Aidan O’Brien’s Breeders’ Cup battalion took to the track at Keeneland for the first time on Tuesday, with the Ballydoyle trainer happy to be in Kentucky once more.
The Coolmore operation have plenty of entries across the two days of the meeting and the O’Brien string were able stretch their legs on the track for the first time since arriving after their quarantine period elapsed.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s meeting – live on Sky Sports Racing – O’Brien said: “We love coming to Keeneland because its weather can be similar to ours and everyone here is horsey minded, like we are in Ireland.
“You have to be tactically quick around here, but you need to be able to finish off your race as well.
“We will be looking at the ground, but in my opinion I prefer it quick because Flat horses should be all about speed.”