Talking Horses: Auguste Rodin can pass first test on road to potential Triple Crown
TOP-CLASS PROSPECT: Auguste Rodin can get his three-year-old campaign off to the perfect start by winning the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday. Picture: Healy Racing
Auguste Rodin has been talked up as a potential Triple Crown contender this season and the Deep Impact colt can keep that dream alive by giving Aidan O’Brien a record-extending 11th victory in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.
No colt has won the 2000 Guineas, the Derby, and the St Leger in the same season since Nijinsky back in 1970 though Camelot came agonisingly close in 2012. While Camelot’s bid for immortality was foiled by Encke in the St Leger, Auguste Rodin’s toughest test will likely come at Newmarket given his running style and pedigree suggests his optimum trip will be beyond a mile.
