Dawn Approaches the 2000 Guineas as still the horse to beat
It's the first classics of the flat season this weekend, which marks the beginning of the summer, doesn't it? Well the weather down south certainly seems to indicate that, compared to our wet end to the week north of the border.
The going at Newmarket looks to be quick as it prepares to stage it's two day Guineas meeting. I'm chuffed that we have a top class card on Sunday as well, a much underused day on the British racing calendar.
First up though we have the 2000 Guineas on Saturday at 3.50. Over the winter Dawn Approach was the market favourite for this race. You would have been surprised back then if you someone were to have said that come the day, of the race, the Jim Bolger trained 3 year-old may not go off as favourite. That might indeed be the case as the Richard Hannon trained Toranado has came through to be a hot ticket after his impressive performance in the Craven Stakes a couple of weeks ago. He handled the Rowley Mile well and looks to have a heck of a chance at upsetting the Godolphin owned Dawn Approach. This is possibly also due to the fact that the latter has not had a prep race prior to the first classic of the year. I like Toranado but we shouldn't forget how impressive Dawn Approach was as a 2 year-old, there was talk of him being the new Frankel. He has experience of Newmarket as well, having won the Dewhurst back in the Autumn. For me he is still the horse to beat as I think he will be even better as a 3 year old.
The going at Newmarket looks to be quick as it prepares to stage it's two day Guineas meeting. I'm chuffed that we have a top class card on Sunday as well, a much underused day on the British racing calendar.
First up though we have the 2000 Guineas on Saturday at 3.50. Over the winter Dawn Approach was the market favourite for this race. You would have been surprised back then if you someone were to have said that come the day, of the race, the Jim Bolger trained 3 year-old may not go off as favourite. That might indeed be the case as the Richard Hannon trained Toranado has came through to be a hot ticket after his impressive performance in the Craven Stakes a couple of weeks ago. He handled the Rowley Mile well and looks to have a heck of a chance at upsetting the Godolphin owned Dawn Approach. This is possibly also due to the fact that the latter has not had a prep race prior to the first classic of the year. I like Toranado but we shouldn't forget how impressive Dawn Approach was as a 2 year-old, there was talk of him being the new Frankel. He has experience of Newmarket as well, having won the Dewhurst back in the Autumn. For me he is still the horse to beat as I think he will be even better as a 3 year old.
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AS we gear up to the independence referendum in 2014 it got me thinking of the possible consequences an independent Scotland would have on racing north of the border. I have to say I think if the sport was governed by an organisation, the likes of a Scottish Horseracing Authority, it would be a fantastic opportunity to give racing in Scotland a new dimension.