Arabian Queen, a 44-1 shot in North American parimutuel betting, shocked the previously unbeaten Golden Horn on Wednesday in the Group 1 Juddmonte International at York Racecourse, turning back the Epsom Derby winner by a head.

The four-race win streak Covert Love has compiled this year began in a modest maiden race on the all-weather surface at Chemlsford City, near London, in early May. The winning streak may be extended when Covert Love starts as the favorite in Thursday’s Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse in northern England.

In North America, Wednesday is just another sleepy midweek racing day, but on Wednesday in England, one of the most intriguing matchups of the season, Golden Horn vs. Gleneagles, is set to go down at York Racecourse in the Group 1 Juddmonte International.

Golden Horn is the unbeaten winner of the Epsom Derby still writing his place into racing history: If he were to win Wednesday and win again in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, he’d be considered one of the best colts in recent memory.

Soft ground and the straight-course mile at Deauville bring out the best in Esoterique.

The 5-year-old mare won the Group 1 Prix Rothschild under those conditions Aug. 3, 2014, and subsequently lost five races in a row but was back in the winner’s circle Sunday after a convincing 1 1/2-length tally over the favored Territories in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Les Marois.

Karakontie makes his first start since an impressive upset win in the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Mile last fall at Santa Anita when he starts Sunday at Deauville in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois.

The Marois is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win and You’re In race, the winner earning an expenses-paid berth in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, which Karakontie might well have as an autumn goal once again.

Amazing Maria confirmed her status as the leading female miler in Europe with a third consecutive major stakes win in Sunday’s $330,000 Prix Rothschild at Deauville Racecourse in France.

Ridden by Olivier Peslier, Amazing Maria, the 9-2 second choice of eight, closed from midpack to lead in the final sixteenth. The 4-year-old Amazing Maria finished 1 1/4 lengths in front of Ervedya, the even-money favorite. Ervedya, 3, was starting for the first time against older fillies and mares.

Legatissimo won her second Group 1 race of the year by a convincing 2 1/4 lengths in Saturday’s $934,860 Nassau Stakes on the final day of the Goodwood meeting in England.

Ridden by Wayne Lordan for trainer David Wachman, Legatissimo, the 2-1 favorite, pulled clear in the final furlong to beat 10-1 Wedding Vow, trained by Aidan O’Brien. Arabian Queen, a 25-1 outsider, finished third in the field of nine. Star of Seville, the winner of the Group 1 French Oaks in June, could only finish seventh after setting the pace in the race at 1 1/4 miles on turf.

The Royal Ascot winners Amazing Maria and Ervedya meet for the first time in Sunday’s $330,000 Prix Rothschild for fillies and mares at a mile on turf at Deauville Racecourse in France. The Group 1 Prix Rothschild is one of Europe’s leading races for female turf milers.

Solow won his eighth consecutive race and earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Keeneland on Oct. 31 with a half-length win in Wednesday’s $1.56 million Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in England.

Solow (2-5) raced as a stalker in the field of eight before taking the lead with a furlong to go. Ridden by Maxime Guyon, Solow was tested to the finish by Arod, a 6-1 shot who set the pace. Gabrial, a 50-1 outsider, finished third.

Solow will be a short-priced favorite to extend his winning streak to eight races in Wednesday’s $1.56 million Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in England after a weekend of rain caused Gleneagles to be kept out of the entries by trainer Aidan O’Brien.

When post positions were drawn on Monday, Gleneagles, the winner of three Group 1 races for 3-year-old milers this year, was not part of the field of eight. The turf course at Goodwood is expected to good to soft; Gleneagles is better on firmer turf.