'We've been delighted with him' - City Of Troy set to jet off for the Breeders' Cup after final workout this week
City Of Troy will leave Ballydoyle for Del Mar on Saturday with one final piece of fast work this week set to complete preparations before his audacious attempt at Breeders' Cup Classic glory on November 2.
Speaking on Tuesday evening, Aidan O'Brien expressed his delight at the way City Of Troy has been looking and moving following his away day at Southwell last month, where he handled the whole occasion exactly as the master trainer had hoped.
The Derby winner is now a red-hot favourite to provide O’Brien with his first Breeders’ Cup Classic, with bet365 biggest at 7-4 about the son of Justify, who has also won the Juddmonte International and the Eclipse this season.
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