T O Elvis Nails Englishman To Win The Breeders’ Cup Sprint

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“The sprinter version of Forever Young!”So said the FanDuel Racing crew as Japan's T O Elvis (c, 4, Volatile–Stopshoppingdebbie, by Curlin) surged past 'TDN Rising Star' Englishman (Maxfield) in the final strides to win Saturday's GI CyGames Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland.Entered off a five race win streak, T O Elvis earned four of those victories in his native Japan before showing his ability to North American audiences with a rousing win in the GI Churchill Downs Stakes on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 2.Saturday's 5-2 second choice, with Englishman tabbed the 4-5 favorite, T O Elvis broke in good order but was outsprinted early by his main rival to the outside and a host of challengers between him and the rail. Positioned with just a pair of horses behind him and far back, he had to be patient as Liam Smith (Midshipman) led Englishman through fractions of :21.68 and :44.42.The Cherie Devaux-trained Englishman swooped to the lead at the top of the lane and looked to be in complete control but T O Elvis got rolling wide down the center of the course and was coming in a hurry after clearing traffic at the furlong pole. Charging into the final sixteenth, Englishman needed the line but didn't get it as T O Elvis gave Japan its first Breeders' Cup win of the weekend in a final time of 1:08.20. Lifetime Record: 10-7-0-3.O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Jeff Prunzik & Melissa Prunzik; T-Daisuke Takayanagi. T O ELVIS closes on Englishman to take the GI @BreedersCup Sprint! #BC26 https://t.co/arOK8kn3OD— TDN (@theTDN) October 31, 2026The post T O Elvis Nails Englishman To Win The Breeders’ Cup Sprint appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.