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Notable Speech Wins Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar for Appleby and Buick

A perfectly judged inside run under William Buick sealed a fourth Mile triumph in five years for Charlie Appleby.

Overview

  • Godolphin’s Notable Speech quickened through the cutaway on the rail and sprinted clear to take the Mile under William Buick.
  • Formidable Man finished second, with Aidan O’Brien’s The Lion In Winter third after being bottled up in traffic turning for home.
  • The 2,000 Guineas winner extended his resurgence after September’s Woodbine Mile, delivering back‑to‑back Grade/Group 1 victories.
  • Appleby said Notable Speech will remain in training as a five-year-old, with early-season targets likely to include the Lockinge and Queen Anne, and he confirmed Rebel’s Romance stays in training.
  • Frankie Dettori completed his final Breeders’ Cup, finishing sixth on Argine, and said his last ride will be in Chile’s Derby after planned mounts in Argentina and Uruguay; he departs with 15 Breeders’ Cup wins.