Photo-finish goes the right way for Proxy in Oaklawn Handicap

Proxy avenged his narrow defeat at Santa Anita last month as he flew home to pip Last Samurai and Stilleto Boy in Saturday’s G2 Oaklawn Handicap.

Only a neck had separated Stilleto Boy and Proxy in the Santa Anita Handicap but the Godolphin homebred produced another storming run to get up on the line, adding to his previous Graded win in November’s G1 Clark Stakes. The Breeders’ Cup Classic remains the end-of-season target for the Tapit homebred.

Fellow five-year-old Frost Point took her form to a new level when posting decisive wins at Aqueduct over the winter and the daughter of Frosted continued her upward trajectory with another impressive display in Keeneland’s G3 Doubledogdare Stakes on Friday.

Kallos has looked back to his best since returning from a gelding operation at the end of last year and the talented sprinter notched a third straight victory in Saturday’s G3 R.N. Irwin Stakes at Morphettville.

Godolphin’s most prolific G1 winner Anamoe retired from racing last week to take up stallion duties at Darley Kelvinside. During a glittering career, the son of Street Boss posted nine victories at the highest level, including the Cox Plate, becoming only the second Australian horse in more than 20 years to win a G1 at two, three and four.

Ottoman Fleet enjoyed a breakthrough G3 win as he backed up three good efforts at Meydan this year in the Earl Of Sefton Stakes on day one of Newmarket’s Craven meeting. Three-year-olds Majestic Pride and Silver Lady also scored at Newmarket, while Noble Style and Silver Knott warmed up for the 2,000 Guineas with racecourse gallops.

Quickstep could have Classic ambitions of her own after she took her record to two wins from three starts at Longchamp on Thursday, a card on which four-year-old Life In Motion secured a third straight Listed win.

Military Order made an impressive start to his three-year-old campaign when scoring by four lengths at Newbury on Friday. The full-brother to Derby and King George hero Adayar could follow the same path as his illustrious sibling, with the Lingfield Derby Trial a potential next step.

Adayar himself looks set to return to action in the G3 Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown Park this Friday, when his rivals may include his Champion Stakes conqueror Bay Bridge. G3 Zetland Stakes winner Flying Honours could also look to advertise his Derby prospects on the same fixture.