One race a week on each continent. No money, no odds.
The Yorkshire Oaks
York · Thursday 20 August, 3.35 · Group 1 · Nine declared
Kalpana, the King George winner, meets Minnie Hauk, who won this race last year, and Irish Oaks winner Johanna Walsh. Estrange, second last year, was taken out earlier in the week. Picks close at 3.35 UK time.
The last race
The Juddmonte International is run. Item won by a head from Almaqam, with Constitution River third and Ombudsman fourth. The result led Thursday’s brief.
Also this week
America. The Alabama, Saratoga, Saturday, ten furlongs, $600,000.
Australasia. The Winx Stakes, Royal Randwick, Saturday, 1400 metres, $1 million.
How it works
Pick the horse you think wins. It costs nothing, there is no stake and no prize, and we never quote odds. Picks close when they go behind, results show as a share of readers, and the outcome leads the next morning’s brief.