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Fourteen runners, including Coltrane and Eldar Eldarov, have been declared for the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday. Having won the Ascot Stakes a year ago, Coltrane, who is trained by Andrew Balding, has now become a prominent stayer. The Battle For Ascot's Ultimate Prize Last season, Coltrane caused an unexpected upset by defeating Trueshan in the Doncaster Cup but was later defeated by ...
Although Nature Strip had a brilliant win last year, there were no heroics from the Australian contingent of Coolangatta and Cannonball as they finished well back behind local three-year-old Bradsell, despite the controversial finish to the King's Stand at Royal Ascot. Despite the hot favorite Highfield Princess being run off the track in the concluding stages, the first horse to cross the ...
The Royal Ascot carnival will mark the beginning of a high-profile collaboration between a group of well-known Australian owners and Sheikh Fahad's Qatar Racing, which is expected to have significant implications for upcoming Melbourne racing carnivals. On Monday, Ozzie Kheir, an owner based in Melbourne, announced that he and some of his usual co-owners would jointly own two horses with Sheikh ...
On Tuesday, Royal Champion (16/1) secured Jack Mitchell's first Royal Ascot victory in the Listed Wolferton Stakes, earning owner-breeder Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum an opening-day double. Despite being three-wide for most of the ten-furlong race, the gelding trained by Roger Varian had enough stamina left to surge forward after the home turn. The five-year-old displayed impressive strength ...
On Tuesday, Triple Time's impressive victory in the Queen Anne Stakes, the opening day's main event, allowed Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum to proudly represent Dubai connections at Royal Ascot. Sheikh Mohammed's Winning Lineage Sheikh Mohammed, who had previously achieved big-race triumph by winning the Epsom Derby with High Rise in 1998, was acknowledged for his dedication to breeding ...
The 3YO sprint category this season is exceptionally strong, with horses like Giga Kick, In Secret, and Jacquinot beating older horses at the elite level. Coolangatta, trained by Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace, also stands out after winning the Moir Stakes and the Gr.1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes. Lightning Strikes Twice: Coolangatta's Winning Streak She claimed the scalps of I Wish I Win, ...
Cannonball was the surprise inclusion among the Australian-trained horses for Royal Ascot 2023, but as the carnival draws nearer, there is growing belief that the lightly raced colt is not just there to make up the numbers in the Kings Stand Stakes (1000m). Coolangatta VS Cannonball: Stakes High At Ascot While Cannonball has not received the same mainstream attention as two-time Group One winner ...
Instead of a hit-and-run mission, the Astrologist's connections have chosen a longer preparation in England for Royal Ascot. Finishing second with bravery in the Al Quoz Sprint during the World Cup night in March, led to the decision of participating in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes and heading directly to the UK, instead of returning to Australia, which was considered the appropriate ...
A multitude of Dubai winners, such as Mawj, Al Dasim, Subjectivist, and Broome, who have previously raced at Meydan Racecourse and Dubai World Cup, will be participating in Royal Ascot, beginning on Tuesday, June 20th. The five-day event, held at Ascot Racecourse in front of British royalty, will run until June 24th and feature eight Group one races that will showcase Dubai's form. On Tuesday's ...
Renowned British bloodstock agent, Oliver Gaisford-St Lawrence, hopes to replicate or exceed his achievements from the previous year's event, wherein he purchased three winning horses and two runners-up. He will be closely watching Army Ethos and Watch My Tracer, two horses purchased for Bahrain-based Victorious Racing. Gaisford-St Lawrence has been a bloodstock agent since 1991 and has served ...
Frankie Dettori, the great showman of racing, will be riding for the last time at Royal Ascot during the meeting that commences on Tuesday. Riding Chaldean in the St James's Palace Stakes, one of three Gr. 1 races on the first day, is the 52-year-old jockey who is set to retire this year. Dettori Aims For 78th Win Dettori's legacy is tied to the Berkshire course, where he accomplished the feat ...
According to co-trainer Sam Freedman, Artorius is the top contender in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, which is the main event on the last day of Royal Ascot. Speaking from Charlie Fellowes’ yard in Newmarket on Thursday morning, Freedman, said, “Artorius travelled over well. He only lost 4kg on the flight, whereas last year he lost 9kg, and he has put on 6 or 7kg since he arrived in ...
