Raven's Pass led the charge as Darley-sired runners scooped up four Breeders' Cup titles during two thrilling days of action at Santa Anita.
The G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner lined up against Curlin in the championship finale, the G1 Classic, and, under a superb ride from Frankie Dettori, the Elusive Quality colt stalked the horse who has won more prize-money than any other in the world and pounced in the stretch for a memorable victory.
Raven's Pass is trained in the UK by John Gosden who teamed up with Dettori to provide HRH Princess Haya of Jordan with two winners on the night, the other being the Tattersalls Million victor Donativum, by Cadeaux Genereux, who landed the G1 Juvenile Turf.
Earlier on the card, Desert Code came with a well-timed strike to flash home for victory in the Turf Sprint. The four-year-old colt is by E Dubai, whose dam Words Of War is a full-sister to the dam of Raven's Pass.
The brilliant, unbeatean Zenyatta set the ball rolling when recording a facile last-to-first win in the Ladies' Classic on the first day of the meeting. The daughter of Street Cry now has nine wins to her name, four of which are at Grade One level. Street Cry was also represented by Street Boss and Street Hero, both of whom placed third in their respective engagements: the G1 Sprint and the G1 Juvenile.
