The 4-year-old filly Deep Shimmer had a bad day at Goulburn Racecourse in Australia last month. As the 2-1 favorite in a five-furlong handicap, Deep Shimmer never traveled well, jockey Alysha Collett later told stewards. Deep Shimmer finished last of nine.
Ace Impact answered all questions and punctuated his response with an exclamation point by storming to a 1 3/4-length victory Sunday at Longchamp in the $5.29 million Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Just Fine confirmed his status as a leading contender for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia on Nov. 7 with a vital win in the Group 1 Metropolitan Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Saturday.
Vandeek ran his record to four wins from four starts and was the most visually impressive 2-year-old stakes winner Saturday at Newmarket Racecourse in England, but the filly Porta Fortuna clocked a faster six-furlong time than Vandeek, and for the purposes of American racing holds more interest this fall.
Carla’s Way ran off to a 2 1/4-length victory over favored Shuwari in the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes on Friday at Newmarket and might well have run herself into a start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
An 8-year-old who has not won since April, Ruban Bleu can end a five-race losing streak in the Cootamundra Cup at a mile at tiny Cootamundra Racecourse in Australia on Saturday evening.
An inside post may pose a tactical challenge for the four-time stakes winner Namura Clair in the Grade 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan on Sunday.
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Warm Heart might be the best European female who winds up in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita in November, and she is having a quiet weekend training in Ireland, but Sunday's Prix de l'Opera often produces Filly and Mare Turf runners and is likely to do so again this year.
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It's strange calling an unbeaten French Derby winner an unknown quantity, but that might be an apt description of Ace Impact, who lines up Sunday at Longchamp Racecourse as the favorite to win the Group 1, $5.28 million Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Sha Tin.
