Lake Forest, the 2024 winner of the lucrative Golden Eagle at Rosehill in Australia, will return Down Under in the coming months, according to co-owner Tony Bloom's racing manager Sean Graham. In October is the A$20-million G1 The Everest, and then the No Nay Never colt will defend his Golden Eagle title in November.
Trained by William Haggas for Bloom and Ian McAleavy, the chestnut was second in the G2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood in July and in the August 23 G1 City Of York Stakes last weekend.
Sean Graham, racing manager to co-owner Tony Bloom, said, “We know he wants seven and a half furlongs in a strongly-run race with plenty in it on quick ground, so there are a couple of races for him in Australia in October and November and that will be the long-term plan.
“There's one in Sydney and then there's one on the final day of the Melbourne Carnival, both are quite valuable. He's proven he can travel, he's proven he's tough as teak and when the ground starts to soften there won't be much for him here anyway.”
Haggas also trains Sky Majesty for the same owners, with the 3-year-old Blue Point filly taking the G3 Ballyogan Stakes at Naas on August 24.
“Tom Marquand said the ground was beautiful at Naas, with a good bit of cut in it,” said Graham. “I think her main target for the end of the season will be the [G1] Champions Sprint on Champions Day at Ascot, hopefully the ground will come up soft then.
“We'll wait to see how she is before making any decisions, but that would be what we're thinking.”
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