Arizona Blaze, the close runner-up in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), booked his return ticket to Del Mar in Sunday’s Flying Five (G1) at the Curragh.

The Curragh hosted day two of the Irish Champions Festival, highlighted by four Group 1s including a pair of Breeders’ Cup Challenge events.

Day two of the Irish Champions Festival witnessed surprises in both Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at the Curragh, as the favorites failed to fire.

Highfield Princess collected another Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” in Sunday’s Flying Five at the Curragh on an action-packed day two of Irish Champions Weekend.

The Curragh’s banner Sunday program includes a pair of “Win and You’re In” races, the Flying Five for a spot in the Turf Sprint and the Moyglare Stud for the Juvenile Fillies Turf.

The upsets kept coming on day two of Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh, including both of Sunday’s Breeders’ Cup Challenge events.

Irish Champions Weekend culminates in a spectacular Sunday at the Curragh, with two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races among a quartet of Group 1s.