Solely two European horses – the French winner Arcangues (1993) and British-trained Raven’s Go (2008) – have gained in 40 runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Traditional.
The three-year-old Metropolis Of Troy’s sole defeat got here when he disillusioned within the 2,000 Guineas earlier this season.
He went on to win the Derby at Epsom, Sandown’s Coral-Eclipse and the Juddmonte Worldwide at York.
After that final victory in August, O’Brien – who has saddled 10 Derby winners – stated this was the most effective horse he had educated and confirmed the plan to modify surfaces and head for the Breeders’ Cup.
He arrange a particular gallop to arrange on the all-weather monitor at Southwell Racecourse, the place American-style beginning stalls have been used.
A crowd of 1,000 spectators turned up simply to observe the horse in a gallop, in a couple of minutes of motion, with 5,000 tuning in for a dwell stream.
Main British contenders on the two-day Breeders’ Cup assembly embrace Bradsell, Believing and Huge Evs in Saturday’s Turf Dash.
Jockey Frankie Dettori, who relocated to america earlier this 12 months, can be reunited with Emily Upjohn for coach John Gosden within the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
