According to Brett Prebble, there were reasons for Cannonball's unsatisfactory display in the Gr.1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. Beaten by 11 lengths, Cannonball, trained by Peter & Paul Snowden, finished last among the 17 horses in the Gr.1 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. Coolangatta, trained by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, finished in 11th place and was ...
On a chilly June evening in 2010, Troy Corstens watched from his home in Melbourne, exhausted but enthusiastic, as Starspangledbanner triumphed at Royal Ascot. Corstens had recognized the horse at the yearling sales and his father Leon had trained it before it was purchased by the worldwide breeding enterprise Coolmore. On the last day of the Royal Ascot meeting, Leon traveled to witness the ...
As Mostahdaf defeated his rivals in the Prince of Wales's Stakes, John and Thady Gosden joined the Royal Ascot celebration, marking Clarehaven yard's first victory at this year's event. Despite being considered a closely contested Group One race, Mostahdaf, owned by Shadwell Estate and sired by Frankel. The underdog secured a decisive win with jockey Jim Crowley at the helm. Mostahdaf's Stunning ...
On Wednesday at Royal Ascot, a field of six top-quality runners including Adayar, Bay Bridge, and Luxembourg will compete in the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at 4.20. My Prospero, Mostahdaf, and Classic Causeway are also among the contenders for the UK£1 million race. These horses have collectively earned numerous Group one victories, including in prestigious events such as the Derby, King ...
On Tuesday, Aidan O'Brien became the most accomplished trainer in the celebrated Royal Ascot event by securing a remarkable double on the opening day. Both winners on the opening day of Royal Ascot were ridden by Ryan Moore, who narrowly guided River Tiber to victory in the Gr. 2 Coventry Stakes and then confidently steered Paddington to a win in the Gr.1 St James's Palace Stakes, bringing his ...
Alan King has declared Trueshan for Thursday's Ascot Gold Cup (4.20) and if there is sufficient rainfall, the horse could compete against 13 other rivals. At the final declaration stage on Tuesday morning, only Changingoftheguard, the winner of last year's King Edward VII, was withdrawn, while Aidan O'Brien will have two other horses competing - Broome, who won the Hardwicke 12 months ago, and ...
Due to a setback, Mawj will not be participating in Friday's Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Tahiyra, who finished half a length behind the 1000 Guineas winner at Newmarket and later won the Irish Guineas at the Curragh, was ready for an exciting rematch. Rest And Recovery For Horse The two horses were set to face off once again in the one-mile Group One race, but trainer Saeed bin Suroor has ...
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 ...