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I’m not sure where to pitch this but here goes.
Which Guineas winner’s enterprising preparation for the 8f Newmarket classic consisted of running in, and winning, a 10f handicap at Epsom, an 18f handicap at Epsom (both on the same day), a 16f handicap at York and a 12f handicap at York (on successive days).
As one or two participants may have concluded, the two Epsom races were the City & Suburban and the Great Metropolitan handicaps.
To narrow down the options it might help to find out when these races were inaugurated and when, subsequently, three-year-olds were prohibited from entering them.
Use of a search engine might be advisable.
The name of the filly in question is the same as that of a publishing company founded in 1973.
A good quizzer Seasisder and it took your final clue to solve it with the straightforward googledelve ‘publisher 1973’
Virago
What a remarkable 3yo season she had
Well done Drone.
The only time Virago won over a mile at 3 was in the 1,000 Guineas. Her only defeat in 12 races at 3 came when brought back in distance to 6f, but she regained winning form when stepped back up to 3m next time out!
I’ve sent a link to this thread to AOB in case he wants to consider a similar route to Newmarket for Ballydoyle next spring. I’m entertained by the idea of a horse running seven miles in four races before lining up for the Guineas, and I’m sure Coolmore will be similarly impressed. More seriously, it was a different world back then.
Anyway, over to you.
Feel free to ask another intriguing one Seasider; I can’t think of anything and my questions tend not to be racing related anyway
Thank you Drone.
Momentarily resisting my passion for 19th century racing, I’ll move forward at least 100 years from 1854.
Which overseas jockey, still alive now, flew into this country for one Group 1 ride, won the race and went straight back home. He had never raced in this country before and he never returned to race here again.
The jockey in question, although not born in the US, rode there for 16 years. He has one Kentucky Derby win to his credit.
Without referring to T’internet, is it Braulio Baezea (probably got the spelling wrong) on Roberto in the 1972 B&H Gold Cup? (beating Brigadear Gerard)
Correct, Katie.
Lester Piggott got off Roberto that day to ride Rheingold, who finished 4th, leaving a vacancy filled by Braulio Baeza. Roberto was a superstar that day and few would argue that Brigadier Gerard ran below form since the first two both broke the course record.
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