KEY POINTS:
The European challenge is concentrated on the three turf races though two big guns feature in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Irish raider George Washington will have his first race on dirt in the Classic over 2000m, a distance he has not tackled before. Trainer Aidan O'Brien has huge faith in the colt, seen at his best in September when he won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, England.
English challenger David Junior has impressive Group One winning form, including a victory on the turf at the Dubai World Cup meeting in March but, like George Washington, will be racing on dirt for the first time.
A prospect for European success should be in the mile race in which Araafa, who beat George Washington in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas, has been a model of consistency.
