Chinchon, unseen since his breathtaking come-from-behind victory in the United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 3, is preparing for a North American campaign this fall at his home base in Chantilly.
Dream Ahead provided William Buick with a big transatlantic double at Deauville on Sunday as he scored a convincing victory in the Group 1, $448,000 Prix Morny.
Libranno, perhaps the best of Richard Hannon’s five juvenile group-race winners this year, heads a contentious Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville on Sunday.
Sole Power, a 100-1 rank outsider, upset runner-up Starspangledbanner in the Group 1, $374,000 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday as a second 100-1 shot, Piccadilly Filly, filled the third spot in the five-furlong dash.
Midday won the Yorkshire Oaks and finally got the best of arch-rival Sariska - but only because Sariska refused to run once the gates opened.
Rarely has a British sprint race come up as strong as the Group 1, $374,000 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday. In Starspangledbanner and Equiano, the five-furlong dash will feature the two best sprinters in Europe, and in Borderlescott they will be facing the two-time defending Nunthorpe titleholder.
Sariska and Midday renew their one-sided rivalry at York on Thursday in the Group 1, $485,000 Yorkshire Oaks, in which they will be joined by English and Irish Oaks winner Snow Fairy.
Rip Van Winkle woke up just in time to catch the Juddmonte pair of Twice Over and Byword in the shadow of the line to land a thrilling renewal of the $1 million Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Tuesday. In winning for the first time in nearly 11 months, the Aidan O’Brien-trained son of Galileo proved he could win beyond a mile as defeated two of the best 10-furlong horses in training.
Temple Meads is the horse to beat in the Group 2, $219,000, Gimcrack Stakes at York on Wednesday, day two of the four-day Ebor Meeting. A modestly bred son of Avonbridge, Temple Meads won the 24-runner Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury a month ago off an 11-week layoff to go to 2 for 2 lifetime and should improve for that strong effort in this six-furlong juvenile contest.
Overdose won his 14th race without defeat at Kincsem Park in Budapest on Sunday, delighting his adoring fans with an easy victory in the five-furlong Bestens-Pannonia Eletbiztosito Dij, a Hungarian listed race worth $18,300.
