Lucida will go as favorite in English 1000 Guineas
The list of top contenders for Sunday’s $620,330 English 1000 Guineas for 3-year-old fillies at Newmarket changed drastically when final declarations were made Friday.
Steve AndersenMay 01, 2015
The list of top contenders for Sunday’s $620,330 English 1000 Guineas for 3-year-old fillies at Newmarket changed drastically when final declarations were made Friday.
Feathered, who has hinted at talent while knocking heads with top fillies on dirt, made her first start on turf a winning one, leading throughout and holding off favored Quality Rocks to take the Grade 3, $150,000 Edgewood Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Friday at Churchill Downs.
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Sunday Rules will start in the $150,000 Spring Fever Stakes for California-bred fillies and mares May 23 after extending her unbeaten streak to four races in an optional claimer Thursday.
She’s a Classic became the first 2-year-old winner of the year in Southern California with a surprise performance in Thursday’s third race.
The showdown between the upstart and the veteran looms in the $300,000 Vanity Stakes at Santa Anita on May 9.
Best in Show proved herself a pretty good racemare, winning the Comely Stakes at 3, but she far surpassed “pretty good” as a broodmare.
Captain Serious and Weekend Hideaway are the marquee names and figure to take the most money, but John’s Island may get the right setup to win Sunday’s $100,000 Affirmed Success at Belmont Park.
Jockey Marklee Buchanan made a strong impression in his first weekend of riding at Hastings. He won with four of his nine mounts, and none of his wins came aboard a favorite. The shortest-priced horse he won with was Lornefivehundred, who paid $7.50 for his win over Bearrock N Roll in a $16,000 claiming race last Saturday.
After a tumultuous start to the 2015 season, Spirit of Xian may be settling down.