Albahr | Horse Racing Free Tips

Off at a skinny 65 cents on the dollar, unsurprising given the incredible success of his stablemates over the weekend, ALBAHR (GB) (g, 2, Dubawi {Ire}–Falls of Lora {Ire}, by Street Cry {Ire}) bombed the break in a way similar to the way Wild Beauty (GB) (Frankel {GB}) did in the Natalma S., and similar to that one, overcame that trouble to post a cozy victory in the GI Summer S. at Woodbine. The win earns Albahr an all-fees-paid berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar Nov. 5. Winner of three straight at home, including the Listed Stonehenge S. at Salisbury Aug. 20, Albahr stood there for a second, spotting his rivals several lengths, and was more quietly ridden towards the back of the pack for the opening half-mile. Given his cue three furlongs from home the chestnut accelerated on the swing for home, was produced four deep into the straight and raced a bit greenly through the final stages, but was far too good. Grafton Street (War Front), a maiden trying the turf in his second career start, finished willingly for second ahead of longshot Godolphin's U.S.-based Degree of Risk (Cairo Prince).

Sunday, Woodbine
SUMMER S.-GI, C$404,400, Woodbine, 9-19, 2yo, 1mT, 1:35.77, gd.
1–ALBAHR (GB), 122, g, 2, by Dubawi (Ire)
               1st Dam: Falls of Lora (Ire) (GSW-UAE, SW-Eng, $246,417), by Street Cry (Ire)
               2nd Dam: Firth of Lorne (Ire), by Danehill
               3rd Dam: Kerrera (Ire), by Diesis (GB)
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN.
O/B-Godolphin Racing, LLC (GB); T-Charles Appleby;
J-Lanfranco Dettori. C$240,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-1,
$235,181. *1/2 to Cascadian (GB) (New Approach (IRE)),
G1SW-Aus, G1SP-Fr, $2,251,779. Werk Nick Rating: A+.
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2–Grafton Street, 122, c, 2, War Front–Lahinch Classics (Ire),
by Galileo (Ire). O-Mrs. John Magnier; B-Mrs E.M. Stockwell
(KY); T-Mark E. Casse. C$80,000.
3–Degree of Risk, 122, c, 2, Cairo Prince–Wipe Out, by Hard
Spun. O/B-Godolphin, LLC (KY); T-Eoin G. Harty. C$40,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 0.65, 9.25, 14.15.
Also Ran: First Empire, Dripping Gold, Ready for the Lady, Luckman, Heat Merchant, Souper Legacy.
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Charlie Appleby makes the trip across the pond with a strong chance to earn a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf when he sends out Albahr (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in Woodbine's GI Summer S. Sunday. Graduating at second asking at Haydock June 9, the Godolphin homebred followed suit with a decisive score at that oval July 17 and captured the Stonehenge S. at Salisbury Aug. 20. Frankie Dettori also makes the trip to Canada to ride.

Mark Casse has won this event four times, including last year, and he sends out a solid contender in First Empire (Classic Empire). A second-out winner when switched from sythetic to grass here Aug. 1, the dark bay captured the Soaring Free S. over the local lawn Aug. 21. Casse also saddles a trio of longshots in Souper Legacy (Hard Spun), Grafton Street (War Front) and Luckman (Empire Maker).

Shug McGaughey is very rarely seen in the Woodbine entries, but he makes the trip north with Dripping Gold (Lemon Drop Kid), who won on debut in a two-turn turf test at Saratoga Aug. 7.

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