Facts on the Group One Coolmore Classic
GROUP ONE COOLMORE CLASSIC
1500m, $600,000, Fillies and Mares
HISTORY:
* First race: 1973 (won by Miss Personality)
* Notable winners: Princess Talaria (1978), Emancipation (1984), Skating (1993), Tuesday Joy (2007) and Typhoon Tracy (2009)
* The late Max Lees trained five winners – Satin Sand (1986), Quicksilver Cindy (1991), Flitter (1995), Chlorophyll (1996) and Shindig (1998)
* Champion Sunline is the only horse to win the race twice (2000, 2002)
* 2015 winner: Plucky Belle
TALKING POINTS:
* Only one favourite has won the race in the past 10 years
* Max Lees’ son Kris Lees will saddle up topweight Lucia Valentina
WHAT CONNECTIONS ARE SAYING:
* “You never know if they can get the distance until they do it but she’s certainly fit enough,” Peeping’s trainer Ron Quinton.
* “Azkadellia will be a big danger. The Godolphin filly Ghisoni will also be hard to beat at the weights” Solicit’s trainer Gerald Ryan.
* “I’ve never sat on a filly that’s got gears like her. She’s a horse that does everything so easy.” Ghisoni’s jockey James McDonald.