Bomber second in the Juvenile Turf

Lancaster Bomber fared best of the raiding party in second place as Oscar Performance ran out a dominant winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita.

Aidan O'Brien had saddled three of the last five winners of the Grade One contest and was double-handed in this year's renewal, with Ryan Moore partnering Intelligence Cross and Seamie Heffernan doing the steering on Lancaster Bomber.

Heffernan settled his mount in midfield, while Moore appeared intent on playing his cards late aboard Intelligence Cross. However, Oscar Performance raced close to the pace throughout under Jose Ortiz and after taking the lead early in the straight, picked up well to score with plenty in hand.

Lancaster Bomber came home well to fill the runner-up spot ahead of Good Samaritan in third. Intelligence Cross and the sole British-trained runner, Simon Crisford's Rodaini, never threatened to land a blow.

Heffernan felt Lancaster Bomber was an unlucky loser.

He said: "I didn't enjoy the best trip and I had to switch round two rivals turning for home. I was quite tight near the rail for much of the way and for me, I'm definitely as good as the winner."

O'Brien said: "It was a good race run on very fast ground and we are delighted with Lancaster Bomber's run. He wouldn't be used to going that kind of pace, but he really stayed on and I think he was closing on the winner at the finish.

"Ryan said he made a decision to come out on Intelligence Cross, but he didn't get a clear run after that."

It was a first Breeders' Cup success for trainer Brian Lynch, who said: "It's absolutely fantastic. You always hope it's in the stars and it's lovely when they all line up.

"You're at this game seven days a week and these big days are what it's all about. To finally put my name alongside one of these big races, I'm ecstatic."

Mike Smith produced Tamarkuz with a well-timed challenge to claim an authoritative success in the Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

Runhappy took the field along for much of the journey but began to falter before the home turn, leaving hot favourite Dortmund and the consistent Gun Runner to dispute the lead at the top of the straight.

However, all the while Smith was biding his time aboard the Kiaran McLaughlin-trained Tamarkuz and after hitting the front in the final furlong, he powered clear to win by a big margin. Gun Runner was second, with Accelerate coming home well to beat Dortmund to third place.