Sun Goddess produced a sparkling performance to win the John Deere Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, the Sioux Nation was winning for the seventh time at the end of a sensational two-year-old campaign and picked up her fourth top-level success with a resounding win.

Sun Goddess was drawn in stall nine but was swiftly away from the stalls and sat in second before Moore asked her to quicken on the final bend. The response was immediate and she swiftly put daylight between herself and the chasing pack, with Sun Goddess coming home around four lengths in front of the staying on Green Empress (12/1).

Johnny Murtagh's 16/1 chance Curracloe finished third.

Sun Goddess was O'Brien and Moore third victory in the mile contest, having also claimed top spot with Meditate in 2022 and Lake Victoria in 2024.

Libertango got the European contingent and favourite-backers off to the perfect start at the Breeders' Cup as Billy Loughnane and George Boughey enjoyed their first winners at the meeting in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.

The daughter of No Nay Never has enjoyed a stellar two-year-old season with wins at Royal Ascot and York's Sky Bet Lowther Stakes, and she went one better than when beaten into second behind Sun Goddess in last month's Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.

Libertango raced in mid-pack behind a fierce early tempo and although Loughnane, who was only confirmed for the ride less than an hour before the off, had to switch out wide on the run into the home straight, she had enough in the tank to come home in front from the staying on Hell Of A Spin. Harper's Corner passed the post in third but was the subject of a stewards' enquiry have appeared to cause interference earlier in the five and a half-furlong contest. Mussab, the Cornwallis Stakes winner representing Richard and Peter Fahey, ran on well from the rear to finish fourth.

Mussab was later promoted a place after Harper's Corner and jockey Paco Lopez were stripped of third.

The winner was trimmed to 6/1 (from 8s) for next summer's Commonwealth Cup.

Loughnane said: "I don't know what to say. I've ridden this filly in every single piece of work she's done and in every race. It's been awful. I rode her out yesterday knowing someone else was going to ride her today.

"A big thanks to George for keeping faith in me and putting me back on - it was literally 45 minutes ago I was able to get it [the weight] off. She's got such a great racing brain and she hit the line fantastic."

Boughey said: "Fundamentally, Flavien was meant to ride the horse and it was a very late decision. Billy has ridden the horse all year and he text me when he got off the track saying he weighed in a hell of a lot lighter than he thought he was going to be. I just want to say... apologies to Flavien, it was probably one of his better mounts of the day.

"She's a filly who has progressed all year and the race was mapped out for her, even from Royal Ascot it was always the plan to come here. It wasn't a huge surprise that she was able to put in a performance like that today but first time around a bend it was pretty different for her and I thought Billy gave her as beautiful ride."

On a night for the market leaders, Emphatic galloped her rivals into the ground in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione and trained by Irishman Brendan Walsh, the 9/4 favourite had a huge lead by the turn for home and held on to beat Miss Monica, who was slowly away and left with far too much to do to bridge the gap on the impressive winner.

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