UK//IRE- Super Saturday IV- 8/26

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Going to be a very long day, starting with York at 8:50am (ET) and ending with the Pat O'Brien S. (GII) at Del Mar, 9:31pm ET. 

Highlight could be the Ebor Handicap at York, with 22 runners going 14F, and the winner gets £300,000 ($377K USD).

Will also re-register my annual complaint about the lack of GI races for 7F runners. Look at the field for the City of York S., look at their records, and tell me that shouldn't be a Group I. 


York-  GOING: Good-to-firm 

YOR R1 (8:50am ET)- 1m1f (1m177y) Strensall Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/845933


YOR R2 (9:25am ET)- 1m6f (1m5f188y) Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/845932


YOR R3 (10:00am ET)- 7f City Of York Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/843305


YOR R4 (10:35am ET)- 1m6f (1m5f188y) Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (4yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/844267


YOR R5 ( 11:10am ET)- 6f Constantine Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/845935


YOR R6 (11:45am ET)- 5f Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (2yo)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/845936


YOR R7 (12:20pm ET)- 1m2½f (1m2f56y) Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+ 0-105)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/107/york/2023-08-26/845934



Goodwood-  GOING: Good

GOO R2 (9:05am ET)- 7f Prestige Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (2yo)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/21/goodwood/2023-08-26/845974


GOO R3 (9:40am ET)- 1m Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/21/goodwood/2023-08-26/843306



Newmarket-  GOING: Good-to-firm

NEW R5 (10:55am ET)- 6f (July) Hopeful Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/174/newmarket-july/2023-08-26/845962



Windsor-  GOING: Good-to-firm

WDS R3 (1:20pm ET)- 1m3½f (1m3f99y) August Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/93/windsor/2023-08-26/845994


WDS R4 (1:50pm ET)- 1m2f Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/93/windsor/2023-08-26/845993



Curragh- GOING: Good 

CUR R2 (11:40am ET)- 1m Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) (2yo)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/178/curragh/2023-08-26/848234


CUR R3 (12:10pm ET)- 6f Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) (2yo)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/178/curragh/2023-08-26/848235


CUR R4 (12:40pm ET)- 1m1f Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/178/curragh/2023-08-26/847113


CUR R5 (1:10pm ET)- 1m Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) (3yo+)

www.racingpost.com/racecards/178/curragh/2023-08-26/847593



Also some shite racing from Saratoga in the US.




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It was a quickfire double for Beckett and owner Marc Chan, who only minutes before took the Celebration Mile at Goodwood with Angel Bleu.

"He's an extraordinary horse," the trainer said. "We'll never have another one like him. This race has to become a Group 1, doesn't it? He's a proven Group 1 horse and there are proven Group 2 horses in behind.

"Britain needs a seven-furlong Group 1. Sadly it will be too late for him but that's okay and I'm pleased he's raising the profile of the race."

Dettori plans to enjoy one of the final moments in his career aboard Kinross, with the sprinter pencilled in for a trip to Hong Kong in December. Other possible targets include the Prix de la Foret {GI, 7F}, which he won last year, and the Breeders' Cup Mile, in which he finished third to Modern Games.






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