Gstaad and Soumillon in cruise control, as O'Brien breaks new Breeders' Cup ground
HISTORY-MAKER: Gstaad en route to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in te hands of Christophe Soumillon. Picture: Orlando Ramirez/Getty
Gstaad made light work of his wide draw and a slow start to record an emphatic win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar, as Aidan O'Brien overtook the late D Wayne Lukas as the all-time leading trainer at the Breeders' Cup.
Winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and runner-up in three Group 1s since, most recently the Dewhurst, the Starspangledbanner colt brought by far the strongest form into this contest and Christophe Soumillon's mount had little trouble in picking up his rivals when asked by the Belgian ace.
