O'Callaghan set for maiden voyage to Breeders' Cup with speedy Twilight Jet

Twilight Jet and Leigh Roche winning the Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis StakesCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

One of the busiest juveniles in training is not finished for the year just yet after Michael O'Callaghan revealed Twilight Jet will be his first runner at the Breeders' Cup next month when the speedy two-year-old makes his 11th start of the campaign in the Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar.

Twilight Jet made his debut at Naas in mid-May, but has thrived on racing since and registered his second success of the season on his tenth outing when landing the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket last Friday.

It was a performance of a juvenile who is getting better with every start and O'Callaghan is confident of a bold showing at Del Mar in the race Golden Pal won last year.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 14 October 2021inNews

Last updated 19:07, 13 October 2021

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