Yorkshire Oaks Showdown: Irish Oaks contenders You Got To Me and Content clash again alongside Ribblesdale rivals and seasoned competitors. Expect high drama on the turf this Thursday!
On Thursday, York will host an exciting Irish Oaks rematch featuring You Got To Me and Content, both declared for the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks.
Ralph Beckett's filly celebrated her first top-tier victory by claiming Classic honours at the Curragh, successfully fending off a late surge from Aidan O'Brien's Content, who entered this 12-furlong race after narrowly missing out by less than a length.
The primary contenders from the Classic generation include You Got To Me and Content, bolstered by Ribblesdale one-two finishers, O'Brien's Port Fairy and David O'Meara's Lava Stream, representing the three-year-old division.
Another Irish Classic EXPORT 🤍🩷💙
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐞 gives @RalphBeckett a first @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks success.
And what a result for @HectorCrouch 🌟
Was runner-up Content unlucky?@curraghrace pic.twitter.com/ZrNC2elsHi
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 20, 2024
Among the older contenders, the team of John and Thady Gosden will count on both the seasoned Emily Upjohn and the emerging talent of Queen Of The Pride.
Emily Upjohn is a regular in Group One events, while her stablemate, owned by Qatar Racing, shows continuous improvement with each race and now steps up to the highest level of competition for the first time.
William Haggas' Sea Theme, who won the Galtres Stakes at this meeting last year, will have her first Group One run, with Hughie Morrison's Aphrodite Fillies' Stakes winner Mistral Star rounding out the eight-horse field.
Royal Ascot standout Leovanni is set to lead the nine entrants in the opening Sky Bet Lowther Stakes.
The Queen Mary champion is joined by two other Karl Burke-trained contenders, Unspoken Love and Naas Listed winner Miss Lamai.
Princess Margaret Stakes runners-up and third-place finishers, Eve Johnson Houghton's Betty Clover and Ralph Beckett's Tales Of The Heart, are also in the fray, with their form boosted by Simmering's recent win in France. O'Brien's Ballyhane Stakes winner Heavens Gate is the lone Irish challenger.
