Washington Leads European Breeders Cup Assault Aidan O'Brien's brilliant Stan James 2000 guineas winner George Washington heads the Tipperary handlers five strong team for next weeks Breeders Cup in Kentucky. The Son of Danehill, who is set to take on the home team ?banker' Bernardini, is 8-1 with William Hill for the Breeders Cup Classic and just 8-11 with the Leeds firm to finish sixth or worse.O´Brien has three traveling to Kentucky for the Breeders Cup Mile -- Ad Valorem, Aussie Rules, and Ivan Denisovich, while last year´s English St. Leger winner, Scorpion will represent Ballydoyle in the Breeders Cup Turf. Aidan O'Brien has won three Breeders Cup races in his short career, with Johannesburg (2001 Juvenile), and High Chaparral, a back-to-back winner of the Breeders Cup Turf (2002 & 2003), and bookmakers William Hill rate the Ballydoyle handler a 9-4 shot to land another Breeders Cup prize.Tony Kenny of Hills added: 'Everyone knows how talented but temperamental George Washington is and punters are taking a boom or bust attitude by backing him to win and also for him to finish down the field' He Continued 'It would be ironic if George Washington wins Classic, having been bred Roy and Gretchen Jackson, who owns this years Kentucky Derby, Barbaro, who's still fighting for his life' William Hill Breeders Cup Classic marketsBreeders Cup Classic: Evs Bernardini, 5-1 Lava Man, 6-1 Invasor, 8-1 George Washington, 11-1 David Junior, 20-1 Sun King, 25-1 Flower Alley, Lawyer Ron, Premium Tap, 33-1 Brother Derek, Glacomo, Perfect Drift, Suave, 50-1 Super Frolic & 15-2 Discreet Cat (doubtful)Breeders Cup Classic Match Bet: 8-11 George Washington vs Evs David JuniorGeorge Washington's Finishing Position In BC Classic: 8-1 First, 15-2 Second, 15-2 Third, 13-2 Fourth, 13-2 Fifth, 8-11 Sixth Or Worse (Including DNF)Aidan O'Brien Trained Winner: 9-4 Yes
