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Team British Racing represented by 16 in BC
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| Dank returns to the U.S. for a title defense run in the BC F&M Turf
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Team British Racing, an initiative launched by Great
British Racing International to showcase Britain's finest runners on the international stage, will
be represented by 16 runners at the Breeders' Cup.
The team includes Dank,
who will look to defend her title in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, as
well as last weekend's E.P. Taylor heroine Just the Judge (F&M Turf); Irish
St Leger winner Brown Panther and dual Group 2 victor Telescope in the Breeders' Cup Turf;
and U.A.E. Derby scorer Toast of New York, second in the Pacific Classic last
out, in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Team British Racing boasts a team of four for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Turf, including Group 3
winner Aktabantay, who will be the
first Breeders' Cup starter for young trainer Hugo Palmer.
"It's hugely exciting to have a horse good enough to
take to the Breeders' Cup," Palmer said. "I have only been
training for 3 1/2 years and you could say that it is the
culmination of a dream, though of course my aspirations and ambitions
go some way beyond my first good horse, which is what Aktabantay is."
Aktabantay checked in sixth in a Group 1 at Longchamp October 5 after meeting some trouble
in running, and Palmer reported his charge in fine shape.
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"The conditions of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf are
exactly what he has been crying out for," Palmer remarked. "He is undoubtedly a fast-ground horse,
so the fast ground should suit him as should the likely strong pace."
Great
British Racing International Executive Carter Carnegie commented on the Team
British Racing initiative.
"The Breeders' Cup provides
the perfect opportunity to showcase the quality of British trainers, and having so
many Team British Racing entries this year is a testament to their talent and hard work,"
Carnegie said. "Team
British Racing was partly devised to heighten the impact of British runners overseas. The
quality of its string at the Breeders' Cup underlines Britain's status as both a center of excellence
for the global horse racing industry and a world class venue to purchase and race the best
bloodstock."
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