Moore wins Breeders' Cup Turf for record sixth time

Jockey Ryan Moore and trainer Aidan O'Brien both made history as they won the Breeders' Cup Turf with Benvenuto Cellini. Ryan Moore decided to race with Benvenuto Cellini over stablemate and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe third-place finisher Diamond Necklace Ryan Moore won the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland for a record sixth time on Saturday in Kentucky. The English jockey triumphed in the £3.7m ($5m) feature race with Benvenuto Cellini, timing his final push perfectly and powering home by three-quarters of a lenght ahead of compatriot James Doyle on Map Of Stars in second. It gave Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien a record-extending eighth victory in the race, with another of his horses Diamond Necklace finishing in third.
Moore was appointed MBE for services to racing and British sport in June, is widely regarded as the best jockey of his generation and rode Estimate to victory in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2013 for Queen Elizabeth II. O'Brien, who was equalling his own record of 28 top-level victories in a calendar year, praised his horse, who was 3-1 favourite. "He's a horse that showed a lot of class. Ryan was calm and relaxed on him and let it happen. He was brilliant on him. He did it again, he had to come out and come round," he said.
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