Nothing unites like a common American goal, and this weekend in Keeneland, we are all European.

The Breeders’ Cup is much less the World Championships of Racing than it is the Ryder Cup of Racing, except that there are more American contenders than there are European contenders, and it is staged every year on American turf. (Or dirt.) It is not a jointly-hosted event, it is very much an American party, but the Europeans are welcomed with open arms.