O’Brien Quartet Formidable in Fillies’ Mile
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has entered four fillies in the Oct. 10 Fillies’ Mile (G1) at Newmarket Racecourse, with the Prestige Fillies Stakes (G3) and Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) winner Precise set to be joined by Moments of Joy , Sugar Island , and Composing .
Precise is currently the 10-1 second favorite for next year’s One Thousand Guineas (G1) over the Fillies’ Mile course and distance next May, with O’Brien’s Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) winner Diamond Necklace —who was not among the 11 declarations for Friday’s race—heading the betting at 8-1.
Desert Flower completed the double with victories in both Rowley Mile group 1 races earlier this year, but the O’Brien-trained Minding was the previous filly to achieve the feat before that.
The Ballydoyle trainer is currently tied with Sir Henry Cecil and John Gosden for most victories in the race on six as he marches closer to breaking his own record for top-level victories in a season.
Godolphin will be hoping to win the race for the second time in as many years with Dance To The Music , while the stunningly-bred Frankel relative Legacy Link represents fellow superpower outfit Juddmonte.
Joseph O’Brien will make it five Irish runners courtesy of Queen of Hawaii , while Moon Target and Venetian Lace will clash again after both ran in the May Hill Stakes (G2) at Doncaster last month. The unbeaten Amora Queen and Karl Burke-trained Evolutionist will complete the field.
