No fairytale ending for Azamour in New York

EUROPEAN horses dominated the finish of the Breeders’ Cup Turf with a clean sweep of the places spearheaded by Shirocco at Belmont Park in New York on Saturday night.

Formerly trained in Germany, but now with French master Andre Fabre, the four-year-old held the challenges of Irish raiders Ace and Azamour to take the spoils.

As early leader Shake The Bank faltered, Christophe Soumillon assumed control but kept his head and refrained from asking Shirocco for his maximum effort until within the final two furlongs.