LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tuesday was out for a lovely Sunday drive Saturday in winning the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, continuing the dominance by European runners that began Friday at Keeneland. Getting a perfect trip from Ryan Moore throughout the 1 3/16-mile race, Tuesday looped the front pack leaving the quarter pole before taking dead aim on In Italian, surging past her with maybe 70 yards remaining to prevail by a length. Tuesday returned $10.38 after finishing in a course-record 1:51.88 over firm going, netting her a 105 Beyer Speed Figure. She was the third winner from the first five turf races run at the 2022 Breeders’ Cup for the team of Moore, trainer Aidan O’Brien, and the Coolmore ownership group, following Meditate in the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf and Victoria Road in the Juvenile Turf. It also was one of five wins from the first six turf races for Team Europe, with Mischief Magic having won the BC Juvenile Turf Sprint and Modern Games winning the Mile. :: BREEDERS’ CUP 2022: See DRF’s special section with top contenders, odds, comments, news, and more for each division The most notable win from nine starts prior to the Breeders’ Cup for Tuesday came in the Epsom Oaks in June. She had performed creditably in four subsequent starts without winning, including a last-out sixth in the Group 1 Prix de l’Opera on the Oct. 2 Arc de Triomphe card at Longchamp, but Moore noted after the Filly and Mare Turf that all the O’Brien runners were primed to a peak for the Breeders’ Cup. Tuesday is an Irish homebred by Coolmore’s late sire Galileo and out of Lillie Langtry. “She’s bred from the best family in the Stud Book, really,” he said. “Aidan, he’s got these horses here in unbelievable shape. Last week he was saying how he was really happy with how [Tuesday] was doing between Arc week and the Breeders’ Cup. The Oaks and a Breeders’ Cup – that’s a fantastic double for any racehorse.” Amid a gusty wind, the Filly and Mare Turf unfolded as many had expected, with In Italian – one of three starters in a 12-horse field trained by Chad Brown, along with Virginia Joy and Rougir – taking command at once down the stretch the first time from post 11. In Italian relaxed nicely for Irad Ortiz Jr. under fractions of 22.82, 46.38, and 1:10.31, but by the time she got a mile in 1:34.34, Tuesday was well under way with her outside run after settling in mid-pack from the break. “I had a beautiful trip,” said Moore. “Every step, I got to go where I needed to go. Today she showed up and put in a really good and professional performance.” Lady Speightspeare, who briefly challenged In Italian with an inside run as the field wheeled for home, outran her 32-1 odds, finishing another length back in third. Nashwa, the 5-2 favorite as a last-out runner-up in the Prix de l’Opera, ran on late to get fourth, another two lengths back. In Italian “really ran her heart out,” said Brown. “I’m proud of the effort. It was a good horse race. I just wish we could have hit that three-quarter marker in something other than 1:10.” :: DRF Bets members get FREE DRF Past Performances - Formulator or Classic. Join now! Trainer John Gosden said Nashwa “got a little bit too far back on what is a fast track with a tailwind.” “Then pinned down on the inside, couldn’t get out,” said Gosden. “Finally got out, and the race was over, but she was running on very well there. It would be sharp enough for her, this distance. She’s a grand filly and we’ll be looking at next year with her.” O’Brien said the consensus among the ownership group prior to this race was that Tuesday likely would be retired to begin producing highly valuable foals. “Her pedigree is just incredible, 100 percent homebred,” he said. But the topic was addressed again by some of the owners in the delirious race aftermath, O’Brien said. “There’s a good chance she could stay in training for next year, so that would be exciting,” said O’Brien. After the top four, the order was Moira, Mise En Scene, Above the Curve, Virginia Joy, Toy, Family Way, Rougir, and Going to Vegas. The $2 exacta (5-11) paid $45.14, the $1 trifecta (5-11-1) returned $372.22, and the 10-cent superfecta (5-11-1-3) was worth $170.28. The distance of the Filly and Mare Turf depends on the circumference of the host track. It has been run at four different distances since it was inaugurated in 1999 at Gulfstream Park. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.