Previews By Harvey Mayson for Aussiebet.com
It is 37 years since Affirmed completed the American Triple Crown with victory in the Belmont Stakes. American Pharoah stands on the cusp of becoming the twelfth horse to complete the treble when he lines up for the mile and a half Classic at 11.50 on Saturday night. American Pharoah The colt has won his last six races and was particularly impressive when storming to a seven-length success in the… Read More »
The final race at Epsom on Derby day is the Investec Asset Management Handicap Stakes at 5.50. It is a six-furlong sprint with a typically competitive field of fourteen set to face the starter. Ashpan Sam John Spearing won this race last year with the well-backed favourite Ashpan Sam who returns for another crack at this decent prize. He has not won since and his handicap mark has fallen to… Read More »
The 5.15 at Epsom on Saturday is a very competitive mile and a half handicap with twenty runners set to go to post. Oasis Fantasy Ed Dunlop’s Oasis Fantasy will have plenty of supporters following his game effort behind Quest For Fame at Goodwood last month. He made up a lot of ground inside the final three furlongs but could not quick peg back the leader. That followed a good… Read More »
Twelve runners are set to go to post for the Derby at Epsom on Saturday with the race due off at 4.30. Golden Horn The clear favourite is Golden Horn, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori. The son of Cape Cross is unbeaten in three starts and shot to the head of the Derby betting after beating stable companion Jack Hobbs in the Dante Stakes at York.… Read More »
The race preceding the Derby is the Epsom Dash, a sprint handicap over the fastest five furlongs in the UK. Caspian Prince The bookmakers have installed Caspian Prince as the early favourite, a six-year-old by Dylan Thomas trained by Tony Carroll. He won this race a year ago off a mark of 97 and won in Dubai this spring off an 8lbs higher mark. He took his chance in Group… Read More »
The 3.10 at Epsom on Saturday is the Group 1 Investec Coronation Cup over a mile and a half. Flintshire There are only seven runners declared and the two French challengers are well ahead of the home team on official figures. Flintshire is the winner of four of his fourteen races for Andre Fabre and races in the colours of Juddmonte Farms Ltd. He has finished runner-up in five of… Read More »
The second race on the card at Epsom on Derby day is the Woodcote Stakes, a Listed contest for two-year-olds over six furlongs. Nelspruit The stable of Richard Hannon has a fine record in this race and is represented by Nelspruit, a colt by Mafki out of a mare by Observatory. He made a promising debut when second to Qeyaadah at Newbury last month and was made odds-on to go… Read More »
Saturday is Derby day at Epsom and the seven-race card gets under way at 2.00 with a very competitive three-year-old handicap over a mile and a quarter. Resonant The likely favourite here is Mark Johnston’s improving colt, Resonant. The son of Cape Cross upset odds-on favourite Fallen For A Star to win his maiden by ten lengths after making all the running under Silvestre De Sousa. He then went to… Read More »
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