O'Brien pair out of Breeders' Cup - but back next year

Cape Blanco: dual top-flight scorer will not race in the Breeders' Cup Turf

  PICTURE: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)  O'Brien pair out of US trip - but back next year
 By Tony O'Hehir 9:32AM 21 OCT 2010 FAME AND GLORY and Cape Blanco will miss the Breeders' Cup, although both will remain in training next year, trainer Aidan O'Brien has revealed.

On a day when stablemate Rip Van Winkle, also under consideration for a trip to Churchill Downs, was retired after suffering a setback, O'Brien announced four-time Group 1 winner Fame And Glory and dual top-flight scorer Cape Blanco will not head to the US - but will race on in 2011.

"Both horses had hard races and tough passages in the Arc, and it has been decided that neither of them will be going for the Breeders' Cup Turf," said O'Brien on Wednesday.

"But they'll be kept in training next year."

Outlining Ballydoyle's likely team for the Breeders' Cup next month, O'Brien said: "Beethoven is being aimed at the Mile and Bright Horizon will go for the Marathon. Together is under serious consideration for the Juvenile Fillies Turf, while Treasure Beach, who ran third in the Royal Lodge, may go for the Juvenile Turf.

"We will be declaring both Seville and Master Of Hounds in the morning for the Racing Post Trophy on Saturday and it is possible, depending on how they get on, that one of them might go for the Juvenile Turf."

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