Ghaiyyath rocked in the Group 1 Coronation Cup in June, rolled to a two-length win over two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Enable in July, and on Wednesday at York dominated a small but select bunch in the Group 1 Juddmonte International.
Con Te Partiro won Group 1 races in March and April after returning to racing when she failed to get into foal. The 7-year-old Con Te Partiro is still racing, and will have her first start of the new Australian season in Saturday's Group 1 Winx Stakes at seven furlongs at Royal Randwick.
Order Again has gone nearly 15 months without a win in Australia, racing at some of the country’s top tracks in minor stakes or handicaps in recent months. A journey to a smaller venue – Hawkesbury Racecourse on the outskirts of Sydney – on Thursday for the $108,600 Rowley Mile could provide an elusive win.
Love could be a filly good enough to conquer all. On her way to a date in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe this fall, she races for the first time in nearly two months Thursday in the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks.
From Germany to Dubai to England, 5-year-old Ghaiyyath has developed into an international star over the last year, and on Wednesday at York he will be favored to win his third straight Group 1 in the Juddmonte International.
Proper Rogue and Wilmot Pass are both lightly raced 4-year-olds, excel in sprints, and have run well in recent starts. They meet for the third time in a six-furlong handicap on the Lakeside course at Ladbrokes Park in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Pat’s Nipper returned from a four-month layoff to finish a decent fourth in a handicap at Moree Racecourse in Australia on July 16. The recent outing should allow Pat’s Nipper to show improvement in his second start after the rest in a handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs at Gunnedah Racecourse on Tuesday.
Palace Pier took his record to 5 for 5 with a sharp three-quarter-length win over the 3-year-old filly Alpine Star in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday at Deauville.
Mishriff, The Summit, and Victor Ludorum, the first three home in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club on July 5, meet again Saturday at Deauville in the Group 2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano.
The three-race winning streak compiled by The Sledgehammer in Australia in the last six weeks has occurred at tiny racetracks such as Warren, Dubbo, and Forbes. The next stop is Sunday at Narromine, northwest of Sydney, for the Narromine Cup at a mile on turf.
