Camille Pissarro and Croix Du Nord Headline Simulcast Cast in France and Japan

Camille Pissarro and Croix Du Nord headline simulcast cast in France and Japan

Aidan O’Brien heads into Sunday’s Group One Qatar Prix du Jockey Club (2,000m) double-handed as he bids to win the race for just the second time in his career at Chantilly on Sunday. The master of Ballydoyle first landed the French Derby with St Mark’s Basilica and Camille Pissarro looks to have a brilliant chance of doubling his tally in the third French Classic of the season. The Wootton Bassett galloper won the Group One Prix Jean-Luc Lagarde…

Derby Redemption For Croix Du Nord?

Despite losing his unbeaten tag to Museum Mile (Leontes) in the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), Croix Du Nord still carries the burden of favouritism in Sunday's G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). Never tested at the 2400-metre trip, the son of Kitasan Black and the Cape Cross mare Rising Cross went three-for three in his juvenile season and put an exclamation point on his career thus far in the G1 Hopeful Stakes, defeating Giovanni (Epip…