It’s been confirmed Dylan Browne McMonagle will be riding in next months Melbourne Cup in Australia.
Trainer Joseph O’Brien says the Donegal Jockey will once again partner Defiantly in the big race down under.
Browne McMonagle guided the four year old to an emphatic victory in the Prix Kergorlay at Deauville back in August to secure his place at Flemington on November 3.
O’Brien is chasing a third victory in Australia’s most iconic race having first won with Rekindling in 2017 and the Twilight Payment three years later.
Before they head for Australia, a trip to the other aside of the world is on the cards for Dylan who is lined up for a potential return to the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland on October 31st on the Willie Mullins trained Ethical Diamond.
The pair is targeting the Breeders’ Cup Turf after previously winning the same race together as a 28-1 longshot at Del Mar last year.
Browne McMonagle recently returned to full fitness following a race spill at Bellewstown that side-lined him for several weeks.
