Japan: Gentildonna captures Japanese 1000 Guineas
Gentildonna won her second stakes of the year, and first at the highest level, in Sunday’s $2.3 million Japanese 1000 Guineas, the Oka Sho, at Hanshin Racecourse.
Steve AndersenApr 08, 2012
Gentildonna won her second stakes of the year, and first at the highest level, in Sunday’s $2.3 million Japanese 1000 Guineas, the Oka Sho, at Hanshin Racecourse.
Pierro, an Australian-bred colt by Lonhro, caught longshot pacesetter Snitzerland in the final sixteenth to win Saturday’s $3.57 million Golden Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in Australia.
Promising 4-year-old Vadamar heads a compact field entered in the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt on Sunday at Longchamp.
Joie de Vivre, Japan’s champion 2-year-old filly of 2011 and a half-sister to the super mare Buena Vista, is the expected favorite in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas at Hanshin Racecourse.
Samaready, a 2-year-old filly by More than Ready, has inherited the role of favorite for Saturday’s $3.57 million Golden Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens racecourse in Australia, following the defection of leading rival All Too Hard.
Frankel, the undefeated European Horse of the Year in 2011, is expected to make his 2012 debut in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes over a straightaway mile on turf at Newbury Racecourse on May 19.
A round-up of all the race winners in the 2012 Dubai World Cup Carnival series, which took place on March 31, 2012.
After a fruitless overseas journey to Dubai, the six American-based Thoroughbreds who competed on Dubai World Cup day at Meydan were expected to arrive in New York on Wednesday. Following a brief quarantine period at Belmont Park, those horses will return to their different bases as their connections plot out their next moves.
Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso will be campaigned in England this summer, with a trip to Singapore in May under consideration.
Opinion Poll won the $1 million Opinion Poll, capping a three-win night for Godolphin Racing, but that was far from the story of this ill-fated race at Meydan.