A MEMORABLE few days for Godolphin at the 2017 Breeders’ Cup was highlighted by the victory of their homebred Talismanic in the Grade 1 Turf over a mile and a half. The Andre Fabre-trained four-year-old defeated a top-class international field.

This was the colt’s breakthrough win at Grade 1 level, adding to previous successes in the Group 2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil, Grand Prix de Paris and Group 3 Prix d’Hedouville. He possesses a stallion’s pedigree and is from the family of one of the world’s leading sires.