Minnie Hauk completed strongly to get the higher of Wemightakedlongway within the closing phases and take victory within the Irish Oaks on the Curragh.
The success accomplished a Traditional double for the Aidan O’Brien-trained horse, with the Frankel filly having additionally triumphed in the Oaks at Epsom in early June.
Minnie Hauk began as a agency 2-11 favorite in opposition to six rivals for the mile-and-a-half Group One contest on Saturday.
Jockey Ryan Moore had the eventual winner settled in third for a lot of the race with fellow O’Brien-trained runner Island Hopping deployed in a pacemaking function and Joseph O’Brien’s Wemightakedlongway (7-2) splitting the pair in second.
Minnie Hauk had floor to make up with two furlongs to go however in the end pulled away to win by a size and 1 / 4, with Island Hopping (20-1) third.
The win was an eighth within the Irish Oaks for O’Brien.
“She’s a superb filly and he or she’s going to go on to higher issues as effectively,” Moore advised RTE after the race.
“We’re studying about her and he or she’ll be higher than this.”
