RYAN MOORE has agreed a £4MILLION Melbourne Cup thrust - aft saying yes to a 'partnership helium couldn't crook down'.
The world's champion jockey volition hotstep it from Los Angeles aft the Breeders' Cup astatine Del Mar to Melbourne for the 'race that stops a nation' - a region of 10,000 miles.
Moore volition spouse Aidan O'Brien's unbeaten St Leger leader Jan Brueghel successful proprietor Coolmore's quest to onshore the £2.3m first-place prize.
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But helium volition bash truthful aft a gruelling 2 day's racing astatine the Breeders' Cup, which volition see his perchance career-defining thrust connected City Of Troy.
The Derby, Coral-Eclipse and Juddmonte International-winning superstar is aiming to go the archetypal equine to triumph the Epsom diagnostic and Breeders' Cup Classic.
Moore and City Of Troy precocious delighted Southwell racegoers with a scintillating workout connected the each weather.
And the awesome three-year-old colt is steadfast 9-4 favourite to onshore America's astir prestigious contention too.
Either way, Moore volition caput to the airdrome from the way and hop connected a 16-hour overnight formation to Melbourne.
With Australia being 18 hours up of the US helium volition suffer a time to question and onshore Down Under astatine 9.30am Monday morning.
That should springiness him capable clip to remainder and retrieve from the travel - precise apt to beryllium successful archetypal people - up of 1 of the world's biggest races.
A station from Coolmore Australia confirmed: "Ryan Moore volition spouse with Jan Brueghel successful the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup.
"A concern helium couldn’t crook down, Ryan volition beryllium traveling from the Breeders’ Cup successful America to Australia conscionable moments earlier taking his thrust successful the Melbourne Cup.
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"Jan Brueghel is acceptable to get successful Australia this weekend!"
Moore rode Willie Mullins' 3-1 favourite Vauban successful the Melbourne Cup past twelvemonth but the brace finished mid-pack.
He and maestro trainer O'Brien volition beryllium hoping for overmuch amended connected three-year-old colt Jan Brueghel.
Improving with each run, helium saw disconnected stablemate Illinois to onshore the last Classic of the play astatine Doncaster past month.
He's existent 8-1 fav for the Melbourne Cup, down Mullins paid Vauban (9-1) and Absurde (16-1).
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