Red-eyed after his victory aboard Dangerous Midge in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Turf, Frankie Dettori arrived in Rome on Sunday just in time to pilot Rio de la Plata to victory in the Group 1, $337,000 Premio Roma at the Capannelle.
Richard Hannon underwent bypass surgery this week and will watch his two Breeders’ Cup runners from a bed at Southampton Hospital in England.
Julien Leparoux has been named to represent the United States in the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 8.
A revivified Rio de la Plata seeks his second straight Italian Group 1 title at the Capannelle in Rome on Sunday in the 1 1/4-mile, $422,000 Premio Roma.
World championship honors may be at stake at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but whether the horse acceding to that level is Zenyatta, Goldikova, or Workforce is difficult to say.
Key international prep races for the 2010 Breeders' Cup with video, charts, and analysis by Daily Racing Form's Alan Shuback. Includes races featuring Breeders' Cup contenders Goldikova, Midday, Workforce, Behkabad, and Biondetti.
Americain gave France its first victory in the $6 million Melbourne Cup Handicap at Flemington on Tuesday as the Kentucky-bred son of Dynaformer rallied wide in the closing stages for a 2 3/4-length victory over Maluckyday.
Roderic O’Connor led virtually throughout to land the Group 1, $348,000 Criterium at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, a performance that boosted the outstanding form of the Dewhurst Stakes, in which the Aidan O’Brien-trained son of Galileo had finished second to Frankel.
Buena Vista ran “her best race ever,” according to trainer Hiroyoshi Matsuda, as she walloped 17 rivals to win the $3.1 million Autumn Tenno Sho, or Emperor’s Cup, at Tokyo on Sunday. Sunday Racing Co.’s 4-year-old filly scored her fifth career Grade 1 victory as she rallied from midpack to defeat Pelusa by a decisive two lengths, getting the 1 1/4 miles on a firm turf course in a very quick 1:58.20 as the 6-5 favorite.
So You Think solidified his status as the favorite for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup Handicap at Flemington by easily winning Saturday's Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes by three lengths.
