- Follow all the updates from day one of the meeting
- Oisin Murphy eyes first Breeders’ Cup prize on Kameko
Welcome to the Guardian’s live blog covering the 37th Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland this weekend, which will offer a sporting diversion from that other race in the US which has been front and centre stage for the last few days (weeks and months). That one is now very much into the closing stages, with the rider in blue colours several lengths clear and trading at 1.03 in running, while his rival in red – who does look to be putting up a pound or two overweight – curses about some back-stretch interference that no-one else seems to have noticed and threatens to lodge an objection.
In Lexington, Kentucky, meanwhile, there are 14 races that are still very much up for grabs, including seven on Keeneland’s turf course which have all attracted challengers from European stables.
