Johannesburg tackles Ascot sprint
Thursday, 20 June 2002 11:51Johannesburg, champion two-year-old of 2001, heads a field of 16 sprinters declared at the final 48-hour stage for the Golden Jubilee Stakes on Saturday. Aidan O'Brien's colt, unbeaten in seven starts as a two-year-old, including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, returns to sprinting after finishing eighth in the Kentucky Derby.
The Royal Ascot contest, formerly known as the Cork And Orrery Stakes, carries Group One status this year. An intriguing American flavour is added to the six-furlong feature in the shape of Caller One. He has twice landed the Dubai Golden Shaheen but was a disappointment on his first try on turf in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint in Hong Kong last month.
Three Points, second to Harmonic Way last year, takes his chance again for Godolphin, with fifth-placed Misraah again representing Sir Michael Stoute. Continent and Bahamian Pirate, runner-up and ninth respectively in Tuesday's King's Stand Stakes, will represent trainer David Nicholls.
Filed by Laura Reynolds
