Shocking Snowfall

Dettori on Snowfall won the Oaks handily with a record 16 lengths at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The horses behind her seemed to stop at the final stretch. She is the daughter of Deep Impact, so I was delighted.

If she wins the “Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe” in the fall and shows us that it wasn’t a fluke, I will be even happier.

¶“I’ve won many Classics, but not as easy as this one,” said the jockey, whose hardest job was stopping Snowfall afterwards. […] “I was like a hot knife through butter, I had everything completely beaten coming around Tattenham Corner,” said the 50-year-old rider, who was enjoying just his seventh winner of the season and a second Classic in 2021. […] Full text is here. Referenced from Racing Post, 4 June, 2021