British champion jockey William Buick produced a masterclass in patience coming from last to first to win the Grade One Juvenile Turf Sprint on Mischief Magic.
Knocked to the rear early on in the five-furlong contest, Buick tried to come down the inside on the rail but found more traffic ahead of him as Hollie Doyle on The Platinum Queen tried to make the pace.
She soon faltered as Ryan Moore on Dramatised came along the rail to hit the front, chased on the outside by Richard Hannon’s Persian Force.
Mischief Magic was still full of running in behind and Buick finally got a passage through as the field turned into the final straight.
Buick, though, had to use all his might to get past Dramatised and the late burst of Private Creed, to win by a length.
It was a remarkable fourth consecutive Breeders’ Cup victory for trainer Charlie Appleby and extended his overall record to seven wins from 12 runners at the meeting.
Appleby told Sky Sports Racing: “I knew they were going to go hard.
“William has been in such great form and riding with such confidence, I could see what he was doing. He was trying to get him on his lead and he got him on his lead on the back turn there, I could see where he was trying to angle out and just got pushed back in again.
“I don’t think it did the horse any harm because as I said to Will, just give him gaps, he just needs daylight and he might just have a chance. A great ride by William, I’m delighted. It’s great to be back.”
Gaffalione celebrates first Breeders’ Cup success
Tyler Gaffalione rides Wonder Wheel to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race
There were wild celebrations from young US jockey Tyler Gaffalione as he produced a stunning ride on Wonder Wheel to win the Grade One Juvenile Fillies on the dirt surface.
As Buick had done in the previous race, Gaffalione took his time and went for the rail, finding his gap at just the right time and bursting through to run out an impressive three-length winner from 25/1 shot Leave No Trace and Raging Sea.
A delighted Gaffalione said: “It means the world. I can’t even put that into words right now.
“She didn’t jump very well and I got pushed back further than I wanted to be but she is brave and it all worked out.”
