Caravaggio cements his status by brushing aside Phoenix rivals

Caravaggio and Seamie Heffernan romp home in the Keeneland Phoenix StakesCredit: Patrick McCann

Caravaggio cemented his place as this year's leading two-year-old colt on Sunday with another impressive success, this time when running right away from his rivals in the Phoenix Stakes.

An improved Racing Post Rating of 119 marks him down as the second-best winner of the Phoenix Stakes in the past decade, with only stablemate George Washington (121) posting a better level in the six-furlong Group 1.

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Simon TurnerRacing Post Reporter

Published on 8 August 2016inNews

Last updated 17:28, 8 August 2016

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