Joseph O'Brien may bid to achieve a rare feat by training a Breeders' Cup winner to go with his victory there as a jockey. The fledgling trainer rode his father's St Nicholas Abbey (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) to win the GI Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in 2011 and he is strongly considering aiming Intricately (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) at the meeting at Santa Anita in November. The juvenile, bred by O'Brien's parent's company Whisperview Trading Ltd literally booked her ticket for the Breeders' Cup by winning the G1 Moyglare Stud S. at The Curragh which is a 'Win And You're In' race for the $1,000,000 GI Juvenile Fillies Turf Nov. 4. “Intricately has come out of her last race well,” reported O'Brien. “She's still in the [G1] Fillies' Mile [Oct. 7] but it might come a little bit soon for her. She is more likely to go for the Breeders' Cup. I think faster ground will suit her and the step up to a mile. She has plenty of tactical speed and the race could be run to suit her,” he added.
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