World-class milers abound in Jacques le Marois
Seven horses are entered in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday at Deauville and it takes no great leap of the imagination to envision five plausible winners.
Marcus HershAug 14, 2020
Seven horses are entered in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois on Sunday at Deauville and it takes no great leap of the imagination to envision five plausible winners.
Mystic Journey is back in the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes, a race she won a year ago at Caulfield Racecourse. Trainer Adam Trinder is using the Lawrence as a prep or Group 1 races in coming weeks and months.
The 7-year-old Australian-bred gelding Buster Block started at 1 1/4 miles for the first time when he was second in the Mackay Cup on July 31, finishing 4 1/4 lengths behind Best Hoffa. Friday at Townsville Racecourse, Best Hoffa will be favored at about 3-1 in the Townsville Cup, against a field that will include Buster Block, who is likely to be around 12-1.
Gary West, co-owner of Maximum Security with his wife, has responded to the decision by Saudi Arabian horse racing officials to continue to withhold the winning purse of the inaugural Saudi Cup by urging the country’s authorities to make their investigation into the matter “transparent,” including releasing any test results that would indicate that Maximum Security had been administered an illegal substance.
The recent New Zealand import Sig Positano and The Gauch, unraced since December, start in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Sale Racecourse in Australia on Thursday with both facing key questions.
Redoute’s Image finally won for the first time in her fifth start, in a maiden race against 2-year-old fillies at Canterbury Park on July 22, her first start in more than four months. For her 3-year-old debut in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, Redoute’s Image will race against older fillies and mares.
Race conditions appear to favor Oksal when the 5-year-old mare has her first start since February in a six-furlong handicap Tuesday at Gosford Racecourse in Australia.
Undefeated Earthlight returns to the spotlight Sunday at Deauville in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest.
The last time Tatunka ran at Bendigo Racecourse in Australia he won his third consecutive sprint race in a handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs on June 21. Tatunka is back in the entries at Bendigo in a one-mile handicap at a mile on Sunday and could return to the winner’s circle for the fourth time in his last six starts.
The results of Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes at six furlongs at Rosehill Gardens will determine how ambitiously Eduardo is campaigned in coming month as the lucrative races of the Australian spring draw nearer.