Aidan O'Brien Talks Breeders' Cup

Trainer Aidan O'Brien talks 2024 Breeders' Cup with Jess Stafford, including the progress of Classic favorite City of Troy. He also talks Kyprios after his win at Ascot!

[@martyndavid2094]

City of Troy will win the breeders cup This is Aidens best chance ever

[@devonsteyn2206]

He will win the Melbourne Cup this time 😊

[@edmenz628]

Anybody know why they wouldn't collect a Melbourne Cup before he retires?

[@tonyt50]

He would get 6kg more than most of the field haha

[@noseybirdadventures5880]

The horse owes nobody anything after his wins this year so doesn’t need to keep racing. As Aiden said he’s by Justify so a win on dirt would have benefits for a stallion career that the Melbourne Cup possibly wouldn’t

[@davidrorison7708]

@@noseybirdadventures5880 Kyprios is by Galileo, but the weight pull of the system would see him carry a house compared to the field (Group 1 penalties and rating)

[@aman2340]

its more got to do with preserving him.. switching poles from north to south messes with horses for a couple weeks and could take a lot out of him, that and he had a long season with 7 races in 6months... its nothing to do with weight this lad is a big horse he can carry the extra and still win. Anyway he'll be back next year to win another 7 or 8 graded races.

[@tonyt50]

@@aman2340 it is definitely to do with the weight and the intensity of the race, carrying a big weight against a field with 6-10kg less could bring up issues like he has had in the past

[@ToddWilt]

When is he shipping over to us

[@davidedwards6807]

Is he ok his neck looks strange 😂

[@200degrees.]

November 3rd he will be all excuses just wait and see ,,