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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cody’s Wish was the prohibitive betting favorite, but an even stronger sentimental one on the second day of the 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The son of Curlin fended off Cyberknife, a Kentucky Derby runner in May, to take the $1 million Dirt Mile.

Leinster man O'Brien was a 27th minute replacement for Stuart McCloskey

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was no surprise that Cave Rock and National Treasure, both trained by Bob Baffert, would finish one in front of the other in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, much like they did when Cave Rock won the American Pharoah at Santa Anita last month.

European-trained runners won the three turf races on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup meeting in Kentucky, with Meditate’s victory in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf the highlight

Rock of Gibraltar was as renowned for his career in stud as he was for his serial Group 1 wins in a breathtaking career

Even bookmakers were less than ecstatic about the prospect of adding another meeting to the jumps season’s highlight

The legendary trainer marked his 53rd birthday by landing a double at Naas

Sir Mark Prescott's prolific grey mare holds outstanding claims in Sunday's £5m Paris epic. She faces the likes of the Aidan O'Brien-trained Luxembourg and Frankie Dettori's mount Torquator Tasso

Last year's winner Torquator Tasso, the mount of Frankie Dettori, is popular in the betting for Sunday's big race at Longchamp. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Luxembourg is favourite

The Irish Champion Stakes winner heads the betting, with 20 runners declared for the Group 1 contest

Blackmore rode a patient race on the Willie Mullins-trained Echoes in Rain, who was appearing for the first time since winning at the Galway Festival