יום שני, 2 באוגוסט 2010

Goldikova


Goldikova wrote her name into racing history when winning the Prix Rothschild on Sunday to take her tally of Group One victories to 10.
Goldikova makes history
Her third successive win in the Deauville showpiece means Freddie Head's five-year-old joins the great Miesque as the only horse to have triumphed in 10 Group One races since the inception of the Pattern in 1970.
It was another polished performance from the brilliant mare, who was sent off at 1-3 on and won at a canter under Olivier Peslier.
Goldikova's stablemate Only Green set the pace in the one mile contest from Music Show, with the hot favourite tracking the leaders.
But the race was settled as soon as jockey Peslier pushed his charge about two furlongs out, and as hard as the Mick Channon-trained Music Show tried, she could not get close enough to strike a serious blow.
The other British raider, Mark Johnston's Rainfall, threatened briefly under Kieren Fallon but could not maintain her challenge in the final furlong and was edged for third by Elusive Wave.
Like the former Head-ridden Miesque, Goldikova has claimed two Breeders' Cup Miles and she will be bidding for an unprecedented third  
success at Churchill Downs in November.