everything he did was for his horses and his owners. He dreamed a batch and was an incredibly typical man."

While O'Brien senior, who has 26 top-level wins this year, claimed nan all-time grounds astatine nan championships, his boy Donnacha O'Brien celebrated his first Breeders' Cup win.

His maiden triumph came erstwhile champion jockey Oisin Murphy rode Balantina to a thundering astonishment triumph successful nan $1m (£760,292) Juvenile Fillies Turf.

"This is very special. It was fantastic," Donnacha, 27, said aft joining his begetter and relative Joseph arsenic a winning Breeders' Cup trainer.

"To watch Dad do it year-in and year-out, and Joseph to get winners - bully to beryllium connected nan board."