b'racingSkip dickSteinEuropean trainers have never hesitated to take on Americas best. Above, Godolphins Sakhee fought Tiznow to the wire in the 2001 Classic.thought the Breeders Cup was an Ameri-can event for Americans and always would be, Donald added. The Breeders Cup management deserves much credit for the The expansionevolution of the event in building it as an international event, particularly from the to two days andEuropean perspective.In 1984 international shipment of hors-bLoodhorSe LibrArY Arden bArneSes was still in its relative infancy, although additional turffar from unknown. All Along, for example, started her career in France in 1982; after racesencour- Prince Khalid Abdullah has had much winning the 1983 Trusthouse Forte Prix de lArc de Triomphe (G1), she crossed success with Juddmonte runners inaged more Breeders Cup races. the ocean to win a trio of grade 1 events at Woodbine, Aqueduct, and Laurel Park. After debuting in 1984 with a fourth in the internationalTurf Classic (G1T) Sept. 22 at Belmont, she bounced back to Paris to finish third competition. in the Oct. 7 Arc. She returned to North America to finish fourth in the Rothmans International (G1T) Oct. 21 and then wasdora delgado second behind Lashkari in the Breeders Cup Turf at Hollywood Park Nov. 10.While that was an exception at the time, the attraction of international races, led aggressively by the Breeders Cup Irish trainer Aidan OBrien has won his share ofmanagement, coincided during the ensuing Breeders Cup races for Coolmore. years with advances in shipping to make 58 08_BreedersCup.indd 58 3/21/19 2:50 PM'