Andrew Newton says O’Brien has a monooly on the Curragh sprint

The Group One Phoenix Stakes, which is run at the Curragh racecourse, is a two-year-old contest that gives us a chance to see some of the potential stars of the future strutting their stuff – this year’s renewal will be run on Sunday, August 8.Staged over 6f, it’s no real shock that the powerful Aidan O’Brien camp have dominated this race in recent times, winning the prize a remarkable 16 times!However, their stranglehold on the race has wavered slightly in recent years and they have ...