Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien is one win away from equalling Bobby Frankel’s world record 25 Grade/Group One winners in a calendar year.
His next chance to join Frankel comes with Johannes Vermeer in Saturday’s $3 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) in Melbourne.
Johannes Vermeer is the favourite for the Caulfield Cup and will be racing a week after his second to Gailo Chop in the Group One Caulfield Stakes.
O’Brien’s attention will then turn to Champions Day at Ascot where he will field a strong team at the last major meeting for the season in Britain.
Aidan O’Brien’s Group One wins in 2017:
Churchill (2000 Guineas) Newmarket, May 6
Winter (1000 Guineas) Newmarket, May 7
Churchill (Irish 2,000 Guineas) Curragh, May 27
Winter (Irish 1,000 Guineas) Curragh, May 28
Highland Reel (Coronation Cup) Epsom, June 2
Wings Of Eagles (English Derby) Epsom, June 3
Highland Reel (Prince of Wales’s Stakes) Ascot, June 21
Caravaggio (Commonwealth Cup) Ascot, June 23
Winter (Coronation Stakes) Ascot, June 23
Capri (Irish Derby) Curragh, July 1
Roly Poly (Falmouth Stakes) Newmarket, July 14
Roly Poly (Prix Rothschild) Deauville, July 30
Winter (Nassau Stakes) Goodwood, August 3
Sioux Nation (Phoenix Stakes) Curragh, August 13
Hydrangea (Matron Stakes) Leopardstown, September 9
Happily (Moyglare Stud Stakes) Curragh, September 10
Order Of St George (Group Irish St Leger) Curragh, September 10
Capri (English St Leger) Doncaster, September 16
Clemmie (Cheveley Park) Newmarket, September 30
US Navy Flag (Middle Park) Newmarket, September 30
Happily (Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere) Chantilly, October 1
Rhododendron (Prix de l’Opera) Chantilly, October 1
Roly Poly (Sun Chariot Stakes) Newmarket, October 7
US Navy Flag (Dewhurst Stakes) Newmarket, October 14
