Yibir Caps Off Huge Eclipse Night for Godolphin

Thursday, February 10, 2022 | 10:14 pm

Updated: February 10, 2022 at 10:14 pm

November 06, 2021: Yibir (GB), ridden by William Buick, wins the Longines Breedersí Cup Turf on Breedersí Cup Championship Saturday at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on November 6, 2021: in Del Mar, California. Alex Evers/Breedersí Cup/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM

Godolphin homebred Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was part of trainer Charlie Appleby's incredible success with Transatlantic shippers in 2021, as he annexed the Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. before flying home late to take the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf against elder rivals. That was enough to lock up the champion turf male Eclipse on Thursday.