Venus De Milo aimed at Yorkshire Oaks Aidan O'Brien has nominated August's Yorkshire Oaks as a potential long-term target for exciting filly Venus De Milo. The daughter of Duke Of Marmalade was unraced as a juvenile, but won three times from six starts last year and filled the runner-up spot in both the Yorkshire Oaks and the Irish Oaks at Group One level. O'Brien considered letting his charge make her return in the Middleton Stakes at York this week, but has decided to wait a little longer. He said: "She wants a mile and a half plus. She's hard to get fit and is a big bull of a mare. She was in at York but wasn't fit enough to go. "We'll be looking at the Yorkshire Oaks and those type of races with her." The Ballydoyle handler also had news of Wonderfully, who he plans to step up in distance after she finished ninth in Sunday's French 1000 Guineas. "She ran respectably in France and needs a step up in trip. She had a bad draw and couldn't get in," said O'Brien.
