Toronado, who might be the best 3-year-old in Europe, and Al Kazeem, who might be the best older middle-distance horse there this year, face off Wednesday at York in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes.
Trainer Wesley Ward has done it again, capturing a major European stakes for 2-year-olds with a horse shipped from the United States, as No Nay Never won the Group 1 Prix Morny on Sunday at Deauville.
No Nay Never answered with a definitive “yes” the question of whether his sharp American debut could lead to success at Royal Ascot in England, and daring trainer Wesley Ward will be hoping for a resounding “oui” when No Nay Never runs Sunday in the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville in Paris.
A one-week turnaround between victory in the Maurice de Gheest and the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois last summer produced only a fourth-place Marois finish for Moonlight Cloud, but trainer Freddy Head’s latest star mare pulled off the quick double this season, hanging on to win the Marois by a nose over English invader Olympic Glory.
American Hall of Famer Gary Stevens won Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint at Ascot, but it was a three-man team of European-based riders who dominated the day’s Shergar Cup jockey competition.
Dawn Approach, coming off a narrow loss in the July 31 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, returns in Sunday's Group 1 Jacques Marois at Deauville to face Intello, among the leading French 3-year-olds of 2013.
American stars Rosie Napravnik and Gary Stevens are among 12 riders from around the world competing in Saturday’s Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse in England.
Simone Montgomorie, an Australian jockey, died Monday after sustaining “traumatic injuries” when she was thrown from her mount at Darwin Racecourse, according to Australian press reports.
Moonlight Cloud won Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in course-record time for the third consecutive year at Deauville Racecourse in France, a victory expected to lead to a quick turnaround for the 5-year-old mare.
Winsili ran the best race of her career to score a 20-1 upset Saturday at Goodwood in the Group 1, $173,374 Nassau Stakes, as favored Sky Lantern got into serious trouble in deep stretch and had to settle for fifth.
