Two Sundays have passed since a six-year-old mare named Profound Beauty won a listed race in Ireland called the Saval Beg Stakes. Most racing fans haven’t heard of 2,800-meter race, but followers the Melbourne Cup know it very, very well. That might be because the only two horses from Europe ever to win the world’s most prestigious two-miler – Vintage Crop in 1993 and Media Puzzle in 2002 – both won the Saval Beg.
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November 9, 2009 – 4:59 am
Thoroughbred racing’s global appeal was in full swing this weekend at Santa Anita Park during the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Countless connections were on hand, including two-time Melbourne Cup winner Dermot Weld, pictured here with owner Anthony Bonomo prior to the Gr. 1 Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies.
The Irish trainer confirmed for me that Profound Beauty was scratched from this year’s Melbourne Cup by Moyglare Stud because of concerns about the track conditions at Flemington this spring.
“She’s a valuable mare worth millions of dollars, and the risks associated with running her on such hard ground were too great,” he said.
