
Content Gets Her Grade 1 in Yorkshire Oaks
After placing twice in group 1 company in her last two starts, Content lands her first top-level score in the Aug. 22 Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
Aidan P. O'Brien
Ryan L. Moore
Westerberg, Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Tabor, Michael B.
Coolmore
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After placing twice in group 1 company in her last two starts, Content lands her first top-level score in the Aug. 22 Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
John and Thady Gosden have two high-profile entrants in the Aug. 22 Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Queen of The Pride has gone from strength to strength this season, while her group 1-winning stablemate Emily Upjohn has some questions to answer.
The most competitive and open Irish Oaks (G1) for many years produced an exciting race and a game winner in You Got To Me, who gave trainer Ralph Beckett his second Irish classic and rider Hector Crouch his first classic July 20.
The reason jockey Ryan Moore is riding Content rather than original antepost favorite Port Fairy in the July 20 Irish Oaks (G1) is because he was so impressed with the way she hit the line in last month's Pretty Polly Stakes (G1).
As anticipated, interest from horsemen for the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) was high, with 25 pre-entries. At the time of final entries Oct. 30, a capacity field of 14 was in place, plus two also-eligibles.