Golden Horde, fresh off an age-restricted Group 1 win over the American filly Kimari in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, tackles older horses in the Group 1 July Cup on Saturday at Newmarket.
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The four-time stakes winner Viridine ended a four-race losing streak when he successfully carried top weight in the $69,600 Winter Dash, a handicap at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Australia on June 20.
The win has made Viridine a strong favorite in Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Caulfield Racecourse. In the $89,088 Monash, Viridine and his eight rivals are racing in weight-for-age conditions.
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Four-year-old filly Terebellum nearly won the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes last month facing a tougher older male, so she figures to be formidable Friday at Newmarket facing her own sex in the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes.
Terebellum is priced accordingly, offered as a general 11-8 favorite by British bookmakers as of Thursday in the Falmouth, contested over a straight mile.
Danon Pharaoh, a Japanese-bred colt by American Pharoah, had an ideal trip to win Wednesday’s $711,694 Japan Dirt Derby at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo, the final race in the Kentucky Derby qualifying series in that country.
Danon Pharaoh ($73 in American pools) easily beat the strongly favored Cafe Pharoah, the previously unbeaten Kentucky-bred colt who faded from contention in the final three furlongs and finished seventh, beaten more than 12 lengths.
Heavy weight assignments are a frequent occurrence for jockey Michael Walker when he rides the gelding Mr Monaco in synthetic-track races in Australia.
Mr Monaco, a 5-year-old Australian-bred, will start as the favorite in a handicap at 1 3/8 miles on the synthetic track at Pakenham Park outside of Melbourne on Friday. Mr Monaco carried top weight of 137.7 pounds when he won a handicap at 1 3/8 miles there June 1, and top weight of 143.3 pounds when second by less than a half-length in a handicap at that distance at the same venue June 19.
There is an excellent chance a trainer named Kris, or Chris, will win Thursday’s $139,200 Grafton Cup at Grafton Racecourse in Australia.
As of Tuesday, Kris Lees had expected favorite Sixties Groove and leading contender Frankly Awesome as his two hopes in the race at about 1 7/16 miles.
Chris Waller starts three horses, including Carzoff and The Lord Mayor, both capable of wins. Satono Rasen will be a longshot for Waller.
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R1 – 7.1.9.8
R2 – 6.2.12.1
R3 – 7.3.1.2
R4 – 4.8.11.12
R5 – 8.1.11.9
R6 – 2.8.5.1
R7 – 4.3.11.1
R8 – 3.5.9.6
R9 – 8.3.2.1
Best Bet – R5 N8 Excellent Chariot
Longshot – R2 N6 Momentum Happy
Play – R5 – Q/QPL 1-8-9-11
When he win races, Snitz tends to do so in bunches in Australia.
Snitz won four consecutive starts from September 2017 to March 2018 and four straight races again from last November to May 9. In between those winning streaks, Snitz lost a dozen consecutive races.
A winner of 9 of 26 starts, Snitz was third in the June Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs on June 6 at Royal Randwick, finishing three-quarters of a length behind favored Classique Legend at 6-1.
The loss ended the latest winning streak. The setback could be temporary.
Cafe Pharoah, an unbeaten Kentucky-bred colt, will have what is expected to be his final prep race for the Kentucky Derby in Wednesday’s $711,694 Japan Dirt Derby at Oi Racecourse in Tokyo.
Judging from his win in the Grade 3 Unicorn Stakes at a mile at Tokyo Racecourse on June 21, Cafe Pharoah will be a massive favorite in the Japan Dirt Derby, run at 1 1/4 miles.
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