The summertime migration from Arizona to Del Mar is understandable, with desert residents seeking cooler temperatures on the California coast. This fall, Arizona Blaze, a speedy 3-year-old colt from Ireland, could be Del Mar-bound for a hot race after winning Sunday’s Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh. Arizona Blaze earned a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 1 with a game win from the front in the $468,800 Flying Five Stakes at five furlongs. Ridden by David Egan for trainer Adrian Murray, Arizona Blaze, who paid $12.40 in American pools, won by a length over 20-1 Nighteyes, who finished a head in front of 9-2 second choice Bucanero Fuerte in the field of 15. Asfoora, the Australian mare who won the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse in Britain on Aug. 22, finished seventh by 2 3/4 lengths as the 3-1 favorite after fading in the final sixteenth. Arizona Blaze knows Del Mar. Last November, the colt finished second by a half-length at 27-1 in the BC Juvenile Turf Sprint. Arizona Blaze, by the Scat Daddy stallion Sergei Prokofiev, won his third stakes, and his first Group 1, in the Flying Five Stakes. Owned by AMO Racing and Giselle De Aguiar, Arizona Blaze was 11th of 17 in the Nunthorpe Stakes, and second by a neck in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup for 3-year-old colts and fillies at six furlongs at Royal Ascot in June. There were four Group 1 races at the Curragh on Sunday, including the $468,800 Moyglare Stud Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at seven furlongs. Precise ($12.50) was a surprise winner and could be bound for the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf on Oct. 31, trainer Aidan O’Brien said. The victory in the Moyglare Stud Stakes gave Precise a fees-paid berth. The third choice in a field of seven, Precise stalked the pace before taking the lead in the final sixteenth. Ridden by Ronan Whelan, Precise finished three-quarters of a length in front of 9-1 Beautify, also trained by O’Brien. Venetian Sun, winner of the Group 1 Prix Morny Stakes against males at six furlongs at Deauville, France, on Aug. 24, finished third by 1 3/4 lengths, her first loss in her fifth start. Composing, trained by O’Brien and the 4-5 favorite, finished fourth by 2 3/4 lengths after setting the pace. O’Brien told the press that the expected firm turf at Del Mar would suit Precise, who is by Starspangledbanner and is owned by the Coolmore syndicate and Georg von Opel. Precise has won her last three starts, including the Group 3 Prestige Fillies’ Stakes at seven furlongs on good-to-firm turf at Goodwood Racecourse in Britain on Aug. 24. Zavateri ($10.30) prevailed in a photo finish and survived an inquiry to win the Group 1 Vincent O’Brien National Stakes for 2-year-olds at seven furlongs. Zavateri edged 4-5 favorite Gstaad by a head. The stewards inquired about the last furlong and did not alter the order of finish. Zavateri and Gstaad were in close quarters in the final strides. Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton and ridden by Charlie Bishop, Zavateri closed from the back of a field of six to reach contention in the final quarter-mile. A colt by the Frankel stallion Without Parole, Zavateri is unbeaten in four starts, a record that includes two Group 2 wins in Britain in July – the July Stakes at six furlongs at Newmarket, and the Vintage Stakes at seven furlongs at Goodwood. Zavateri, who was supplemented to the $468,800 National Stakes for approximately $11,700, is likely to start in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on Oct. 11, Johnson Houghton said. Zavateri races for Mick and Janice Mariscotti. In the day’s richest race, Al Riffa confirmed his status as the future-book favorite for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at two miles in Australia on Nov. 4 with a four-length win in the Group 1 Irish St. Leger Stakes at 1 3/4 miles. Ridden by Dylan McMonagle for Joseph O’Brien, Al Riffa ($8) closed from last of nine to take the lead in the final furlong before pulling clear. Amiloc (5-2) finished second, 4 1/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Al Qareem, a 13-1 outsider. Illinois, the 7-5 favorite, faded in the last half-mile to finish seventh. Al Riffa, a 5-year-old by Wootton Bassett, races for the Australian Bloodstock Two partnership, which acquired the horse earlier this month. The $586,000 Irish St. Leger was Al Riffa’s fifth win in his 15th start. He won the Group 2 Curragh Cup at 1 3/4 miles on July 19. Amiloc, winner of the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings at Royal Ascot in June, will be sent to Del Mar for the BC Turf on Nov. 1, trainer Ralph Beckett told the press on Sunday. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.