The filly “Bella Ballerina” is Godolphin’s hope to win a third title in the American “Kentucky Oaks”.

The filly “Bella Ballerina”, owned by the “Godolphin” team and under the supervision of trainer Brendan Walsh, is knocking on the door of glory, in search of her first title in the world’s highest-ranked Group 1 races, when she seeks the title of the classic “Kentucky Oaks” race, reserved for fillies over a distance of 1800 meters of sand, which will be held tomorrow, Friday, at the ancient American “Churchill Downs” track.

“Bella Ballerina” carries Godolphin’s hopes of adding a third title to the “Royal Blue Emblem” in this ancient classic race, which dates back to 1884, and to follow in the footsteps of her teammates, who won the title in the 2023 edition with “Pretty Mischiefs,” and in last year’s edition with the filly “Good Chair.”

“Bella Ballerina”, the half-sister of champion “Pretty Mischief”, followed the same path in terms of the American races that she ran before the “Kentucky Oaks” Challenge, achieving a strong victory last February in the “Rachel Alexandra Stakes”, before finishing runner-up in her last participation last March in the “Fair Grounds Oaks”.

Like last year’s champion of the Kentucky Oaks, the filly Good Cheer, Bella Ballerina concluded her last season at the age of two years by winning the Golden Rod Stakes for Class 2 horses, which was held at the same Churchill Downs track.

The director of racing horse production at the Godolphin team in America, Michael Banhan, commented on the fortunes of the filly “Bella Ballerina,” saying in press statements: “Bella Ballerina lost her undefeated record in her last preparatory participation for the Kentucky Oaks, and her recent training went well, after trainer Brendan removed the protective eye mask, and she showed rapid rates during the training, and the reins were changed to give the rider a greater degree of control.” “Control.”

“Wise Approach” on a preparatory mission for the “Commonwealth Cup Stakes”

The “Wise Approach” colt, with the “Godolphin” logo and under the supervision of trainer Charlie Appleby, seeks to reserve a seat for him at the “Royal Ascot” festival next summer, when the three-year-old colt seeks the title of the preparatory race for the “Commonwealth Cup Stakes” race, which is being held today at the ancient British “Ascot” track, which is designated for purebred crossbred horses of the third category “Group 3” for a distance of 1200 meters on grass.

In this mission, “Wise Approach” faces the challenge of eight of the best speed horses, most prominent of which are the two British colts “Brussels” and “Cobol,” whom he had previously surpassed last September, at the end of his two-year-old season, when he was crowned champion of the “Middle Park Stakes” race for the first category “Group 1” horses.