Favourite backers were in jubilant mood at the curragh yesterday as sariska became the fourth prime candidate on the bounce to triumph when turning the darley irish oaks. Sariska cruises into arc reckoning the independent. Just like last year, when sariska came out of an undignified scrap at epsom to cruise home at the curragh, the darley irish oaks yesterday seemed to end all equivocation about the superiority of. He moved to england after being crowned irelands champion apprentice in.
Sariska turned the darley irish oaks into a procession at the curragh today as she cruised to a cheeky threelength success under a super. Raced over the twelvefurlong distance at the curragh, the irish oaks is one of the five classics of the irish seasons and pits together some of the best middledistance horses of the classic generation threeyearolds. Sariska cruises to spectacular irish oaks victory sometimes in racing, you hear the best tales after the race has been run and won. Her jockey jamie spencer will never earn an easier group one success as michael bells filly triumphing by just a head at epsom over midday got home unextended by three lengths. The horse is best known for her win in the oaks in 2009, a year in which she was named european champion 3yo filly. Five more classic winners are among the newest additions to the list namely oaks winners light shift, ramruma and sariska, english and irish guineas winner finsceal beo and poule dessai des pouliches winner. Jamie spencer guides sariska to irish oaks on the crest of.
Bred and raced by lady bamford, she was named for the sariska tiger reserve in the alwar district of the indian state of rajasthan. All images contained here are found on the internet and assumed to be of public domain. Sariska firepower to overshadow midday independent. Watch all your favourite tv shows live or on demand on your pc, smartphone or tablet for free. Despite having been represented by less than half the field in each running over the last decade, britainbased trainers have won seven of the last ten irish oaks. Sariska horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Sariska may have only just beaten midday at epsom but on gruellingly heavy ground she completed the oaks double with such aplomb that. Confidence in sariska for irish oaks at curragh daily. All eyes were on the curragh in 2007 ahead of the eagerly anticipated rematch between oaks first and second light shift and peeping fawn. The irish oaks is the irish equivalent of the epsom oaks, which of course takes place during the epsom derby meeting in june. Superstition made no difference to sariska, who became the 12th filly to complete the angloirish oaks double, with the cheekiest of wins, by three and a half lengths, and still on the bridle. Sariska can do the oakey coakey racing sport express. Sariska seeks to confirm big is beautiful in irish oaks at curragh this article is more than 10 years old michael bells epsom heroine in new classic challenge.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The irish version though takes place in july at the curragh and it is open to 3yearold thoroughbred fillies. It was first run in june 1895 over a mile, starting at the madrid post, when won by sapling sr 1828. Details of horses trained outside gb and ireland or born prior to 1986 may be incomplete. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Shes a class filly and ill be praying for rain, fallon told me on tuesday. It is irelands equivalent of the oaks, a famous race in england. Irish oaks 2009 results sariska horse racing nation. Sariska impressive winner of darley irish oaks irish racing. Sariska kickstarted the tenyear haul in memorable fashion, cantering through the field under a motionless jamie spencer, who had the audacity to wave goodbye to closest pursuer. Selene gb, a foal of 1919, was so small that george lambton, trainer for the seventeenth earl of derby. Kieren fallon picks up plum ride on sariska telegraph. Sariska can do the oakey coakey the feelgood factor would follow an oaks double for sariska on the curragh tomorrow. Trained by michael bell, sariska made her racing debut on november 1, 2008, winning a maiden race for filles at newmarket racecourse. In recent years horses that ran in the epsom oaks earlier in the month have gone well, with four of the last 12 epsom winners going onto followup in the irish version later that season. Sariska will be aimed at next months irish oaks after trainer michael bell expressed satisfaction at the way the cut on the fillys hind leg is recovering. His 3,600,000gns colt is the worlds highestpriced yearling in 2019. The darley irish oaks, first run in 1895, was originally contested over a mile. Sariska got home by a head over midday in the english oaks and is a shortpriced favourite to make it a classic double.
Sariska foaled 14 february 2006, in england is a british thoroughbred racehorse. Shes never missed a dance that we wanted her to take part in. Your six pack may be more of a 2 4 and your nose may contain more hairs than your head, but on her video display you are hercules. The horse is best known for her win in the oaks in 2009, a year in which she. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Please specify an id for the contact form in video settings video post spam flagcontact form 7 id or spam flaggravity form id. That list already includes the 2005 derby for motivator gb followed by the oaks and irish oaks in 2009 for sariska. Bandages covering the injury were removed on thursday and it is hoped that sariska will be able to step back into light exercise in. Sariska is bound for the arc after rubberstamping her class with a classic double in sundays irish oaks at the curragh. The best action from the curragh, newbury and market rasen on a thrilling kerrygold irish oaks day.
Sariskas incredible win in the irish oaks in 2009, with jamie spencer aboard. In 1915 it was extended to 1 mile 4 furlongs to match the distance of the irish derby, starting at the howth post. Group one races are rarely taken by a winner who does not have to come off the bridle but to the limited edition collection must now be added yesterdays irish oaks. Sariskas pedigree and partial racing stats video at youtube of sariska. Emotions will run high at the curragh tomorrow should newmarket icon henry cecil and waterfords inform jockey tom queally combine with epsom runnerup midday to plunder the darley irish oaks. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Sariska, ridden by jamie spencer, claims victory at the oaks last month. Ouija board and alexandrova have done it investec oaks and darley irish. Spencer visiting jockey ireland hk racing south china. It is run at the curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs 2,414 metres, and it is scheduled to take place each year in july. Sariska seeks to confirm big is beautiful in the irish oaks. In addition to the fact that it best lenovo laptop with cd drive under 400 comes in a tough froth case that makes it simpler for littler hands to grasp, yet additionally, the top tier parental controls imply that mothers and fathers can ensure their descendants are remaining safe on the web. If you are the owner of any images contained herein and would like it removed, than please contact ntact me. The only british stallion to sire 100 group winners.
Irish 2,000 guineas 2019 phoenix of spain, irish oaks 2009 sariska, oaks. Sariska is 91 from 251 with coral, who make fame and glory, the irish derby winner, their favourite at 72. The field usually includes fillies which ran previously in the epsom oaks, and several have won both races. Sariska stays on for oaks triumph oaks heroine sariska survived a tense stewards inquiry and an injury scare to grant michael bell admission to an exclusive epsom club. You even two inches taller than in real life, based on a study of the okcupid site. Irish champion filly sariska has been retired from racing after failing to break from the starting gate for the second straight time.
The irish oaks is a group 1 flat horse race in ireland open to threeyearold thoroughbred fillies. The first was masaka in 1948, and the most recent was snow fairy in 2010 the leading participants from the irish oaks sometimes go on to compete in the following. The 124th running of the irish oaks is shaping up to be an absolute cracker this weekend. Sariska, an anglo irish oaks winner, has a preference for soft ground, but she boasts excellent credentials. Sariskas pedigree combines speed, stamina bloodhorse. As blue as lady bamfords blood may be, it is no bluer than that of sariska, who can trace her lineage back to one of the great matrons of the thoroughbred. Sariska just denied midday in a desperate finish to the investec oaks at epsom to. Sariska foaled february 14, 2006 in england is a thoroughbred filly racehorse.
Frankel set for outstanding line up of mares frankel will start his new career as a stallion later this week and juddmonte has released more details of the champion racehorses book of mares for 20 frankel, who won all 14 of his races, will be visited by an outstanding lineup of mares, including around 60 that have either won a gr. There have been plenty of memorable editions in recent years here are five of the best. Bell sitting pretty as stable stars return thoroughbred daily news. Name this irish oaks winning horse and jockey for your chance to win tickets to this years race on. Try watching sariska win the irish oaks, now thats as easy as it gets, and its a group 1. The irish oaks is a group 1 race for 3 year old fillies, contested each july, over 1 mile 4 furlongs at the curragh. Classy sariska romps home in irish oaks daily mail online. The fouryearold only won once last season but she ran the race of her life to finish second to sariska in the irish oaks on bottomless. Trainer bell targets irish oaks for sariska comeback. Bandages covering the injury were removed on thursday and it is hoped that sariska will be able to step back into light exercise in the next few days. Sariska cruises to spectacular irish oaks victory telegraph.