Star four-year-old Anamoe, Godolphin’s most successful Group or Grade One racehorse, has the chance to add to his impressive record by clinching his eighth top-level victory in the upcoming A$600,00 Group One Chipping Norton Stakes over 1600m from Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday.
Throughout its history, the first Group 1 weight-for-age race in Sydney each year has been won by some of the most iconic horses in Australian racing history, including legendary champions like Phar Lap and Winx.
Anamoe is currently the overwhelming favourite to join this illustrious list of winners and has accomplished a remarkable feat, surpassing all of Godolphin’s celebrated top-liners such as Dubai Millennium, Fantastic Light, Daylami, and Halling, to become the most successful big-race winner in the history of Godolphin’s worldwide operation.
Some key statistics from Anamoe’s impressive so-far career include: winning more Group 1 races than any other horse owned by Godolphin; with 11 Group race wins, Anamoe is also the most successful Godolphin horse in this category; he has won more stakes races than any other horse Godolphin-owned, with a total of 12 Group and Listed wins; Anamoe’s career earnings of $10.7m put him second only to Godolphin’s dual Dubai World Cup winner, Thunder Snow, who has earned $20.8m over his career.
The Chipping Norton Stakes is set to be a thrilling event, and all eyes will be on Anamoe as he attempts to add another title to his already impressive list of victories.
The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old mare Fangirl made an impressive first-up performance in the Group Two Apollo Stakes, showcasing her strong finishing ability into third behind Anamoe and indicating that she has returned to the track in good form.
Stablemate, four-year-old mare Hinged, managed to finish second between Anamoe and Fangirl, the Waller pair having now met eight times in total, with their head-to-head record an even 4-4 split.
Once again, Fangirl is seen as the biggest threat to Anamoe on Saturday, while the Annabel Neasham-trained five-year-old Mo’unga is another contender, having managed to beat home Anamoe in the Champions Stakes at Flemington in November last year when the latter was at the end of his preparation and finished fourth.
However, Mo’unga has not fared as well in their other five stand offs, including his first-up fifth-place finish to Anamoe in the Apollo Stakes.
