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.
Lethal Force, the dominant sprinter in England this summer, and Moonlight Cloud, a Group 1 winner last September, meet for the first time in Sunday’s $464,000 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, France.
Sky Lantern, Europe’s leading 3-year-old filly, will try to beat older rivals for the first time when she starts Saturday at Goodwood in the Group 1, $302,860 Nassau Stakes.
With a well-timed ride from champion jockey Richard Hughes, Toronado won Wednesday’s $455,000 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in southern England, defeating rival 3-year-old Dawn Approach for the first time this year.
The Group 2 Goodwood Cup over two miles heads the action on the Thursday card at the Glorious Goodwood meeting in England.
