Trainer James Fanshawe made a smashing Breeders’ Cup debut while spoiling Rushing Fall’s career finale by sending out 17-1 shot Audarya to a neck victory over favored Rushing Fall in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland. Rushing Fall held off Harvey’s Lil Goil by a head to get second. It was three-quarters of a length back to 73-1 Lady Prancealot in fourth. Civil Union finished fifth, followed, in order, by Sistercharlie, Mean Mary, Nay Lady Nay, My Sister Nat, Cayenne Pepper, Peaceful, Mucho Unusual and Terebellum. Starship Jubilee stumbled out of the gate, unseating jockey Florent Geroux. Both rider and horse were reported to be okay. :: Want to get your Past Performances for free? Click to learn more. The win was not only the first for Fanshawe, a Britain-based trainer and a former assistant to Michael Stoute, it was the first for jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who had only three previous Breeders’ Cup mounts entering this race. Boudot only picked up the mount because Audarya’s regular rider Ioritz Mendizabal tested positive for COVID-19 and could not travel to the U.S. Boudot would later pull a 73-1 upset in the Breeders’ Cup Mile aboard Order of Australia. Mendizabal could not have given Audarya a better ride than did Boudot. Breaking from post 11, Boudot was able to get Audarya over to the rail by the time the field reached the first turn. Cayenne Pepper was hustled by Shane Foley from post 14 to clear the field by the first turn. That left Mean Mary, the expected pacesetter, sitting second and Rushing Fall three wide in third. Audarya inched closer to the leaders by the second turn and was able to get around a tiring Cayenne Pepper approaching the top of the stretch. Mean Mary, under Luis Saez, had the lead turning for home but was about to surrender it to Rushing Fall, who was attempting 1 3/16 miles for the first time in her career. Audaraya, who looked stalled for a few strides in deep stretch, found enough late to get her neck on the wire first. Audarya, a daughter of Wotton Bassett owned by Alison Swinburn, covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1:52.72 over a turf course upgraded to firm, eclipsing the course record of 1:53.01 set by Speedy Solution in July. The Beyer Speed Figure for the race was 103. She returned $37.60 for a $2 wager. “I said to Pierre Charles she might be keen and to get a bit of cover but don’t take her out of the race,” Fanshawe said. “How he got over from the 11 draw to the one was incredible because he got there by the first bend and he got a good position. It was wonderful ride.” Boudot told NBC’s Donna Brothers: “The draw was a bit complicated but after the first furlong I had the opportunity to go behind Peaceful and the trip was just perfect. She did it well and she has been very courageous.” Audarya entered the Breeders’ Cup off some very good form once Fanshawe stretched her out in distance. She won a listed stakes at Newcastle in August and then took the Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet going 1 1/4 miles at Deauville 19 days later. She was coming out of a third-place finish, beaten one length in the Prix de l’Opera at Longchamp on Oct. 4. “Since we stepped her out to a mile and a quarter she improved,” Fanshawe said. Fanshawe said that before the Breeders’ Cup the plan was to keep Audarya in training for next year. He hopes that is still the plan. :: Start earning weekly cashback on your wagering today. Click to learn more. Conversely, Rushing Fall ran in her last race of a brilliant career, which saw her win Grade 1 stakes at ages 2, 3, 4 and 5. Trainer Chad Brown was hoping Rushing Fall could cap her career with a victory in this race to go along with her win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2017. Brown said jockey Javier Castellano made it sound like the distance was a factor in Rushing Fall’s defeat. “I thought she was going to be able to pull it off in deep stretch there, but it wasn’t to be,” Brown said. “She’s definitely the horse of a lifetime for anybody, including me.” The loss means Rushing Fall finishes her career with a record of 11 wins and 3 seconds from 15 starts. She is cataloged to be sold at Sunday’s Fasig-Tipton November sale. Earlier this year she won the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley and Grade 1 Diana and the Grade 3 Beaugay. Brown is hopeful that will be enough to earn her an Eclipse Award for champion female turf horse. “I think it would be fitting because she deserves it,” Brown said.