O'Brien chasing more Group 1 joy in Criterium.Byline: Desmond Stoneham AIDAN O'BRIEN will rely on Mikhail Glinka, a Listed winner at Leopardstown this month, as well as maiden winners Don Carlos and Banyan Tree as he attempts to maintain his recent domination of Group 1 races for twoyear-olds in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 2,000 metres (approximately 1 mile 2 furlongs) at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in November. tomorrow. The Ballydoyle trainer, who withdrew Royal Lodge Stakes The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in late September. winner Joshua Tree on Thursday, has won the Dewhurst Stakes (Beethoven), Racing Post Trophy The Racing Post Trophy is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Doncaster Racecourse in late October. (St Nicholas Abbey) and Criterium International (Jan Vermeer) and also landed this race a year ago with subsequent Irish Derby winner Fame And Glory. Johnny Murtagh will ride Don Carlos, Banyan Tree will be partnered by Colm O'Donoghue, with Seamus Heffernan on Mikhail Glinka. There is also a strong British challenge as Joe Fanning partners Layali Al Andalus for Mark Johnston and William Buick rides Gardening Leave for Andrew Balding. The in-form Godolphin stable relies on Passion For Gold, the mount of Frankie Dettori. There are only two French horses among the nine declared. Andre Fabre has put Mickael Barzalona on Sheikh Mohammed's Simon De Montfort and Olivier Peslier will be back in the Wertheimer Brothers' silks to ride Kaage for Freddy Head. German raider Zazou completes the line-up. |
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