The Irish trainer was winning the Turf for a record-extending eighth time

Ryan Moore produced a little bit of Stateside magic as he delivered Benvenuto Cellini with perfection to claim the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland.

It may have surprised some that the Coolmore number one had elected to ride the Irish Derby hero over stablemate and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe third Diamond Necklace, but his decision was vindicated as the son of Frankel demonstrated a blistering turn of foot when it mattered most.

Ridden with patience in mid-division, Benvenuto Cellini – whose dam Newspaperofrecord herself dazzled at the Breeders’ Cup in 2018 – was still on the rail with plenty in front of him turning for home.

However, Moore waited for the precise moment to strike and once the gaps opened, his mount answered his urgings to power home ahead of Francis-Henri Graffard’s Map Of Stars who was another to finish well from a position in rear for second.

Aidan O’Brien, who was winning the Turf for a record-extending eighth time, also secured third with the aforementioned Diamond Necklace, while the victory gave Moore a record sixth success in the $5million feature.