Kameko pleases connections ahead of Mile mission

2000 Guineas hero in peak condition and ‘loving quicker surface’.
Classic hero Kameko delighted connections as he enjoyed a solo spin on the turf course at Keeneland ahead of his FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile assignment. The 2000 Guineas winner endured a luckless run during the summer, but bounced back to form with victory in the Joel Stakes at Newmarket at the end of September and will be bidding to bow out in a blaze of glory in Saturday’s Grade One contest. Regular rider Oisin Murphy was on board on Thursday morning as the son of Kitten’s Joy worked on his own, with the rider allowing him to open up coming round the bend and down the stretch in what was an eyecatching effort. Murphy said: “He gets a bit lazy on his own, looking at everything, but he did enough. He had a little blow, nothing more than normal. He’s very fit and ready to go – all the hard work is done now.”The @JockeyCam presented by @Lexus @LexusLexington1 is fired up this morning on the helmet of jockey @oismurphy as he rides Kameko across the turf track ahead of the @FanDuel #BreedersCup Mile. @TVG #BC20 pic.twitter.com/yfo1UqaNYZ
— Breeders’ Cup World Championships (@BreedersCup) November 5, 2020
David Redvers, racing manager to owner Qatar Racing was also trackside to watch Kameko’s gallop. He added: “(I’m) absolutely delighted, he had a proper blow there, and more importantly Oisin is absolutely delighted. His skin looks great, he’s moving really well and loving that quicker surface, so it’s all to play for now. “It’s beautiful ground, absolutely beautiful.”
Here they come – the Ballydoyle battalion breezing past the grandstand at Keeneland #BreedersCup pic.twitter.com/2fqJ8FJebi
— PA Racing (@PAracing) November 5, 2020
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