The Curragh will stage another Classic two days of racing this weekend with Saturday featuring the Group 1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks with eight of the top fillies in Europe set to line up in the Group 1 contest.
Epsom Oaks runner up Savethelastdance and Warm Heart, winner of the prestigious Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot, lead a strong team trained by Aidan O'Brien, who will also be represented by Library and Be Happy.
Savethelastdance is the first foal out of American-trained Grade 1-winning millionaire Daddy's Lil Darling. The Galileo filly won the listed Cheshire Oaks in impressive fashion before her second-place finish in the Group 1 Epsom Oaks.
Other contenders include Ribblesdale Stakes runner up Lumiere Rock who represents Joseph O'Brien, Azazat trained by Dermot Weld, and Comhra trained by Jim Bolger, while the Ralph Beckett trained Bluestocking is the sole British trained runner and will carry the colors of the race sponsor Juddmonte.
The Group 2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes has attracted eight runners including the British trained pair of White Lavender and Art Power. The home trained team is lead by Ladies Church, Go Athletico and Ana Syra.
Okita Soushi, Rosscarbery and Emily Dickinson are among the eleven runners in the Group 2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup, while eight two year olds will face the starter in the Group 3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes including Buyin Buyin, Pearls and Rubies and Kairyu and The Caribbean.
A very competitive field will line up for the valuable Paddy Power Scurry with the Gordon Elliott trained Coachello set to carry top weight of 10 stone. Other notable contenders include Big Gossey, Verhoyen, Aussie Girl and Gustavus Weston.
The are ten runners in the La Celia Wines Sprint, eleven in the Barberstown Castle EBF Maiden while there are eleven juveniles in the opening Juddmonte EBF Maiden.
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