The Curragh hosted day two of the Irish Champions Festival, highlighted by four Group 1s including a pair of Breeders’ Cup Challenge events.

The William Haggas-trained Economics added to his burgeoning profile by dethroning Auguste Rodin in the Irish Champion (G1), one of three Breeders’ Cup Challenge races at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Day two of the Irish Champions Festival witnessed surprises in both Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at the Curragh, as the favorites failed to fire.

Sprinting six furlongs doesn’t leave much time to recover from a poor start, but Shaquille made it work in the Commonwealth Cup (G1) at Royal Ascot.

Highfield Princess collected another Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” in Sunday’s Flying Five at the Curragh on an action-packed day two of Irish Champions Weekend.

The globetrotting State of Rest added another Group 1 prize to his glowing record on Day 2 of racing at Royal Ascot in England.

Irish invader State of Rest sprang a 21-1 surprise in Saturday’s $1 million Saratoga Derby (G1), while the other two turf stakes on Whitney Day went to favorites War Like Goddess and Flavius.

The youngest jockey to win a Breeders’ Cup race courtesy of St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Joseph O’Brien became the youngest trainer to do so thanks to Iridessa’s 13-1 upset.

Transcript for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf 2019, Iridessa winner.