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Godolphin raider Outstrip, a son of Australian champion sire Exceed An Excel trained in the UK by Charlie Appleby, stormed home to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita on Friday

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: "It's a great day for Sheikh Mohammed. That is our fifth Breeders Cup winner.

"This horse was bred by Sheikh Mohammed and is by one of the most fashionable sires around Exceed And Excel.

“Outstrip has a turn of foot and he loved that fast ground.

"I imagine he will remain in Newmarket over the winter to be prepared for the 2000 Guineas.

“We are one or two away from what will be numerically our best ever season and Godolphin are the top prize-money owners in Britain.”

Newmarket trainer Charlie Appleby was celebrating the first Group One win of his career after he was installed at Moulton Paddocks by Sheikh Mohammed earlier this year after Mahmood Al Zarooni was banned for eight years for administering banned steroids to horses in his care.

"It's amazing. I'd just like to thank everybody who has helped us and Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin for supporting me right from the very start,” Appleby said.

“Sheikh Mohammed and Simon Crisford gave me the opportunity and said to run with it. All I can do is try for the team.

“Thankfully we have managed to produce the goods and I am just delighted for them. He's not a bad little horse."

Favourite Bobby's Kitten set a blistering early pace and swung into the straight still with Ryan Moore and Giovanni Boldini in hot pursuit.

Dundalk winner Giovanni Boldini got the better of Bobby's Kitten, but Mike Smith was winding up Dewhurst Stakes third Outstrip and once in top gear he mowed the front pair down close to the finish of the mile race.

Smith was clearly impressed by the opportunity to ride a winner for Godolphin.

"I'd never ridden a race for them and to win a Breeders' Cup for Godolphin is amazing.

“He's an extremely talented colt, I'm excited about him,” Smith said.

THERE was more UK success when champion jockey Richard Hughhes combined with the Charlie Hills-trained Chriselliam to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

An upset winner of the G1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket, Chriseliam showed that Group One success to be no fluke by rocketing clear once Hughes pressed the button.

It was a first Breeders' Cup victory for both Hills and Hughes.

Charlie Hills, whose famous father Barry Hills never trained a BC winner, is in his first full year as a trainer after taking charge of the family stable.

"This is the icing on the cake for a great year. We've known she was talented for a long time and you get everything from her,” he said.

“After she won at Newmarket it sounded silly to leave her in her box and here we are. I can't wait to take her home and train her for the 1000 Guineas next year.

"I couldn't be more pleased with her. The more racing she has had, the more she has learned.

“She's put it all together again today and shown a great turn of foot."

Richard Hughes is now on his way to Australia to ride Simenon for Willie Mullins in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

Chriselliam is part-owned by former champion jockey Willie Carson, who endured Breeders' Cup heartache in 1990 when he was beaten on Dayjur.

Chriselliam was purchased at the Newmarket sales when Carson influenced Chris Wright, in whose colours she runs, to buy her while they were having lunch.

Dayjur was infamously beaten when he jumped a shadow and forfeited the BC Sprint at Belmont in 1990.

"This is a very special filly,” Carson said.

“To own a Breeders' Cup winner is much better than riding one. I understand now what owners go through."