Sangarius Bound for Dewhurst

'TDN Rising Star' Sangarius (GB) (Kingman {GB}), who took his record to a perfect two-for-two for Juddmonte with a win in the Listed Flying Scotsman S. at Doncaster on Sept. 14, stood his ground after Tuesday's scratching stage along with 47 other colts and fillies for the G1 Darley Dewhurst S. over Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse on Oct. 13. One of the highlights of the Dubai Future Champions Festival, the seven-furlong contest is worth £500,000, the same as the G1 bet365 Fillies' Mile also held during the festival. Recent G1 Phoenix S. hero Advertise (GB) (Showcasing) is also among the entries, as is G1 National S. one-two Quorto (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). G2 Champagne S. victor Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and the runner-up, Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) have also stood their ground.

“Sangarius has come out of his Doncaster victory fine and the Darley Dewhurst is the race that we are looking at his likely next start–though it might not be a great year to be pointing one towards the Dewhurst as it looks like being an extremely strong renewal,” said Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Prince Khalid Abdullah. “He is a fine, scopey horse but is still a work in progress. He needs to improve upon what he achieved in the Flying Scotsman to be competitive in the Dewhurst, but we do feel that he deserves to take his chance. He has won on both 'good to firm' and 'good to soft' ground and, although it is hard to tell, there is nothing in either side of his pedigree to suggest that he won't handle even softer ground. He is from the first crop of Kingman, who has performed above expectations in his first season as a stallion, even though those expectations were quite high. His progeny have been showing a good deal of potential and I couldn't be more pleased with how he has begun his second career.”

Added Grimthorpe of 'Rising Star' Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}) who was sidelined earlier this season after winning the G2 Coventry S., “His [Kingman's] first group winner was of course Calyx, who has been out injured since he won the Coventry S., but the good news is that Calyx is on the way back, he is no lost cause, and I'm hopeful of his prospects for next season. Nevertheless, his injury was a real blow, and even the emergence of Sangarius has not really softened it.”