'She's got quicker' - Breeders' Cup tilt next for sprint star Highfield Princess

Highfield Princess blasts her way to victory in the Flying Five under Jason HartCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

The remarkable season of Highfield Princess is set to climax at the Breeders' Cup and jockey Jason Hart is backing the sprinting sensation to register a fourth straight top-level success.

Highfield Princess will head to America on the back of emulating great sprinters like Dayjur, Black Caviar, Blue Point and Muhaarar by winning a third Group 1 sprint in a row in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh.

Those three victories, which also included the Prix Maurice de Gheest and Nunthorpe Stakes, came in different countries within the space of just 36 days.

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Andrew DietzReporter

Published on 27 September 2022inNews

Last updated 18:20, 26 September 2022

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