York: Ward's Bacio faces 'tough assignment' in Nunthorpe

Ever since Bacio turned his Royal Ascot debut into a post-to-post procession, the U.S.-trained speedball has dominated discussion ahead of Friday's Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York. That impressive British bow was against fellow 3-year-olds in June's Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes. He now competes in one of Europe's most prestigious all-aged Group 1 sprints, but the style of his Ascot triumph…