Order Of Australia leads home remarkable Mile clean sweep for O’Brien

Neil Morrice
November 7, 2020 8:45 pm

Shock winner only got in race as late reserve.

Order Of Australia led home a one-two-three for trainer Aidan O’Brien with a shock victory in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland.

The three-year-old colt only got into the race after One Master was scratched on Thursday and was sent off an unconsidered 73-1 outsider.

His jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot himself only got the ride after Christophe Soumillon tested positive for Covid-19 and completed an unlikely double after he also replaced Ioritz Mendizabal on Audarya in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

REPLAY: Order of Australia wins the $2M @FanDuel #BreedersCup Mile pres by @PDJFund in a massive upset! Congrats!
J: Pierre-Charles BoudotT: Aidan O’BrienO: Smith, Derrick, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. & O’Brien, Anne MarieBr: Whisperview Trading Ltd pic.twitter.com/eb3Fw2fvUX
— Breeders’ Cup World Championships (@BreedersCup) November 7, 2020

Order Of Australia had only won two of his seven previous races and had fallen short in two previous attempts at the top level – but he came good when it mattered.

Halladay made the running until the straight, where there was all to play for until Order Of Australia swept on the outside to take the honours under another confident ride by Boudot.

The son of Australia kept on to hold his stablemates Circus Maximus and Lope Y Fernandez, giving Ballydoyle a remarkable clean sweep.

Kameko, the 2000 Guineas winner, had every chance under Oisin Murphy but finished out of the places, as did Irish Guineas victor Siskin.