European participation in the Breeders’ Cup has been an important
part of the championship program since its initial running in 1984,
when Yves Saint-Martin and the Aga Khan’s Lashkari won the Turf over
the great racemare All Along. The International Racing Bureau, based in
Newmarket, England, has recruited horses and facilitated travel for
international horsemen coming to the Breeders’ Cup, and the IRB assists
a number of other racing organizations with their big events, including
Arlington Park, the Dubai Racing Club, Hollywood Park, Hong Kong Jockey
Club, Japan Racing Association, Singapore Turf Club and Woodbine
Entertainment.
Adrian Beaumont, who serves as director of racecourse service for
the IRB, has been with the organization since 1982. He provided the
Paulick Report with some European perspective for this year’s Breeders’
Cup at Churchill Downs Nov. 5-6.
Goldikova will try to do something that’s never been done—win
the Breeders’ Cup Mile in three consecutive years. How would you rate
her performance in Sunday’s Prix de La Foret at Longchamp—her final
prep for that try?
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