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Kensington Lane shocks Athasi rivals to set up Guineas bid
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Mon 4 May 2026
Kensington Lane could head to the Irish 1,000 Guineas next, with overseas ambitions on the agenda following her victory in the Coolmore Auguste Rodin Irish EBF Athasi Stakes.
Donnacha O’Brien’s chestnut was last seen finishing well behind the subsequent 1000 Guineas winner True Love in the Priory Belle Stakes, and started somewhat overlooked at 14-1 on the Curragh.
Under Chris Hayes she appeared to appreciate the quicker ground, defeating Paddy Twomey’s Black Caviar Gold by three-quarters of a length with Aidan O’Brien’s Drop Dead Gorgeous, the 10-11 favourite, getting going too late back in third.
The winning trainer said: “She won well back on nicer ground. I thought she was way too big a price today but she is a Group Three winner now.
“She’s in the Guineas, so she’ll probably go there. She has a lot of gate speed so she’s one that could end up in the US, in one of those 10 furlong Grade Ones later on in the year. That could suit her. She is a smart filly and she is improving.
“I think definitely, if she goes abroad on a turning track, a mile and a quarter will be no problem to her. That’s what I’m thinking at the minute.”
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