Pharaoh well represented in Irish Oaks
Race 5, G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks, Saturday at 12.25am AEST
American Pharoah’s (USA) G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks contender Nicest (Ire) is out of a half-sister to G1 Mackinnon winner Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The family is still active in Australia with Michael Moroney-trainee English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) on the page alongside G1 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}), Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s multiple Australian stakes winner Dr Drill (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and retired Australian stakes winner Tall Ship (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).
American Pharoah is also represented by stakes winner Willow (Ire), who is out of European Champion and multiple stakes-producing mare Peeping Fawn (USA) (Danehill {USA}).
Stakes-placed Party House (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) is a three-quarter sister to G1 Sydney Cup winner Gallante (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), who last trailled in April for Team Rogerson. She is also a half-sister to stakes winner Silence Please (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) out of the winning Machiavellian (USA) mare Crazy Volume (Ire).
Sapphire Stakes
Race 4, G2 Paddy Power Sapphire S., Saturday at 11.50pm AEST.
Erosandpsyche (Ire) (Sepoy) represents his Australian sire in the G2 Paddy Power Sapphire S. over 1000 metres. The 3-year-old colt is one of two stakes-placed runners for stakes winner Sciolina (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) alongside Some Respect (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}).
Brazen Beau is another Australian sire with a runner as his multiple stakes winner Logo Hunter (Ire) takes the stage. He is one of three stakes performers out of Grade 2-placed Jadanna (Ire) (Mujadil {USA}) alongside stakes winner Darkanna (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Grade 3-placed Kodyanna (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}).
Anglesey Stakes
Race 3, G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse And Stables Anglesey S., Saturday at 11.20pm AEST
Starspangledbanner’s Hadman (Ire) looks for his third straight victory in the G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey S. over 1300 metres on Saturday in his stakes debut. Hadman is out of a half-sister to the Chris Waller-trained Yonkers (USA) (Medaglia D'Oro {USA}), who is stakes placed in Australia.
Former shuttle stallion Caravaggio (USA) looks for his second stakes winner with Andreas Vesalius (Ire) in the G3 Anglesey S. at The Curragh. The gelding is a grandson of stakes-placed Vitoria (Ire) (Exceed And Excel) and from the family of stakes winner Periduki (Perugino {USA}) and stakes-placed Danuki (Exceed And Excel). The stallion also sees The Entertainer (Ire) entered here for Ballydoyle.
Daisy Peers (GB) (New Bay {GB}) takes on the males in this spot to try and become the newest stakes winner for her family. She is a great-granddaughter of Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}), who is also the grandam of Australian Group 1 winner Mirage Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and his Australian stakes-winning half-brother Ironclad (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).
