Four-horse 76-year-old Irish trainer taking aim at Juvenile Fillies Turf

Willie Browne: 'By my standards this filly is unbelievably good, but by anyone's standards she's very good'Credit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

The journey of a lifetime awaits four-horse trainer and leading breeze-up consignor Willie Browne at Keeneland this week as he takes aim at some of the world's top stables with his Breeders' Cup contender Spirit Gal.

Browne, 76, has never saddled a runner in the United States before but the Irish-based trainer will be represented at this year's illustrious World Championships meeting, which gets under way on Friday.

Exciting Listed winner Spirit Gal will fly the flag for the Tipperary trainer in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (8.20) on the opening day of the stateside spectacular, and the daughter of Invincible Spirit is as short as 7-1 to provide Browne with a dream success.

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Mark BoylanReporter

Published on 31 October 2022inGrand National festival

Last updated 12:49, 31 October 2022

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