Enable upset in weekend horse racing; Serpentine steals away with the Derby
Ghaiyyath won the Coral Eclipse on Sunday at Sandown. It was the cap on a weekend of Group 1 events that comprised the Investec Derby and Oaks at Epsom Downs, the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de Diane at Chantilly.
Serpentine won the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday. He was a maiden winner just seven days earlier. His trainer Aidan O'Brien had six of the 16 runners in the race. The other two were Kameko and English King. Ed Walker, trainer of English king, said the way the Derby played out was frustrating. Serpentine's owners Coolmore are eyeing a shot at the Group 1 Japan Cup in Tokyo in November. They might also try the St Leger or the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It was Serpentines first start. he won for the first time June 27 in a Maiden event at Curragh in Ireland.
Love won the Group 1 Investec Oaks by 9 lengths. Jockey Ryan Moore won his third Oaks. Ennistyman finished second. Love was a Group one winner as a 2-year-old. Summer Romance won Princess Elizabeth Stakes. Summer romance was second in the Guineas.
Mishriff won Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly by 1.3 lengths. The favorite Victor Ludorum was another neck behind. It was the horse's third win from six starts. It's the first time Mishriffs has won a Group 1 event.
Fancy Blue won Prix du Diane by a neck. Alpine Blue finished second and Peaceful third. Donnacha O'Brien trains Fancy Blue while Aidan O'sBrien conditions Peacefully. Peacefulness was detoured from the Investec Oaks to the French Classic. Love won the Oaks.
Ghaiyyath won the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on Sunday. He had won Coronation Cup at Newmarket last month. Ghaiyath finished 10th in last year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Enable finished second in the race. Japan was third, a head back of Enable. Ghayyyat and Enable will meet in October in France. Godolphin's Charlie Appleby trains Ghyayyat. The horse could be considered for the Japan Cup in November. Magic Wand, Deirdre, Regal Reality and Bangkok finished in order.
