Hollie Doyle to Ride Deirdre in Bahrain

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Jockey Hollie Doyle has picked up the ride on Group 1 winner Deirdre (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) in the Nov. 20 £500,000 International Trophy in Bahrain, Racing Post reported. Doyle, who earned her first Group 1 win aboard Glen Shiel (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) on British Champions Day last month, has ridden 129 winners through Saturday and will ride Mighty Gurkha (Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}) in the GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Nov. 6. Deirdre, winner of the G1 Nassau S. in the UK in 2019, was also successful in the 2017 G1 Shuka Sho at the highest level.

“I was delighted to get the call-up to ride Deirdre and had a first sit on her in Newmarket on Saturday morning,” Doyle told Racing Post. “She's a pretty popular horse in Japan and on her day she's very good. I've never ridden in Bahrain before and it's great to get the international recognition. The owner, Mr. [Toji] Morita, contacted my agent direct and hopefully this will open other doors. She felt great on Saturday and connections seemed delighted with her, which is the main thing.”

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