“Bella Ballerina” carries Godolphin’s hopes in the “Kentucky Oaks”

The filly “Bella Ballerina”, owned by the “Godolphin” team and supervised by coach Brendan Wash, is knocking on the door of glory by winning her first title in the first category “Group 1” races, the highest in the world, when she seeks the title of the classic “Kentucky Oaks” race, reserved for fillies over a distance of 1800 meters of sand, and taking place today at the ancient American “Churchill Downs” track.

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

“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, last February, a strong victory in the “Rachel Alexander Stakes” race, 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 Rose Stakes race for category 2 horses, which was held at the same American Churchill Downs track.

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

In the preparatory race for the Commonwealth Cup Stakes, “Wise Approach” faces the challenge of eight of the best speed horses, among which stand out are the two British colts, “Brussels” and “Cobol.”

. The race is for fillies over a distance of 1800 meters on sand.