Highland Reel, winner of the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park in August, is a moderate favorite to win Saturday’s $2.16 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia.
Mikki Queen, winner of the Japanese Oaks in May, won her second major stakes for 3-year-old fillies in Japan in Sunday’s $1,548,614 Shuka Sho at Kyoto Racecourse, a win that solidified her status as the leader of the division.
Mongolian Khan and Trip to Paris strengthened their claims as leading contenders for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup on Nov. 3, with a one-two finish Saturday in the $2.17 million Caulfield Cup at about 1 1/2 miles on turf at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia.
Fascinating Rock, a 10-1 shot ridden by Pat Smullen, rallied between horses in the final quarter-mile to win the richest race of his career in Saturday’s $2,066,386 Champion Stakes at Ascot.
Solow won his ninth straight race and capped a perfect 2015 campaign Saturday at Ascot with a three-quarter-length win over Belardo in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
After wins in Grade 1 races earlier this year, Let’s Go Donki and Mikki Queen will try to rebound from recent losses when they start in Sunday’s $1,548,614 Shuka Sho for 3-year-old fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan.
Solow burst onto the international stage with a powerful victory in the rich Dubai Turf in late March, and he can grandly step off it – still unbeaten this year – by winning the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Saturday at Ascot.
Jack Hobbs will be the showcase horse for trainer John Gosden in Saturday’s $2,066,386 Champion Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Ascot.
The Japan-based Fame Game, the future-book favorite for the Grade 1 Melbourne Cup in Australia on Nov. 3, will have his first start since May in Saturday’s $2.17 million Caulfield Cup at about 1 1/2 miles on turf at Caulfield Racecourse in Australia.
Air Force Blue won his third straight Group 1 race with a dominant performance in the Dewhurst Stakes on Saturday at Newmarket in England.
