Highland Reel (IRE)

A multiple group stakes winner in Europe for top trainer Aidan O'Brien, Highland Reel made his U.S. debut a memorable one when he stormed to a 5 1/4-length victory in the $450,000, Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes on the 2015 Arlington Million undercard. He subsequently finished third in Australia in the Group 1 WIlliam Hill Cox Plate and then closed his 3-year-old season by defeating Flintshire by 1 1/2 lengths to win the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Vase.

As a 4-year-old, Highland Reel won the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and finished second in both the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes and Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He shipped to the United States again for the 2016 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf. In the Turf, Highland Reel sprinted to an early lead and never was seriously threatened in a 1 3/4-length victory under Seamus Heffernan. After the Breeders' Cup, Highland Reel traveled to Hong Kong and ran second in the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Vase.

After running seventh in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic in his 2017 bow, Highland Reel ran off a two-race winning streak, taking the Group 1 Investec Coronation Cup and the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. He entered the 2017 Breeders' Cup off a third-place finish in the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Newmarket and ren a creditable race at Del Mar, finishing third in his attempt te repeat in the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf.