By Salma El-Sakka
European trainers dominated the juvenile turf races on Friday at the 2026 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland, setting up a potential clean sweep of all seven turf events on Saturday.
Friday's juvenile turf sweep
Aidan O'Brien secured a juvenile double with victories for Haffner in the Juvenile Turf and Sun Goddess in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. George Boughey's Libertango, ridden by champion jockey Billy Loughnane, won the Juvenile Turf Sprint after Loughnane replaced Flavien Prat as a late substitute. The three wins gave European-trained runners a clean sweep of Friday's juvenile turf races.
Record within reach
European-trained horses have never won all seven turf races at a single Breeders' Cup, coming closest with six victories four years ago. Saturday's card offers another chance to break that record.
Saturday's turf race card
Key turf races on Saturday include the Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, the Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile, and the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf. Notable European entries include Bacio Comanche Brave, Cy Fair Miss Yechance, Blue Bolt, Precise, Notable Speech, True Love, Diamond Necklace, and Benvenuto Cellini.
Dirt races also featured
Friday's dirt races saw Emphatic win the Juvenile Fillies, Hughes take the Juvenile, and American-trained runners prevail in those events. Saturday's dirt highlights include the Filly & Mare Sprint, Dirt Mile, Sprint, Distaff, and the Classic.
