The Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found, runner-up in five straight Group 1 races this year, broke through in tremendous fashion Sunday at Chantilly, leading an amazing sweep of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe’s top three placings by trainer Aidan O’Brien.
Alice Springs registered her second straight Group 1 victory and took another step toward a start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile when she won the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes on Saturday at Newmarket.
The wait is over for Postponed, who long has been aimed at Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and goes into the race the solid favorite to beat 15 rivals after drawing favorably in post 7
Big Arthur, the winner of consecutive graded stakes for sprinters in Japan earlier this year, tries to win for the ninth time in his 13-race career in Sunday’s $1,890,292 Sprinters’ Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan.
Hong Kong selections for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016
Peniaphobia and Not Listenin’tome, who were third and eighth in the $1 million Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai in March, return from summertime breaks in Saturday’s $386,622 National Day Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Sixteen horses have passed the second-to-last forfeit stage for Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France, with favored Postponed facing no more than 15 rivals when final entries are taken and post positions assigned Friday.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis: Oct. 1, 2016
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, September 28
Ambitious Champion, a Group 3 winner in Hong Kong in April, will start for the first time in the 2016-17 Hong Kong Season in Wednesday’s $225,652 Wistaria Handicap at about a mile on turf at Happy Valley Racecourse.
