Apple of Henry's eye in US test.HENRY CECIL's Apple Charlotte is limbering up to take on some smart US fillies in Sunday's American Oaks at Hollywood Park. After winning her first three starts, the daughter of Royal Applause lost little in a shorthead defeat to Splashdown splash·down n. The landing of a spacecraft or missile in water. splashdown Noun the landing of a spacecraft on water at the end of a flight Verb splash down in the Lord Weinstock Memorial Stakes at Newbury when conceding 3lb to her rival. Many of her potential opponents are from the California area, while Sands Point Stakes winner Gozzip Girl is set to make the trip from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Joining the field are Irish 1000 Guineas fourth Rare Ransom, trained by frequent American visitor Dermot Weld, and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. contender Puttanesca. Apple Charlotte is owned by De La Warr De La Warr , Baron Title of Thomas West. 1577-1618. English-born American colonial administrator chosen as the first governor of the Virginia Company colony. Racing, whose manager Ed Sackville said: "She's out there now and the plan is for Mike Smith to ride her. It's pretty much an all- American affair, apart from Dermot Weld's filly. " This will be easily her toughest challenge but she had the invitation, so why not run? " Considering her penalty, she ran a very good race in defeat last time to an improving rival." SPANISH Moon will continue his resurgence overseas after a smooth display in the Grand Prix de Saint- Cloud on Sunday. Sir Michael Stoute's fiveyear- old showed his run in Dubai when he was second in the Sheema Classic was no fluke by coming home a length and a half clear of Alpine Rose. However, as he continues to serve a six- month ban in England for failing to enter the stalls, connections are scouring the overseas Pattern book. " Obviously we have to go where it makes most sense for him and we are slightlyrestricted," said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to the owner Prince Khalid Abdullah
Khalid Abdullah (born 1937 in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia) is a prince in his homeland although he chooses to not go by his title in his numerous international business ventures. . " The main thing that came out of yesterday was the trouble they went to to get him in ( the stalls). " He doesn't give any trouble at all at home, he's a bit of an enigma. I went to see him do an unofficial stalls test the other day and he went in 10 times without a bother. " He races genuinely too so there is no questioning his attitude. " After this performance we can genuinely say he is a Group One horse, definitely." CAPTION(S): SIR MICHAEL STOUTE |
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