• Talismanic and Wuheida register ‘2-1 win’ at Del Mar against Ballydoyle
• Godolphin hold only a slender chance with Hartnell in Melbourne CupGodolphin have not got the better of Aidan O’Brien many times in recent seasons,and least of all in this record-breaking year for the man from Ballydoyle. But the royal blue team came away from this years Breeders’ Cup with two wins to OBrien’s one, and both were recorded on the main Saturday card, and including Talismanic’s success in the Turf,moment only to the Classic in terms of its prize fund and prestige.
Like the supporters of a football team who have finally notched a derby win against their fiercest rival, they will have felt relief as well as jubilation on Sunday morning. Neither of their winners started favourite, or even at single-figure odds,whereas O’Brien had fancied runners throughout the two days, including Highland Reel, and third behind Talismanic in the Turf. But when it mattered,both Wuheida and Talismanic delivered.
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Source: guardian.co.uk