Kameko to miss Champions Day and head straight to Breeders’ Cup
Testing conditions mean 2000 Guineas hero ruled out of QEII clash with Palace Pier.
Kameko will bypass Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday and head straight to next month’s Breeders’ Cup meeting. The 2000 Guineas winner bounced back to winning ways with victory in the Joel Stakes at Newmarket late last month, following a luckless run that had seen him finish fourth in the Derby, Sussex Stakes and Juddmonte International. Trainer Andrew Balding and owners Qatar Racing had been considering an outing in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, but the likelihood of very soft ground means the Kitten’s Joy colt will instead plot a direct route to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on November 7.10/1 SHOT KAMEKO LANDS THE QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS ⭐️
Oisin Murphy spearheaded the field to beat off Wichita and Pinatubo! #ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/rwv4hGOqM7 — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 6, 2020
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