Dragon Symbol is likely to head to the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot on October 15 following his pleasing run in the Curragh’s Flying Five earl
The Irish Champions Weekend was the focus of The Verdict this week, where I highlighted that Luxembourg and Kyprios were the standout performers on the clock.
The Flying Five Stakes offers an automatic starting position into the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1), while the winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) earns a free spot into the $1- million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1).
“Looking at previous runnings, whenever a fancied 2-year-old has run - let’s say a 10-1 chance or shorter - they’ve nearly always finished in a position where they would have got their money back at least had they been supplemented, and Soldier’s Call was 20-1 when second three years ago.”