Classic disappointment for City Of Troy at Del Mar
BLUE SKY THINKING: Flavien Prat celebrates after winning the Breeders Cup Classic with Sierra Leone. Pic: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Coolmore got their hands on the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, but it was Sierra Leone and not City Of Troy who landed the spoils, as Aidan O'Brien's quest for a fairytale success in Del Mar ended in disappointment.
Most of the pre-race build-up had centred on whether O'Brien's all-conquering son of Triple Crown hero Justify could transfer his exceptional turf form to dirt and end O'Brien's quest for an elusive win in the $7million showpiece.
