Everbright and Saphira's Cross recorded a brace of Stakes wins for their sire Cape Cross on Sunday at Sha Tin and at Newmarket on 1000 Guineas day.
Five-year-old gelding Everbright notched back-to-back wins in Hong Kong's G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup over a mile and a half. The New Zealand-bred out of the Vice Regal mare Anna's Choice has now won five times. In the UK, Saphira's Cross, whose only previous start had been a winning one over nine furlongs at Wolverhampton, proved she is a filly on the up when landing the ten-furlong Listed Pretty Polly Stakes, a race won en route to an Oaks double by her paternal half-sister Ouija Board.
The three-year-old, who was bred by Gainsborough Stud from All Our Hope (Gulch) now has Royal Ascot in her sights and could drop back to a mile for the G1 Coronation Stakes or head to the Sandringham.
Dubai Destination had a G3 runner-up in Frankfurt when Lancetto went close in the Fruhjahrs-Preis des Bankhaus Metzier run over ten furlongs.
Saturday saw one of Kheleyf's early winners Dispol Kylie make her second trip to the winner's enclosure with victory at Thirsk. Bred by Century Farms, the filly, from her sire's first crop, has been successful on both her starts to date. Exceed And Excel's lead in the Australian freshman sires' table was increased further when Seeking Attention became his twelfth winner in the southern hemisphere.
