Comanche Brave Escapes Traffic for Flying Five Glory, Will Target Breeders’ Cup Meet

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Muhaideb Almuhaideb's G1 July Cup hero Comanche Brave (Wootton Bassett) punched his golden ticket to Keeneland's GI Prevagen Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint after delivering a classy performance in Sunday's G1 Bar 1 Racing Flying Five at the Curragh.Beyond the Breeders' Cup meet next month, he will also point to Hong Kong in December, according to conditioner Donnacha O'Brien.“It was very easy for him today and, once we got the gap, it was pretty smooth sailing,” beamed Billy Loughnane. “I thought he would have enough speed dropping down to five [furlongs] and he's shown that he has there. He felt better today than he did at Newmarket and he's a very talented sprinter.”Comanche Brave adopted patient tactics from flagfall and was held up towards the rear after an alert getaway. All dressed up with nowhere to go when cruising into contention approaching the final furlong, the 5-2 favourite required no second bidding when a gap appeared with 100 yards remaining and unleashed a stunning burst to comfortably account for American Affair (Washington DC) and Rumstar (Havana Grey) by 1 1/4 lengths and a half-length. July Cup hero Comanche Brave (5-2f) once again scoots clear at the highest level in the BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes! pic.twitter.com/27gPdTy1kZ— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 13, 2026The post Comanche Brave Escapes Traffic for Flying Five Glory, Will Target Breeders’ Cup Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.