The 2,000 Guineas winner will race in the US rather than tackle the predictably soft going at the Champions Day meeting
In Louisville, there is an entire week of parades, parties and fireworks in the run-up to the Kentucky Derby. In
Britain, on the other hand, the days before the most valuable card of the year are traditionally marked with concerns about the going and, more often than not, the scratching of big-name runners because the ground is too soft.
Kameko, the 2,000 Guineas winner, is the latest example. He has been ruled out of a much-anticipated Champions Day head-to-head with the unbeaten Palace Pier and now been rerouted to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland in early November instead. The going at Ascot is currently soft, heavy in places, and while little rain is expected before Saturday’s card, there is next to no chance it will dry out significantly either.