Cy Fair hold off Brussels to land Juvenile Turf Sprint

Cy Fair foiled a strong European challenge that included Cheveley Park Stakes winner True Love to land the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint for trainer George Weaver at Del Mar.

As expected, the Wesley Ward-trained Schwarzenegger blasted out of the gates and was the one to catch, while in contrast Aidan O’Brien’s race favourite True Love was always up against it from an early stage, having to race five deep.

Backers of Schwarzenegger might have known their fate straightening for home and it was not long before Cy Fair and Irad Ortiz Jr shot past. True Love’s stablemate Brussels (Christophe Soumillon) made strong late gains to take second, with the James Owen-trained Aspect Island an excellent third in the hands of Frankie Dettori.