Alexandrova added to her reputation as the best 3-year-old filly in the world at York on Wednesday, when she cruised to an easy victory in the $520,000 Yorkshire Oaks.

Roy and Gretchen Jackson's exciting 2-year-old filly Enticing will venture boldly into the realm of older horses when she challenges 16 much more experienced foes in the Group 1, $475,000 Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Thursday.

Europe's leading 3-year-old filly, Alexandrova, should make her first start against older fillies and mares a winning one at York on Wednesday, when she tackles five rivals in the Group 1, $450,000 Yorkshire Oaks.

At 1 1/2 miles, the Yorkshire Oaks is a perfect fit for Alexandrova, who scored impressive victories in both the English Oaks and the Irish Oaks at that distance. An Aidan O'Brien-trained daughter of Sadler's Wells, Alexandrova will be ridden by Michael Kinane and rates the odds-on choice against some accomplished challengers.

Dutch Art maintained his unbeaten record at Deauville on Sunday, overcoming a very soft turf course to win the Group 1, $448,000 Prix Morny.

Holy Roman Emperor's attempt to score Group 1 victories on successive Sundays may be derailed if the ground for Deauville's Prix Morny remains soft through the weekend.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has warned that Holy Roman Emperor, winner last Sunday of the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh, might not even travel from his home base at Ballydoyle in Ireland for the six-furlong, $450,000 Morny unless the ground, listed as soft on Friday morning, firms up.

The performance of Soldier Hollow in last Saturday's Arlington Million should hearten anyone who still believes that horses can be trained on hay, oats, and water without recourse to race-day medication.

In finishing third despite being the only horse in the Million running without the aid of Lasix, Soldier Hollow, a German-trained 6-year-old, duplicated the form that had brought him three lesser Group 1 victories in Germany and Italy.

David Junior, rated by Timeform as the best 1 1/4-mile horse in Europe, will skip his intended date in the Irish Champion Stakes on Sept. 9

and instead head directly to Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 4 off a four-month layoff.

Trainer Brian Meehan revealed his unorthodox plans for on Wednesday, taking care to note that the horse is healthy and "cantering every day." The Classic would be the first race on dirt for David Junior, a 4-year-old son of Pleasant Tap.

David Junior, rated by Timeform as the best 1 1/4-mile horse in Europe, will skip his intended date in the Irish Champion Stakes on Sept. 9 and instead head directly to Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Classic off a four-month layoff.

Trainer Brian Meehan revealed his unorthodox plans for on Wednesday, taking care to note that the horse is healthy and "cantering every day." The Classic would be his first race on dirt for David Junior, a 4-year-old son of Pleasant Tap.

Librettist could not have written a better script for himself in Sunday's Prix Jacques le Marois as he overcame a very soft turf course to notch his first Group 1 victory in the $768,000 Deauville mile.

Librettist couldn't have written a better script for himself in Sunday's Prix Jacques le Marois as he overcame a very soft turf course to notch his first Group 1 victory in the $768,000 Deauville mile.