Glass Slippers records famous success in Turf Sprint
Breeders’ Cup glory for Kevin Ryan and Tom Eaves.
Glass Slippers gave Europe a first ever victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint when striking for North Yorkshire trainer Kevin Ryan at Keeneland. Winner of the Prix de l’Abbaye in 2019 and just touched off from a poor draw in last month’s renewal, the four-year-old filly showed just how much she thrives in the latter part of the campaign with a dramatic success. Glass Slippers was not the best out of the gates and Tom Eaves was happy to place her towards the rear of the field, but near the rail. Up front, Bombard and Into Mystic shared the early pace with Wildman Jack, Texas Wedge and Leinster joining in as the runners approached the top of the stretch. At that point, Eaves started to make his move on Glass Slippers, who was helped when a gap appeared as the early trail-blazers started to go back. Glass Slippers responded in game fashion and galloped on strongly all the way to the line, scoring by half a length from Wet Your Whistle with Leinster third.Follow us on Twitter racing365dotcom and like our Facebook page.
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