The 5-year-old horse Space Blues is based with trainer Charlie Appleby in England but has done much of his best work in France, where he was an impressive two-length winner of the Group 1 Prix de la Foret on Sunday.
Rougir won the tightest of photos over Grand Glory to win the Group 1 Prix de l’Opera on the Arc undercard Sunday at Longchamp.
Race favorites Tarnawa and Hurricane Lane ran to form in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday at Longchamp. The German 4-year-old Torquator Tasso did not, storming past those two in the dying strides to post a 71-1 upset in the 100th Arc.
Saffron Beach notched her first Group 1 success Saturday at Newmarket with a sharp victory in the Sun Chariot Stakes.
There are clues in the recent race record that Dhakuri, a 4-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding, can develop into a successful stayer in Australia for trainer James Cummings and Godolphin Racing.
With the benefit of a recent win in a Grade 2 sprint, the 4-year-old filly Resistencia will be favored to win her second Grade 1 race in Sunday’s Sprinters’ Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse.
Audarya, winner of the 2020 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, is the name in Sunday's Prix de l'Opera most recognizable to American racing fans. And because of that she may be a vulnerable parimutuel favorite that American bettors can oppose.
Zesty Belle had a rough patch in late July and mid-August, finishing eighth and ninth in lucrative handicaps at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. More than six weeks later, the outlook is better for Zesty Belle, a winner of 2 of 12 races who starts in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Bendigo Racecourse on Sunday.
In the midst of a spectacular 2021 season, Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby can win his first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday at Longchamp Racecourse. It might not come with the horse you'd expect.
Michael Wrona previews The Everest at Randwick.
