Great weekend of horse racing for Japan; Maximum Security wins again

It was a good weekend of horse racing for Japan as Lys Gracieux landed the Group 1 Cox Plate in Australia and Almond Eye returned to her dominant ways back home. In England, the final Group One flat race of the year was postponed and moved to the all-weather track at Newcastle. Frankie Dettori racked up possibly the easiest Group one win of his career in France. Back in North America, Keeneland gave way to Churchill Downs and Belmont Park's final card of year got washed out.

Almond Eye won the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo Racecourse. Danon Premium finished second, while Aerolithe came third. Wagnerian and Saturnalia finished fifth and sixth. Almond eye won her last race in June. She is the reigning Japanese Horse of the Year. She won a Japanese Triple Crown and the Group 1 Dubai Turf. Her trainer Sakae Kunieda believes she can win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Lys Gracieux won the Cox Plate on Saturday. Damian Lane won two races in Australia this year. He won Golden Slipper on Kiamichi and Caulfield Cup on Mer De Glace. Hunting Horn won Group 2 McCafe Mooney Valley Gold Cup. The horse is scheduled to race in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 5th.  Aidan O'Brien trains Hunting horn. His son Joseph Patrick O’Brien rides Downdraft. Japan won Prix de l‘Arc de Triomphe. Maximum Security won at the Japanese Grand Prix. It was a great weekend of horse racing for Japan.

Glen Boss has been suspended for six races for careless riding. He will not be able to ride the Melbourne ante-post favorite Constantinople. Joao Moreira will take his place.

Rain washed out Saturday's Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy for 2-year-olds at Doncaster. The race will be run on Friday over the all-weather surface at Newcastle Tapeta course.

Frankie Dettori won the Group 1 Criterium International for 2-year-old colts and fillies at Longchamp. Alson, a German-bred colt by Arelon, picked up his third victory from five starts for trainer Jean-Pierre Carvalho. Mkfancy won Saturday's Crierium de Saint-Cloud for two- and three-years-olds.

Maximum Security won the weekend of horse racing in Japan.

Maximum Security won the $200,000 Grade III Bold Ruler at Belmont Park. Seismic Wave won Saturday's $100,00 English Channel Stakes for 3-year-olds. Buy Land and See won $ 100,500 Awad Staks for 2- year-old colts. Sunday's card was canceled because of high winds and heavy rain. Mandatory payouts will be carried over to Friday's race at Aqueduct. For details, visit www.nyra.com. for details. For more information on the New York Racing Association, go to www.-nra-racing.org.

Tom's d'Etat won the $200,000 Grade II Hagyard Fayette on Saturday. It was his second win of 2019. He's going to the Grade I Clark on Nov. 29. The Clark is the premier event of the Churchill Downs fall meeting.

Maximum Security won again at Churchill Downs. Finite won the Rags to Riches Stakes for fillies. South Bend won Street Sense. The Algorithms colt trained by Stanley Hough won in 1:35.56. The next race is a $300,000 Grade II Golden Rod under the Twin Spires on November 30.

Midcourt won Sunday's Comma to the Top Stakes by a neck over Two Thirty Five. Keeper Ofthe Stars won Saturday's $100,000 Autumn Miss for 3-year-old fillies.

Chapalu won Saturday's $150,000 Grey Stakes for 2-year-olds. Cool Shadows won the Princess Elizabeth Stake for Canadian-foaled fillies. Dixie's Gamble won $100,00 Overskate Staking for Ontario-sired horses. Silent Jimmie was demoted to fourth place for interference.

Wise Rachel won Saturday's $75,000 Pike Place Dancer for 2-year-old fillies. Maximum Security won again at Golden Gate Fields.

Liberate dueled to the lead in the $150,000 Juvenile and drew off smartly in a stretch run to win by 7 3/4 lengths. Moonlit Mission rallied five-wide from far back to beat Nikki My Angel by 2 1/2 lengths in $ 150,00 John W. Galbreath. Leona's Reward led all the way in $15,500 Distaff and won by 3 lengths, while Forewarned took the Endurance by two 3 / 4 lengths over Mo Dont No. Over Icce.

Hustle Up won the $185,000 Rocky Gulch New Mexico Classic Cup Championship. Hennessy Express came from the back of the field to beat Pink Cadillac by 2 lengths. Waltzing Attila took the lead in the lane in $145,00 Distaff Sprint and won by 1/2 length. Slewacide Squad won $ 145, 000 Derby. Count Them Again won a $125,500 Lassie for 2-year-old fillies.