Overview
- Sent off at 20-1, the five-year-old surged past proven Group 1 performers including Minnie Hauk and Rebel’s Romance to land the Turf.
- Dylan Browne McMonagle delivered a patient, sweeping move from the outside stall 14 to secure victory in course‑record time at Del Mar.
- It was Willie Mullins’ first runner at the Breeders’ Cup and his first victory at the meeting, worth roughly $2 million in prize money.
- Connections skipped the Melbourne Cup because veterinary rules exclude horses with prior surgical screws, prompting the late Breeders’ Cup target.
- Mullins traveled to Australia after the win, with Absurde slated for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup as talk of a rare transcontinental double remains a possibility.