O'Brien's Porta Fortuna ready for Classic bid Porta Fortuna is firmly on track for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket after a positive update from a recent away day. The Caravaggio filly enjoyed a lucrative juvenile campaign in winning a couple of Group 3 contests and the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket. She signed off with a runner-up finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf when upped to a mile in Santa Anita. Trainer Donnacha O’Brien said: “She’s done well over the winter and we had her at Leopardstown for a day away on the Guineas Trials day and she went very well. “We’re very happy with her and aiming for Newmarket. “She barely won a maiden on heavy but all her best form is on quick ground, so I’d say the better the ground the better for her. “She ran well over a mile at the Breeders’ Cup, but a Newmarket mile is different than around Santa Anita. “We are happy to give it a go and if it doesn’t work we can always come back (in trip).” Additional reporting by Alan Magee
