Cachet to Attempt 1,000 Guineas Double

[Wandering Eyes]

Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}), the winner of the Qipco 1000 Guineas last Sunday at Newmarket, told At The Races Friday that he would attempt the English-French Guineas double, aiming the three-year-old filly to the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp May 15. The race comes just 14 days after her English Guineas win.

Sunday, after the Guineas, her trainer George Boughey said the filly would be pointed to the June 17 G1 Coronation S. at Ascot for her next start, her next step on her way to a start in the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland in the fall, saying she loved fast ground. But Friday, he reversed course.

“Next weekend, we are going to run in France,” he told At The Races. “As long as the track doesn't turn into a quagmire, that's our plan. This morning, she was in great form. All the lights are green. She's got an extraordinary mind.”

Only four fillies in history have successfully attempted the double: Imprudence in 1947, Miesque in 1987, Ravinella in 1988 and Special Duty in 2010. Last year, Mother Earth (Zoffany) was beaten by Coeursamba (The Wow Signal) at Longchamp after having won at Newmarket.

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