PASSAGE OF TIME TO HEAD FOR THE OAKS
Taken from the
TDN
Passage of Time
was confirmed as ante-post favourite for the June G1 Vodafone Oaks
after entries for the Epsom Classic were unveiled on Wednesday,
Juddmonte Farm’s Passage of Time (DANSILI) will target the May 16 G3 Musidora Stakes
at York as a starting point for an eagerly anticipated sophomore
campaign, according to trainer Henry Cecil.
Cecil has recorded
seven victories in the Knavesmire trial and his honour roll
includes three subsequent Oaks heroines in Diminuendo, Snow Bride
and Reams of Verse, the latter also Juddmonte homebred. Passage of
Time burst onto the scene with an impressive five-length score in
the October 28 Listed Montrose Fillies’ Stakes at Newmarket and
quickly adapted to the highest level when usurping Soldier of
Fortune in a strong renewal of the November 12 g1 Criterium de
Saint-Cloud last time.
‘Passage of Time
has done well over the winter but I am in no hurry with her at the
moment, the idea is to bring her along for the Musidora in May,’
the seven-time Oaks winner revealed on his official website
www.henrycecil.com ,
‘Hopefully, this season will see her contesting the major
fillies races – including the Oaks – over a mile and a quarter
to a mile and a half.’
Date: 23 March 2007