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Participated in the race for the second time in eight days, Pipe jacket With his victory on Sunday in the Group 1 with prize money of 386,500 US dollars, he has earned a place in the race for the Breeders’ Cup. Prix ​​​​Mornya turf race for two-year-olds in Deauville, France.

The Irish-bred colt by No Nay Never, who carries the colors of well-known U.S. owner Peter Brant, ran on the grandstand side of the six-furlong straight and earned an automatic place in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on November 1 at Del Mar.

“He’s a five or six furlong horse,” winning trainer Aidan O’Brien told Equidia TV. “He’s probably a Middle Park type horse… and hopefully he’ll go to the Breeders’ Cup after that.”

O’Brien was referring to the six-furlong Middle Park Stakes (G1) at the Rowley Mile race track in Newmarket, England on September 28. The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint is five furlongs long.

Last Saturday, Whistlejacket struggled to finish second to Babouche in the six-furlong Phoenix (G1) at the Curragh, Ireland.

“Because he’s so fast and precocious, we thought he could run both races,” said O’Brien, who has won the Morny five times. “That’s a very tough task for a horse, especially when there’s only a week between the two races.”

Whistlejacket (5-2) broke alertly from second place in a field that included four other colts and four fillies, giving jockey Ryan Moore a narrow lead that he maintained for most of the race until winning by three-quarters of a length. With no run-up on a track rated as good, the winning time was 1:11.02 for the 1,200 meters, about 7 1/2 yards short of six furlongs.

Rashabar (12-1) finished second and his trainer Brian Meehan said the BreedersThe cup could be a possibility.

“I always like the idea of ​​the Breeders’ Cup,” So that would be a possibility, but we will see,” Said Meehan. “We’ll bring him home and continue next week.”

Daylight (9-2) was another three-quarters of a length back in third place, with Arabia (7-2) another 1 1/4 lengths back in fourth place and Epson Blue Cen (31-1) another 1 3/4 lengths ahead in fifth place.

In the world pool, where there were no place bets, Whistlejacket paid $7.40 to win and $3.20 to place. Rashabar paid $6 and Daylight paid $4.20.

Whistlejacket has alternated between losing and winning in his short career. He won his first race on May 6 at the Curragh when finishing second and won the July Stakes (G2) at Newmarket, England, 38 days ago. His record is 6-3-2-0 and he won $414,589.

Whistlejacket, co-owned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith of Coolmore, sold for $634,024 at the Tattersalls Yearling Sale in England in October. He is a full brother to Little Big Bear, a European Junior Champion who won the Phoenix in 2022.