Andreas Wohler, the German trainer who saddled Silvano to win the 2001 Arlington Million, may have another candidate for that race on Aug. 21. Querari, the winner of the 1 1/4-mile, Group 1 Premio President della Repubblica at the Capannelle in Rome on Sunday, is being considered for the world's oldest million-dollar race by the German trainer.

Lizard's Desire turned the tables on Gloria de Campeao at Kranji Racecourse on Sunday as he rallied to defeat his Dubai World Cup conqueror by a half-length in the Group 1, $2.1 million Singapore Airlines International Cup.

Gloria de Campeao had barely held off Lizard's Desire by the smallest of noses in the $10 million World Cup on a Tapeta surface. The result Sunday on turf was similar but a strong ride from Kevin Shea on the winner reversed the order of finish.

With the help of the French stewards, Special Duty made history at Longchamp on Sunday as she became the first horse to win two classics without finishing first in either of them.

Paco Boy outclassed his eight rivals in the $290,000 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Given a supremely confident ride by Richard Hughes, the 5-year-old son of Desert Style took the Group 1 mile by an eased up three-quarters of a length from Ouqba to record his third victory at racing's highest level.

The big money that is always on the line in Asia has attracted three sterling fields in Singapore and Japan on Sunday, the best of them at Kranji Racecourse, where Gloria de Campeao and Lizard's Desire, the first two finishers in the Dubai World Cup, square off against the surprise winner of the Dubai Duty Free Al Shemali in the $2.1 million Singapore Airlines International Cup.

Special Duty will attempt to complete a rare classic double at Longchamp on Sunday, when she goes in the $564,000 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, or French 1000 Guineas. A Criquette Head-Maarek-trained daughter of Hennessy, Special Duty is running back on two weeks' rest after placing first in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket via the disqualification of Jacqueline Quest. Stephane Pasquier retains the ride.

Paco Boy is the odds-on favorite for the $296,000 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, but his task is hardly a straightforward one, as there are a number of serious challengers in the straight Group 1 mile.

Cape Blanco crushed a very good field Thursday in the Group 2, $222,000 Dante Stakes, the key Epsom Derby prep at York, giving trainer Aidan O'Brien his fourth victory in the race.

Jockey Eddie Ahern waited until the very end for a gap along the rail before producing Aviate for a thrilling victory in the Group 3, $97,000 Musidora Stakes at York on Wednesday. The 11-4 Aviate got up in the final strides to defeat the 20-1 Gold Bubbles by a head in this trial for the English Oaks. Aviate will now head to Epsom for the June 4 Oaks.

The Aidan O'Brien-trained 2-1 favorite Cabaret backed up to finish seventh, beaten a total of six lengths. The time for the 1 1/4 miles, 88 yards on good ground was 2:09.14.

Challengers to Epsom Derby favorite St Nicolas Abbey will line up in force at York on Thursday for the $223,000 Dante Stakes, the winner of which has gone on to win the 1 1/2-mile Derby in three of the last six years.