Europe outnumbered in Monmouth battle

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: October 24, 2007 | Copyright information

By Chris McGrathat Monmouth Park

This place has long been a crucible for America's sense of her place in the world.

In 1777 George Washington fought the British in the battle of Monmouth, one of several engagements that made New Jersey "crossroads of the Revolution". On Saturday, his namesake instead bears the standard for a posse of raiders from the Old World. But the European challenge for the 24th Breeders' Cup is so small that some may consider it expressive of that perennial American quandary: does a great nation summon the world, or reach out to it?

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