Following Rideallday’s breathtaking display of speed and power in the $4-million Ian Levy Cup on Monday, April 6, 2026, winning jockey Ian ‘’Dolly Baby’’ Spence hailed the reigning Horse of the Year as a force to be reckoned with, and declaring him ready for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The four-year-old American-bred grey/roan colt Rideallday stormed to victory in the Graded Stakes contest for three-year-olds and upward over 8 ½ furlongs (1,700m), shattering the Track and Stakes records and cementing his status as one of the island’s top horses.

Trained by many-time champion Philip Feanny, Rideallday (Vekoma – Song of Hours) blew away the competition 3 ¼ lengths, clocking 1:41.4 (22.4 x 44.4 x 1:10.3 x 1:35.4) to erase the 29-year-old mark of 1:42.1 set by Smile ‘N’ Leave in 1997.

With the win, Rideallday has booked his spot in this year’s Mouttet Mile, a title he won last season.

“Well, because he didn’t race for a while, the ride wasn’t that easy. I just gave him a little breather until when he came up the straight I asked him to run with a furlong and a half to go and he gave me what he can. But after this race, he is super,” Spence said.

“I was very easy, I was just watching the pace, held him, and I saw that the field was coming back. When they started to come back and I held him, he began to pick up the bit and I just allowed him to catch up with the leader and sent him on his way. Right now, he’s a Breeder’s Cup Classic contender,” Spence further said.

Rideallday sat third behind Pack Plays (Chris Mamdeen) and California Crown (Aaron Chatrie) for most of the way before surging to the front at the top of the straight full of running. With a timely whip from Spence, Rideallday powered home to win by 3 ¼ lengths ahead of stablemate Supernatural Power (Raddesh Roman) and Barnaby (Tajay Suckoo).

The Breeders’ Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (2,000m) on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in late October or early November.

The Classic is considered by many to be the premier thoroughbred horse race of the year in the US, although the Kentucky Derby is more widely known among casual racing fans. Once the richest race in the world, in more recent years, only the Saudi Cup, Dubai World Cup, The Everest and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe have had consistently higher purses.

Groom Devon Biggs leads his charge Rideallday (Ian Spence) into the winners’ enclosure after winning the Ian Levy Cup in Track and Stakes record times on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

A concerned-looking Philip Feanny attends to jockey Ian Spence in the winners’ enclosure after they teamed up with Rideallday to win the Ian Levy Cup on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)