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Frankie Dettori showcased exactly what makes him special when Fanny Logan emphatically won the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes under Dettori, who recorded his 70th Royal Ascot winner. At three furlongs to go in the Hardwicke, things were not always very glorious. Fanny Logan made the turn for home in last, but in what proved to be something of a slingshot maneuver from Dettori, the John Gosden-trained ...
When John Gosden told the assembled media at a pre-Royal Ascot press event that keeping Stradivarius interested in racing at the age of eight and with a stud career still ahead of him presented unique challenges, the underlying statement we assume is that the three-time Gold Cup hero will be making his swan song at the 2022 Royal Ascot Gold Cup. He showed us that the fire still burns when ...
Leading Australian trainer Chris Waller has confirmed that Nature Strip will not run again at this year’s Royal Ascot carnival. On Tuesday, Nature Strip showcased precisely what has catapulted him to the highest echelon of international racing and more than £10 million in prize money when passed the post with four and a half lengths in hand over Twilight Calls, shot Acklam Express and Mooneista ...
Top Australian sprinters trained by Chris Waller, Nature Strip, and Home Affairs were put through their paces at the Berkshire venue on Friday. Nature Strip, the world’s top-rated sprinter, is on course for a mouth-watering clash with American raider Golden Pal in the King’s Stand Stakes on Tuesday, while Home Affairs runs over a furlong further in Saturday’s Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Galloping ...
Popular trainer Bjorn Baker is keen to be part of the 2022 TAB Everest with 3YO Overpass and under-rated mare Belluci Babe. Expressway Stakes winner Overpass will likely take the traditional path toward the A$15m TAB Everest, after her return, by running in races like the Gr.2 Shorts and Gr.2 Premiere Stakes in the month prior to the sprint classic spectacle. “He’s just started back in ...
