Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, October 17
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday's meetings at Brighton, Carlisle, Chelmsford City, Wincanton, and Southwell.
The $350,000, Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run Stakes Saturday at Keeneland drew a quality field of 10 fillies, five of which have won stakes in one or both of their most recent races.
As 3-year-olds are running out of chances to race against horses their own age in a graded stakes, the Lexus Raven Run Stakes Oct. 19 will give 10 sophomore filly sprinters the chance to add Grade 2 laurels to their resume.
Mike Smith stands alone atop the jockey rankings by winners for the Breeders’ Cup, which held its first edition of the World Championships in 1984, and for many years he had no peer.